Vietnam News

The number of cases of dengue fever in Vietnam this year is more than three times higher than a year ago. Already about 60 deaths.
Along with a surge in coronavirus cases and a growing number of hospitalized cases of dengue fever, the Ministry of Health said Vietnam is facing the threat of a dual epidemic.

Renovations to the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon will last until 2027 instead of 2023 as originally planned, the HCMC culture department said Thursday.
Lam Ngo Hoang Anh, office head of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sport, said the prolonged break enforced by Covid-19 and the fact that some materials have to be imported from abroad have caused the extended delay.

Authorities in the Central Highlands town of Da Lat want to build a new night market and walking-only street to foster tourism.
To cost VND1.6 trillion ($68.6 million) they will come up next to Cam Ly Stream that drains into Xuan Huong Lake.

Food prices have been falling by 5-10 percent at traditional markets following the recent decline in gasoline prices, while supermarkets are offering promotions to boost sales.

The State Bank of Vietnam is amending the Anti-Money Laundering Law based on the recommendations of international anti-money laundering organizations.

In particular, gasoline E5RON92 fell in price by 444 VND/liter; gasoline AI95-III fell in price by 462 dong / liter; diesel fuel 0.05S reduced by VND950/liter; kerosene fell by 713 VND/liter; only heavy oil remained unchanged from the previous adjustment period (July 21).

People supposedly infected with monkeypox will isolate at health centers or hospitals until their symptoms disappear, the Ministry of Health said.
The guideline on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of monkeypox was issued Friday, a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease a global medical emergency.

The number of foreign tourists rose 582% year-on-year to 602,000, while over 3,000 new accommodation and hospitality businesses were registered, up nearly 28% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnamese airlines have resumed flights on only 40 percent of international routes as many countries continue to have entry restrictions, an aviation official said.
Vietnam's Civil Aviation Authority chief Dinh Viet Thang said at a meeting on Friday that the aviation industry aims to fully restore international flights by the end of this year.

We strongly want to believe the biosecurity experts, but at the moment there are no experts who would be right in their statements of the 19th, 20th, 21st and this year that the virus is not dangerous. All such statements were more often the forerunner of a new large-scale wave of the disease.

On July 26, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) reported that as of July 21, 32,011 people with dengue fever had been reported in the entire city, up 293.8% from the same period last year. of these, a severe form of dengue fever — 502 cases.

Vietnam is trailing its neighbors in tourism recovery as the number of foreign tourists to the country in the first half of this year reached only 602,000, much lower than Thailand (2.2 million), Malaysia (2 million), Singapore (1.5 million) and the Philippines (814,000).