December 12, 2021

Work starts on Vietnam’s first EV battery manufacturing factory

   Construction of the 173 million USD VinES battery manufacturing factory began on Sunday in Vung Ang economic zone in the central province of Ha Tinh. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the groundbreaking ceremony that a number of national incentive policies to support the hi-tech industry will be submitted to the upcoming

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Vietnam Reports 16,141 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,398,413 In Total

Vietnam reported 16,141 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 16,104 locally transmitted and 37 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were reported in southern localities, including 1,441 in Ho Chi Minh City, 1,164 in Binh Phuoc province, and 903 in Tay Ninh province. The infections

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Hanoi reports record number of daily COVID-19 infections

   Vietnam confirmed 14,638 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including 980 in Hanoi.   This is the highest number of daily cases in the capital since the first COVID-19 patient was detected in March 2020. Vietnam has recorded 1,413,051 infections so far. 1,054,720 patients have recovered and 27,839 have died. Over 57.4 million people in Vietnam

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Night of devastating tornadoes likely kills more than 100 in Kentucky

 At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the US Midwest and South, demolishing homes, levelling businesses and setting off a scramble to find survivors beneath the rubble. The powerful twisters, which weather forecasters say are unusual in cooler months,

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Regular international commercial flights to resume from January 2022

Vietnam will resume regular international commercial flights to a number of countries and territories in Asia and the United States starting January 1, 2022. The Government’s Office announced that Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh gave the green-light to the plan at a meeting last week. In the short term, flights

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Vietnam’s First Metro, in Hanoi, Hobbled by Lack of Riders

  It took 10 years for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi, Vietnam’s first, to enter service November 21. Despite initial positive reviews, though, the value of the controversial project is being questioned. The 13-kilometer elevated, 12-station line starts at Cat Linh railway station in north-central Hanoi and

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