All poor and near-poor households that are involved in agricultural production will continue to be supported with 90 percent of agricultural insurance fees until the end of 2021, instead of December 31, 2020.
Vietnam increases quarantine period regarding new outbreaks to 21 days: PM
By Phan Anh  January 28, 2021 | 07:30 pm GMT+7
Two women pack their belongings before getting out of a Covid-19 centralized quarantine zone in Hanoi s FPT University, April 12, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh.
Covid-19 quarantine period involving new community outbreaks confirmed Thursday will be increased from 14 to 21 days.
The order from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc came after 84 cases were recorded in northern provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh. Among them were a 34-year-old woman working for Vietnam Poyun Electronics Co., Ltd. in Hai Duong s Chi Linh Town and a 31-year-old man who works at the Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh.
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Vietnam rushes to contain outbreak of more contagious Covid variant
Virus is spreading in northern provinces after almost two months without any infections
World Economy News
29 Jan 2021 • 2 min read
Vietnam is preparing for as many as 30,000 new Covid-19 cases as the more infectious variant of the virus first detected in the UK spreads through the north of the country.
The country’s health ministry reported nine new coronavirus cases on Friday in four northern provinces and the capital Hanoi, bringing the total number of local transmissions reported this week to 91.
Friday, January 29, 2021, 12:09 GMT+7
A meeting to review findings from the trial rounds of emissions checks on motorbikes in Ho Chi Minh City, January 27, 2021. Photo: Thu Dung / Tuoi Tre
To further its goal of curbing air pollution, Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport is considering mandating periodic emissions checks on all motorbikes in the locality, with free inspections to be offered to the city’s low income residents.
The proposal was announced at a meeting between Nguyen Huu Tien, deputy head of the Department of Environment under the Ministry of Transport, and Toshiyuki Takahara, vice-president of the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM), in order to review findings from trial rounds of emissions checks on motorbikes in the city.
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will lead Vietnam to new successes, with the successful organisation of the 13th National Party Congress and the approval of orientations for a new period, said Leo Luzar, President of the Czech Republic-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group.