52 new Covid-19 cases reported in four northern localities

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Japanese Consul General recalls The Saigon Times’ value since the 1990s

Japanese Consul General recalls The Saigon Times’ value since the 1990s

In the news June 25, 2026

“I first began reading The Saigon Times during my earlier posting at the Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, from 1994 to 1998. Those were exciting times, with Vietnam opening up under the Doi Moi reforms and many Japanese companies were establishing their presence in southern Vietnam. As an officer responsible for economic affairs at the Consulate-General in those days, I found the up-to-date information The Saigon Times provided on Vietnam’s economy truly invaluable — and I am sure the Japanese business community here shared that sentiment.

HCMC - The Ministry of Health this morning, June 4, confirmed 52 fresh domestic Covid-19 infections in four northern localities of Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hanoi and Thai Binh.
Of the total, 35 cases were detected in Bac Giang, 14 in Bac Ninh, two in Hanoi and one in Thai Binh. Thus, 39 days after the pandemic resurged in Vietnam, the country’s Covid-19 tally has surpassed 5,000. Since April 27, 5,007 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in 37 localities nationwide. Among the two cases in Hanoi, one tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from HCMC on May 30. The man visited a real estate company at 326 Vo Van Kiet Street in District 1, which has recorded three Covid-19 cases linked to the Revival Ekklesia Mission. The Hanoi Center for Disease Control has announced to look for people on the same flight with the man, which is the VN220 flight landing at Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport at 10:10 p.m. on June 30. In related news, 5,400 cameras have been installed at quarantine facilities nationwide, including over 2,400 cameras installed by VNPT in the localities from Danang to the south and 3,000 others installed by Viettel in northern localities. In Bac Giang alone, 1,000 cameras have been equipped at 130 quarantine centers. The camera installation will help reduce supervisors at quarantine facilities, while agencies in charge of combating the pandemic can still manage quarantine facilities around the clock.

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Japanese Consul General recalls The Saigon Times’ value since the 1990s

Japanese Consul General recalls The Saigon Times’ value since the 1990s

In the news June 25, 2026

“I first began reading The Saigon Times during my earlier posting at the Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, from 1994 to 1998. Those were exciting times, with Vietnam opening up under the Doi Moi reforms and many Japanese companies were establishing their presence in southern Vietnam. As an officer responsible for economic affairs at the Consulate-General in those days, I found the up-to-date information The Saigon Times provided on Vietnam’s economy truly invaluable — and I am sure the Japanese business community here shared that sentiment.