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It took a Taranaki council hours of debate and workshops to choose the design of its new logo. But when it came to the wording that will accompany Stratford District Council's new branding, it far less time. “Te Kaunihera ā Rohe o Whakaahurangi – Stratford District Council" was signed off by the policy and services comittee at their meeting on Tuesday. It will accompany the council's new logo, which includes the district’s landmarks: Taranaki Maunga/Mt Taranaki, the Pātea River, and farmland, with white lines representing State Highway 43, the Forgotten World Highway. In September, councillors had to select one logo from seven options, and after a drawn-out debate over the colour of the grass, the river looking like the sea and the “shark’s tooth” on Taranaki Maunga not being clear enough, they finally m ade their decision. READ MORE: Stratford councillors reach peak debate on new district logo History made as Romeo and Hurieta played in Taranaki Shakespearean town … [Read more...] about Stratford District Council to include te reo in its new, much-debated logo

Military forces spray disinfectant at the Gia Lai General Hospital (Photo: VNA) Gia Lai (VNA) - The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai will remove social distancing order at the stroke of February 25 in four localities reporting no new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, according to its announcement issued on on February 24. They include Ayun Pa township and the districts of Ia Pa, Phu Thien and Krong Pa. Students of the province are set to return to school on March 1 while socio-economic activities will resume in the new circumstance. Gia Lai had logged no COVID-19 infections as of 5 pm on February 24, marking two weeks without new cases. The province had tested 50,127 people, of which 27 were positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, while 783 are waiting for results. Seven patients were given the all-clear. Most of those under treatment are in stable conditions, as three of them have tested negative thrice, 7 twice and 4 once. Gia … [Read more...] about Social distancing order removed in Gia Lai’s four localities

VNA seeks nod for transporting Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam By Le Anh A Vietnam Airlines aircraft is parked at an airport. Vietnam Airlines affirmed that it has sufficient facilities and resources for the transportation of Covid-19 vaccines – PHOTO: COURTESY OF VIETNAM AIRLINES HCMC – Vietnam Airlines JSC has proposed Vietnam’s national health authority allow it to transport Covid-19 vaccines to the country, affirming that it has sufficient facilities and resources for the transportation. A Vietnam Airlines representative today, February 24, said that the national flag carrier had prepared all the essential resources to meet the stringent requirements for transporting the vaccines by air, including logistics services, modern cold storage facilities, well-trained personnel and frozen product transportation procedures in line with international standards, especially ultra-cold containers to store the vaccines. These are special conditions for the transportation of the … [Read more...] about VNA seeks nod for transporting Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam

Ba Ria-Vung Tau detects five Covid-19 cases after Indonesian sailor dies The Saigon Times Health care workers in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province take samples from residents for Covid-19 testing. Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province detected five positive Covid-19 cases, but there is no risk of community transmission – PHOTO: NLDO HCMC – After a sailor onboard an Indonesian cargo ship sailing in the waters off Vietnam's coast died, the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Center for Disease Control took samples from 20 other sailors onboard for Covid-19 testing and detected five positive cases. The provincial center said on February 24 that it has now taken samples from the five sailors for a second test and sent them to the HCMC-based Pasteur Institute. If the second test results come back positive, the ship will have to return to Indonesia. After the death of the sailor, the Ocean Amazing ship departing from Indonesia stopped in the Vietnamese waters on February 20 to bring his body into the mainland … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau detects five Covid-19 cases after Indonesian sailor dies

Lockdowns in all 33 areas in HCMC lifted The Saigon Times A security guard handles tape used to lock down on the 15th floor of the Carillon Apartment Building’s Block F in Tan Binh District, HCMC. The lockdowns in all 33 areas in the city have been lifted - PHOTO: PLO HCMC – The lockdown on the 15th floor of the Carillon Apartment Building’s Block F on Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Tan Binh District, the last location that was on lockdown in HCMC, was lifted on February 23. Thus, the lockdowns in all 33 areas in the city have been lifted. Nguyen Khac Nguyen, chairman of Ward 13, Tan Binh District, where the apartment building is located, said the move was made after all residents on the 15th floor had tested negative for Covid-19, the local media reported. Block F was blocked from February 9 as a Covid-19 patient, who is an employee of Vietnam Airlines, lives there. Three people living in the same apartment with the patient were placed under quarantine at the Cu Chi Field … [Read more...] about Lockdowns in all 33 areas in HCMC lifted

First doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine arrive in Vietnam The Saigon Times AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. Vietnam today, February 24, received the first batch of the vaccine - PHOTO: VNVC HCMC – The first 117,600 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by British drugmaker AstraZeneca in association with the University of Oxford arrived at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC today, February 24, to meet the country’s high demand. A representative of Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC) said the batch was part of the 30 million doses of the vaccine that VNVC had earlier ordered. It signed a contract to import the vaccine with AstraZeneca last November, the local media reported. The Ministry of Health has facilitated VNVC to quickly import the vaccine as the pandemic has spread to 13 cities and provinces over the last 27 days. The ministry yesterday announced 11 groups of individuals who will be prioritized to receive the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccines, … [Read more...] about First doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine arrive in Vietnam

Schools in HCMC to be reopened on March 1 The Saigon Times A security guard checks the body temperature of a student. Students in HCMC will return to school on March 1 - PHOTO: PLO HCMC – More than 1.74 million students in HCMC will return to school from March 1 after a long break due to the resurgence of Covid-19. The municipal government made the decision on February 24, asking the Department of Education and Training to coordinate with the Department of Health to instruct schools to take measures to ensure safety for students and teachers, the local media reported. Schools must ask students and trainees returning to the city from Covid-19-hit areas or having visited these areas to make health declarations. Those who deliberately make dishonest health declarations or fail to comply with quarantine regulations will be addressed in line with the law. In addition, the municipal government required schools to direct their students, teachers and employees to declare … [Read more...] about Schools in HCMC to be reopened on March 1

Dead Japanese man in Hanoi diagnosed with new Covid-19 variant The Saigon Times A medical worker performs Covid-19 tests. A Japanese man who died in Hanoi City on February 13 was identified to be infected with a new variant of Covid-19 that has never been reported in Vietnam before – PHOTO: MOH HCMC – A Japanese man who died in Hanoi City on February 13 was identified to be infected with a new variant of Covid-19 that has never been reported in Vietnam before. Speaking at an online meeting on February 24, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that the new Covid-19 strain has become the fifth variant to be reported in Vietnam. Associate Professor Dr. Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor at the Center for Emergency Response to Public Health Events of Vietnam, said that the spread of the new strain is not too rapid. The Covid-19 strain appears mainly in South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and India, Phu added. Earlier, Vietnam had reported three variants of Covid-19, which … [Read more...] about Dead Japanese man in Hanoi diagnosed with new Covid-19 variant

System error clogs ATC phase, VN-Index falls The Saigon Times An employee of HCMC Securities Corporation monitors stock prices on a computer screen. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange lost 1.33% today, February 24 – PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC - The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange lost 1.33%, or 15.63 points, on Wednesday to end at 1,162.01 points in a session that a system error clogged the at-the-close phase. The market barely fluctuated in the morning. Early in the afternoon, the VN-Index suddenly lost over 23 points to below 1,155 points. The strong cash flow then helped the benchmark index recover. However, a technical error occurred, clogging trade after 2 p.m. The southern market saw losing stocks far outnumber winners by 357 to 93. There were 603 million shares worth over VND15 trillion changing hands, falling slightly in volume and 2.6% in value against the session earlier. Among bluechips, only steelmaker HPG, lenders VIB and CTG, petroleum … [Read more...] about System error clogs ATC phase, VN-Index falls

Prototype Alexander Rossi in the Acura ARX-05 snatched the lead from Felipe Nasr’s Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R with 1hr42min to go but Nasr held on, hung tough, repassed for a split second at Turn 10B and went slightly long, allowing Rossi back ahead. Meanwhile when Dixon handed over the Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac to Ryan Briscoe, the full-timer dropped it at Turn 10 which dropped him 25sec behind the lead battle. With 74mins to go, Nasr pitted to hand over to Derani, while Rossi stopped one lap later and left the wheel for Taylor. The pair emerged just 1.2sec apart, and Derani used his warmer tires to make the outside pass at Turn 10A and made it stick. However, these two remained within a second, regularly jockeying for position, especially in the Turn 10 brake zone, the Cadillac appearing stronger through the curves, and the Acura stronger in a straight line. Meanwhile, van der Zande was chipping away at the pair of them… Taylor followed Derani into … [Read more...] about Petit Le Mans: WTR wins after leaders clash in final stint