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Red Spring Festival expects to collect over 4,000 blood units Young people donate their blood In his opening remarks, Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) Bach Quoc Khanh, who is head of the festival’s organizing board, said that the festival has been held annually since 2008 to address blood shortages after the lunar New Year holiday, and gradually changed public awareness of blood donation. After 13 editions, the festival has collected over 85,000 blood units and become the annual biggest blood donation event. Khanh took the occasion to express his gratitude for donators nationwide. The 14th edition is taking place from March 1-7 at the NIHBT headquarters, and three fixed places - 26 Luong Ngoc Quyen in Hoan Kiem district, 132 Quan Nhan in Thanh Xuan district, and Valley 122 of Lang Street in Dong Da district. The organizing board expects to receive over 4,000 blood units during this year’s festival, which then will … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 2

So far during the competition, the beauty has taken part in the national costume, talent, and swimsuit segments. The 19-year-old girl stands at 1.71 metres tall with measurement of 82-62-95. As a model, she is confident of putting in a strong performance on stage. Tuong San selects a pink outfit featuring cherry petals that is suitable for meeting the criteria of the organisers. The results of each of the pageant’s sub-contests to decide the Top 15 will be announced during the grand final on November 12. During another of the competition’s activities, Tuong San shines gracefully as she appears in a video for Glam Shot of Miss International 2019. The Hanoi-born girl possesses a charming, young, dynamic, and modern beauty. She is expected to achieve plenty of success in this year’s pageant. Tuong San wears a Japanese costume as she takes part in one of the contest’s social activities. … [Read more...] about Tuong San takes part in busy schedule in Miss International 2019

The Hanoitimes - Vietnam said it ensures budget for inoculation to as much locals as possible. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Tuesday morning that the government will ensure sufficient funding to administer Covid-19 vaccine to local people. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting on March 2. Photo: Quang Hieu/VGP “We make sure that there’s enough funding, even direct support to vaccinate as many people in Vietnam as possible with the target to all,” Phuc said at a government meeting on March 2. “This is an urgent task requiring the healthcare system at grassroots level to implement the vaccination program in the shortest time,” he noted in a statement. Accordingly, Phuc asked the Ministry of Health to conduct first shots within this week. “The Ministry of Health right this week needs to take first shots to groups of people in the priority list, mostly the poor, social beneficiaries, and people at high risk of infection,” … [Read more...] about Vietnam attempts to provide widespread Covid vaccination: PM

Dropping seven places since 2019, Viet Nam comes in at #25 while Thailand, Philippines and Indone sia are amongst the top 20 economies globally offering the most supportive entrepreneurial conditions for women.— Infographic by Mastercard Women across the world have been disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – a staggering 87 per cent of women business owners say they have been adversely affected, according to Mastercard’s report of the Women Entrepreneurs Index 2020. Overrepresentation in sectors hardest hit by the economic downturn (such as tourism, retail and F&B), the pronounced digital gender gap in an increasingly virtual world, and the mounting pressures of childcare responsibilities are only a few factors that have left women particularly vulnerable, particularly in economies such as Viet Nam, South Korea and Thailand. MIWE 2020’s top performing economy is a prime example of gender-specific support mechanisms having swift and significant results. For the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 crisis could set-back a generation of women in business