Society 1 Vietnam Law | 10/14/2021 14:00 Guidelines on safe adaptation to COVID-19 pandemic The Ministry of Public Health has issued guidance implementing the government’s freshly adopted Resolution on provisional guidelines on safe adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2 Vietnam Law | 10/14/2021 12:57 Int’l webinar talks criminal justice for juveniles The Ho Chi Minh City University of Law held an international webinar on criminal justice for juveniles on October 13. 3 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 11:37 The Black Squirrel in Việt Nam dwells solely on one island Việt Nam has 19 species of squirell, six of which are of the amazing ‘flying’ varieties. 4 VietnamPlus | 10/14/2021 11:36 胡志明市试点推出电动观光车 1月30日,胡志明市人民委员会副主席裴春强签署第367号决定(367/QĐ-UBND),批准胡志明市运送游客参观游览的电动观光车路线试点方案。 5 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 11:33 Three-tier COVID-19 treatment model the right and effective strategy for HCM City: Expert Nguyễn Trọng Khoa, deputy head of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment under the Ministry of Health and a member of the ministry’s task force to support HCM City in COVID-19 prevention and control, spoke to Sức khỏe& Đời sống (Health & Life) newspaper about the three-tier COVID-19 treatment model and other efforts to bring HCM City to a new normal stage. 6 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 11:33 Mekong Delta needs to up COVID vaccination rate to prevent possible outbreaks The COVID-19 vaccination rate for people aged 18 and above in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is less than 30 per cent. 7 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 11:33 Government issues new guidelines on safe adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic The Vietnamese government has adopted new guidelines on safe adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic, which stipulate four levels of risk, and specifies response measures applicable to the corresponding activities of organisations, public agencies, and businesses. 8 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 11:27 A master plan for COVID-19 vaccine in 2022 needed: Foreign minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn, head of the Government's Working Group on vaccine diplomacy, said Việt Nam needs to develop a master plan for COVID-19 vaccines in 2022 based on the country’s demand. 9 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 10:28 The central city to host Routes Asia Forum in 2022 Đà Nẵng will host the 16th annual Routes Asia Development Forum 2022 on June 6-8 of 2022 as an announcement was made at the World Routes Development Forum – an aviation and tourism industry event – in Milan, Italy on Monday. 10 VietnamPlus | 10/14/2021 10:23 15 localities agree to resume inter-provincial road passenger transport services A total of 15 provinces and cities have agreed to pilot the resumption of inter-provincial road passenger transport services, the Directorate for Road of Vietnam has said. 11 VietnamPlus | 10/14/2021 10:15 Coordination enhanced to improve livelihoods for ethnic minorities Many policies for ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, and extremely disadvantaged areas were developed and implemented during the 2013-2020 period with the coordination between the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and the Vietnam Farmers Union (VFU). 12 Vietnam Law | 10/14/2021 09:46 Vice President attends third Eurasian Women’s Forum Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan lauded the Eurasian Women's Forum’s contributions to connecting and empowering women in her speech at the first plenary session of the ongoing third Eurasian Women's Forum on October 13. 13 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 09:34 Vietnamese artworks on display at prestigious exhibition in Australia A video and three paintings from Việt Nam have been selected for display at the prestigious event. 14 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 08:42 Saline intrusion may occur earlier in Mekong Delta The saline intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong Delta) region during this year’s dry season would occur earlier and be worse than previous years, warned the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. 15 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 08:39 HCM City travel agencies start to roll out new tours HCM City’s tourism industry is implementing a recovery roadmap and building tourism products that can be deployed immediately. 16 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 08:23 Quảng Ninh looks to take lead in IT application in COVID-19 fight As well as striving to vaccinate all eligible residents, the northern province of Quảng Ninh is also working hard to take the lead in the application of information technology to fight COVID-19. 17 Vietnam news | 10/14/2021 08:06 More support needed to help poor, disconnected students with distance learning More than a month after the start of the new school year in early September, many students living in disadvantaged and border areas are still struggling with online learning due to poor internet connections and a lack of equipment. 18 VietnamPlus | 10/13/2021 21:32 Foreign Minister: comprehensive vaccine plan for 2022 needed Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has asked the Government’s Working Group on vaccine diplomacy to build a comprehensive vaccine plan for 2022 based on domestic demand, including vaccines for children aged 5-12 and 12-18, booster shots as well as the capacity of vaccine production at home. 19 VietnamPlus | 10/13/2021 20:59 Webinar seeks ways to promote OVs’ role in popularising Vietnamese goods A webinar was held in Hanoi on October 13 to discuss measures to further promote overseas Vietnamese’s role in the consumption and popularisation of Vietnamese goods abroad. 20 VietnamPlus | 10/13/2021 19:36 Hanoi allows reopening of in-person dining, public transport Hanoi's authorities have allowed dine-in services at restaurants from 6am on October 14. 984 985 986 987 988