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Vietnam records second COVID-19 death on August 29

A 67-year-old woman in the central city of Da Nang died of coronavirus-related complications on August 29, the second death in a single day.

The woman, who lived in Lien Chieu district in the central city, had a number of underlying health issues, including kidney failure and type 2 diabetes.

She is the 32nd COVID-19-related death in Vietnam. Earlier on the day, a 28-year-old man with leukeamia also died.

The cause of death has been recorded as severe pneumonia, progressive respiratory failure caused by COVID-19, complications of septic shock and irreversible multi-organ failure./.
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Overseas Vietnamese encouraged to contribute to homelands development

Overseas Vietnamese encouraged to contribute to homeland's development

Dr Hung, from the Institute of Economics under the Russian Academy of Sciences and Vice President of the Union of Vietnamese Organisations in Russia, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) that the Party and State have consistently pursued policies to encourage and harness the significant potential of overseas Vietnamese through expanding consultation mechanisms, making socio-economic and cultural policies, and strengthening the great national unity bloc.

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