PM requests drastic measures to put an end to IUU fishing in November
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered immediate measures to put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in November.
Wastefulness prevention, combat must become daily practice: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has stressed that wastefulness reduction should become an automatic and daily practice. He also urged ministries, sectors, agencies and localities to develop their own action plans for wastefulness prevention and control, while promoting their solidarity and creativity in the work.
Four more COVID-19 patients die as total rises to 94
A further four Vietnamese patients have died due to COVID-19 and underlying health conditions, the the Treatment sub-committee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on July 6.
Two more local patients die of COVID-19
Two COVID-19 patients in Hanoi and the northern province of Bac Ninh have died, according to the Treatment Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 14, raising the number of deaths caused by the virus to 61.
Vietnam compiles first COVID-19 map as part of disease control efforts
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has recently issued a regulation on risk assessment and corresponding administrative measures regarding pandemic prevention and control, with four levels of risk specified by experts as part of the first (COVID-19) map.
Vietnam records 43rd COVID-19 death
A 50-year-old local man has died of COVID-19 and several underlying illnesses, announced the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on May 24.
Committee orders tightened border control to prevent illegal entry
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has ordered the tightening of border control to prevent any illegal entry.
Committee targets collecting over 1.5 million blood units in 2021
The National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation has set a goal to collect over 1.5 million blood units in 2021, with 99 percent of which donated by volunteers, according to Le Gia Tien, Director of the committee's Standing Office.
Deputy PM: pandemic fight should concentrate on high-risk areas
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, on August 4 asked the health sector and all-level authorities to concentrate on high-risk areas during the fight against COVID-19.
Supervision over COVID-19 pandemic to be tightened nationwide
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 29 ordered tightening supervision over the pandemic in all localities nationwide, with special attention to be given to people who travelled through sites now under lockdown in central Da Nang city.
Vietnam masters two COVID-19 testing methods
Members of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 27 discussed the testing for detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Social distancing should be kept in high-risk localities: committee
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 15 agreed to propose Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc apply the social distancing policy for at least one more week in localities with high risks.
National Steering Committee: COVID-19 regulations can’t be loosened as risk remains
The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control emphasized on April 13 the need to keep regulations in place as there is a high risk that the disease may spread further.
Macro economy remains stable in six months
Vietnam’s macro economy remained stable in the first six months of 2017 while inflation was curbed so as to reach the national steering committee on price management’s yearly target of 4%.