The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,153 VND/USD on August 16, up 8 VND from the last working day of previous week (August 13). With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,848
LONDON, Aug. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Publishing startup Reedsy announced today the launch of their book publishers directory, which lists over 450 vetted publishers in the US, UK, Canada, India, Australia, and other countries worldwide. The directory includes small presses, mid-size publishing houses, and Big Five publishers to serve the
As of last Friday, most localities in Ho Chi Minh City had completed COVID-19 testing in lockdown and very high risk zones. Pham Duc Hai, Deputy head of the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, said at a pressconference on Sunday that lower risk zones must complete 2-phase testing by September 6. More than 1.6 million antigen rapid test samples were
The Taliban have assured about 100 countries that all foreign nationals and any Afghan citizen with travel authorization from foreign countries will be allowed to proceed in a safe and orderly manner to points of departure and travel outside the country, even after the deadline for the withdrawal of all
Hanoi authorities have required departments, sectors and localities across the city to intensify testing and tracing to filter COVID-19 patients out of the community, while preparing quarantine and treatment facilities to be ready for any circumstances. According to the city Department of Health, the capital city recorded 133 new infections
Ho Chi Minh City has allowed shippers to resume operations in eight COVID-19 “red zones” under certain conditions from Monday. The decision is part of efforts to ensure the supply of food and necessities for local residents during social distancing. Shippers can operate in eight red zones of Thu Duc
A certificate of circulation for the NanoCovax vaccine, Vietnam’s first homegrown vaccine, has not yet been approved by the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council, leaders of the Ministry of Health, and a number of health experts met on Sunday to appraise the application by Nanogen Company, the producer of NanoCovax. The Council asked Nanogen
