1月11日下午，越南外交部副发言人范秋姮在外交部例行记者会上回答记者关于提供联合国人权事务高级专员办事处网站上发布的截至2099年越南人权承诺的信息的提问时表示，这一信息不准确。

The reopening of wholesale markets in the city requires strict adherence to safety measures, Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, said on Wednesday after a visit to Bình Điền Wholesale Market, which set up a transhipment station the previous day (Sept 7).

COVID-19 update

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11日下午，印度尼西亚总统佐科·维多多抵达河内，开始对越南进行为期3天的国事访问。

The Bình Dương Province People’s Committee has lifted a ban to allow people in Thủ Dầu Một City who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to travel within the city.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 10 signed Decision 1469/QD-TTg appointing Vu Viet Trang as General Director of the State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

The Vietnamese health ministry on Friday gave conditional approval for use in emergencies for Made-in-UAE COVID-19 vaccine Hayat-Vax, the seventh to obtained such authorisation.

The mass COVID-19 vaccination is being conducted successfully in Hà Nội, and the city now can administer more than 300,000 doses daily – the highest amount so far, said Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long.

越南农业与农村发展部预测2024年蔬果将会刷新纪录，较2023年增长15~20%，达65亿至70亿美元的规模。

Students and teachers infected with COVID-19 need psychological support to start the new school year, according to the Physical Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Bình Dương Province People’s Committee has called on its Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control to allow some essential services to resume.

据越通社驻新德里记者报道，1月10日，越南政府副总理陈流光率领越南代表团出席在印度西部古吉拉特邦举行的第十届古吉拉特邦峰会，并发表重要讲话。

To ensure the implementation of the dual goals of pandemic prevention and economic development, Vietnamese authorities are working for the early deployment of vaccine passports and adjusting regulations on entry and exit, creating more favorable conditions for foreign experts, workers and investors to enter the nation.

越南信息与传媒部副部长阮辉勇一行于1月10日下午与老挝技术和通信部副部长Keovisouk Solaphom一行举行工作会谈，讨论了两国信息通信技术发展和数字化转型问题以及加强双边合作的措施。

The HCM City Youth Union and its partners have launched a charity programme to offer mooncakes for poor children in isolation zones in celebration of the Mid-Autumn (Trung Thu) Festival, which falls on September 21 (the 15th day of the eighth lunar month). 

Artists in HCM City are providing online training courses in theatre and filmmaking on YouTube to encourage fans during the pandemic. 

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn, head of the ministry’s special taskforce in HCM City for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, has sent a document to the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control outlining the dire conditions for medical staff and proposals to improve them.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has requested localities under social distancing rules to complete testing of the entire population by September 15 to eliminate the source of COVID-19 infection from the community. 

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) delta are speeding up works to prevent the damage caused by erosion along rivers, canals and coasts, especially in the ongoing rainy season.