Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Together with 921,600 doses distributed on April 14, the institute has allocated more than 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate the target group.
Of the amount, Ho Chi Minh City will receive 193,800 doses and Hanoi will get 104,000 doses. The others will come to such provinces as Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Quang Ninh.
As of April 18, a total of 19,526 doses had been administered to children of the age group. The injection of the second shots for the kids is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of this year.
Seven universities in Vietnam meet int'l accreditation standards
Seven Vietnamese universities meet international accreditation standards, reported Vietnam News Agency according to the Ministry of Education and Training.
Hanoi University of Science and Technology. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)
They are Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology under Vietnam National University (VNU)-Ho Chi Minh City, University of Science and Technology under Da Nang University, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Hanoi University of Civil Engineering; University of Science under VNU-Hanoi, HCM City based-Ton Duc Thang University and International University under VNU-Ho Chi Minh City.
Up to 180 educational facilities at university and college levels satisfy the national standard on educational quality, the ministry said.
Vietnamese universities have earned greater reputation worldwide as more of their programmes have received recognition and higher rankings from the UK’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) this year.
The 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject cover a total of 51 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas, namely Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and Management.
The VNU-Hanoi gained recognition in six specific subject areas. It was placed in the group of 351 – 400 in Mathematics; 501 – 550 in Computer Science and Information Systems; and 451 – 500 in Engineering – Civil and Structural; Physics and Astronomy; Business and Management Studies; and Engineering – Electrical and Electronic.
The HUST made it into five disciplines' rankings. The university was ranked in the group of 301 – 350 in Engineering – Electrical and Electronic, Engineering – Mechanical, and Engineering – Civil and Structural, up 100 spots from the previous ranking.
The university’s Computer Science and Information Systems climbed 150 places to rank in the group of 401 – 450.
Overall, HUST ranked No.1 in Vietnam and 360th worldwide in Engineering and Technology.
Book exhibition highlights Vietnam-Cuba friendship
Books highlighting the loyalty and friendship between Vietnam and Cuba are being displayed at the headquarters of the Truth National Political Publishing House in Hanoi on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of Cuba’s Giron victory (April 19), reported Vietnam News Agency.
Vu Hai Ha, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for External Relations and President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association. (Photo: VNA)
The exhibition, which opened on April 19, is jointly held by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association and the publishing house.
The nearly 50 publications displayed also feature Cuban heroes, as well as the nation and culture of Vietnam and its foreign policy. They include two books by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong on Vietnam’s national construction, which were published in Spanish.
Vu Hai Ha, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for External Relations and President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, expressed his hope that the event will help Vietnamese people, especially youths, understand more about Cubans, thus fostering the bilateral relationship.
Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Hernández Guillén suggested Vietnam further share its experience in Doi moi (reform) and national construction and development with the Caribbean nation.
Pham Minh Tuan, Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Truth National Political Publishing House, also noted his hope that the exhibition will create a foundation for Vietnam to expand cooperation in publication and culture with partners and friends in Cuba and Latin America at large.
In April 1961, US troops made an attempt to invade Playa Giron, but they suffered a defeat and were thrown away from the island. This victory later led to Cuba’s reunification.
Electronic, computer and component exports edge up over 10% in Q1
Vietnamese exports of electronics, computers and components during the opening quarter of the year stood at an estimated USD13.2 billion, accounting for 14.9% of total export turnover, representing a year-on-year rise of 10.1%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO), reported the Voice of Vietnam.
The major export markets of the item group remains the EU, the United States, and China, of which exports to the US surged by roughly 17.2% to reach USD3 billion.
The initial quarter of the year witnessed the industrial production index of the electronics manufacturing industry also increase by 9.4%.
Despite being considered a spearhead industry with several major achievements in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and significantly contributing to the country's overall export turnover, the group of electronics, computers and components has been at an early stage in the production chain and is largely dependent on foreign-invested enterprises.
Furthermore, the sector has yet to develop hi-tech export products, while the proportion of processing and manufacturing products with high-added value remains low.
Nguyen Thi Huong, director general of the GSO, underlined the need to provide support for firms in the process of researching new products, launch trade promotion schemes, fine-tune the legal system, especially specific regulations placed on goods of Vietnamese origin.
Simultaneously, it is essential to boost export market expansion, improve the operational efficiency of Vietnam's representative agencies abroad and associations whilst maximizing the benefits from newly signed free trade agreements (FTAs).
COVID-19: new cases on April 19 number 13,500
A total 13,500 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm April 18 to 4pm April 19, reported Vietnam News Agency according to the Ministry of Health.
By April 18, the country had injected 209,816,927 doses of COVID-19 vaccines (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi continued to report the highest number of infections on the day with 1,022 cases, followed by Phu Tho with 838 and Yen Bai with 605.
The national tally reached 10,489,319.
A total 124,630 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear on April 19, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 9,065,694.
There are 1,010 patients in serious conditions, while an additional 18 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the total fatalities to 42,975, equal to 0.4 percent of the total caseload.
By April 18, the country had injected 209,816,927 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including 38,944 doses for children aged from 5 to under 12 (first shots)./.