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Vietnam logs no new COVID-19 infections on March 1 morning Vietnam documented zero COVID-19 infections in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on March 1, leaving the national tally unchanged at 2,448 patients, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Earlier, Vietnam reported 16 COVID-19 cases at 6pm on February 28, including 12 locally infected cases in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, and four imported cases in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Thap. Of the total infections, there were 1,542 domestically-transmitted cases, including 849 recorded since the latest outbreak hit the northern province of Hai Duong on January 27. Ten cities and provinces nationwide have gone through 16 consecutive days without any locally-infected cases of COVID-19, including Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 1

* World Trade Organization members agreed on Monday to hold the next major ministerial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in late 2021, delegates told Reuters. The biennial conference was originally set to be held in Kazakhstan last year but was delayed due to the pandemic. * More COVID-19 cases and deaths were reported in Asia-Pacific on Monday, as India recorded 15,510 new infections, taking the total to 11,112,241. According to the official data, the death toll in India mounted to 157,157 with 106 more deaths. * The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,037 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 578,381. The death toll climbed to 12,322 after four more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. * Bangladesh reported 585 new cases and eight more deaths, bringing the tally to 546,801 and the death toll to 8,416, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. * Republic of Korea reported 355 more … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: March 1

Illustrative image (Source: Xinhua/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Indonesia 's Health Ministry on February 28 reported 5,560 more cases of COVID-19 and 185 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total tally to 1,334,634 with 36,166 deaths. Specifically, Jakarta recorded 2,098 new confirmed cases; West Java, 770; East Kalimantan, 374; Central Java, 327; and East Java, 324. Meanwhile, Malaysia detected 2,437 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on February 28, bringing the national total to 300,752. The Health Ministry ’s Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement that two of the new cases are imported and 2,435 are local transmissions. An additional nine deaths have been reported, pushing the death toll to 1,130. Some 3,251 patients have been released after recovery, bringing the total cured and discharged to 273,417 or 90.9 percent of all cases. Of the remaining 26,205 active cases, 202 are being held in intensive … [Read more...] about New COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, Malaysia rise sharply

Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia and Japan continue to further intensify comprehensive economic cooperation, especially in the industrial sector, and the synergy between the two countries is expected to have a positive impact on stimulating business enthusiasm amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Japan is one of Indonesia’s strategic partners, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said on March 1, adding that bilateral trade excluding oil and gas sector grew at a pace of 5.06 percent during the 2014-2019 period. Japanese investment totalled 4.31 billion USD in 2019 and 2.58 billion USD last year. The Toyota Group has expressed an interest in injecting 2 billion USD into Indonesia and is committed to supporting the Indonesian Government’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions by producing hybrid and electric cars. Of seven multinational corporations planning to relocate factories from China to Indonesia, three are three Japanese firms: Panasonic Manufacturing (worth 30 … [Read more...] about Indonesia, Japan further intensify industrial cooperation

Foreign visitors walk in Điện Biên Phủ Street, Hà Nội. Việt Nam was the only country among 10 member states of the ASEAN to see improvement in Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Index Report 2021. — VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam has climbed three spots to rank 47th out of 105 countries in Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Index Report 2021. Việt Nam was the only country among the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to improve its ranking this year. Its overall score was 33.8 out of 100 points, 2.5 points higher than last year, putting it ahead of the Philippines (53rd), Cambodia (89th) and Myanmar (90th). Among other ASEAN countries, Singapore was 20th, Thailand 33rd, Malaysia 39th, and Indonesia 45th. According to Brand Finance, the improvement was largely due to the fact that Việt Nam has managed the COVID-19 pandemic extremely well. “Việt Nam was spared a year of lockdowns and besieged hospitals, and has one of the lowest … [Read more...] about Việt Nam climbs three spots in global soft power rankings