Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company has suspended purchases of its vehicles using Bitcoin. “We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions,” Musk explained in a tweet, “especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel.” Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. Tesla has suspended customers’ use of bitcoin to purchase its vehicles, Elon Musk said on Wednesday, citing concerns about the use of fossil fuel for bitcoin mining. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest digital currency, fell more than 7% after the tweet and was trading at $52,669. Musk said Tesla…
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Vietnam confirms 33 more domestic Covid-19 patients, with all new patients recorded in areas that have been isolated. The country has recorded 644 infections in 26 cities and provinces so far in this new wave of Covid-19. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. 35 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday morning, of them, central Da Nang City registered 22 patients, northern Bac Ninh Province and capital Hanoi reported three each, and northern Vinh Phuc and Bac Giang provinces two each. Vietnam has recorded 644 infections in 26 cities and provinces so far in this new wave of Covid-19, which started…
Japan has earmarked ¥200 million ($1.8 million) for vaccine cold chain storage development in Vietnam, PM Suga Yoshihide told President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Japan highly values and would continue to collaborate and support Vietnam’s development in the future, Yoshihide affirmed Tuesday, according to a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In response, Phuc said Vietnam has always regarded Japan as an important, foremost and long-lasting strategic partner and highly values Japan’s effective and practical cooperation in Vietnam’s socio-economic development, including the non-refundable ¥200 million aid. Phuc has requested Japan to supply Covid-19 vaccine doses for Vietnamese, and to…
By the end of the first quarter of 2021, Vietravel accumulated losses worth more than VND102.2 billion Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories The Vietnam Travel and Marketing Transport JSC (Vietravel) has scotched rumors of its plan to sell Vietravel Airlines and announced the intention to separate the subsidiary from the company. All information about the sale of Vietravel Airlines is false, said Nguyen Quoc Ky, chairman of Vietravel’s board of directors. Vietravel, a leading travel agency in Vietnam, is actually looking for a strategic partner to coordinate with the firm in the management and operation of the new…
Vietnam opens doors to foreign experts for its economic recovery plans, but the country has plan double-check entry of foreigners. So far, five groups of foreigners are allowed to enter the country, including diplomats, officials, foreign investors, experts, and skilled workers. Vietnam will recheck the visa granting process for foreigners as Covid-19 is continuing to spread across the country that was partly caused by loose quarantine of foreign experts, reported the Hanoi Times. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will assume responsibility for the issue and report to the prime minister, the Government’s Office said in a document released on May…
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Fifty six new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Vietnam by noon on Wednesday, including 52 domestic infections. The Health Ministry Wednesday morning 33 more domestic Covid-19 patients in areas that have already been isolated. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. Of the domestic cases, six are linked to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 15 in Bac Giang Province, 13 in Vinh Phuc Province, seven in Da Nang, five in Bac Ninh Province, one in Ha Nam Province, one in Thai Binh Province, one in Hung Yen Province, case in Nam Đinh Province, one in Lang Son Province…
In the wake of the second wave of the coronavirus, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has allowed annuity holders to submit their life certificate via email. “For Annuities with return of capital options, production of life certificates is waived for annuities due up to 31.10.2021, besides accepting life certificates sent through email in other cases. LIC has also introduced Life certificate procurement through video call process,” stated an LIC press release issued on May 7, 2021. Along with this, LIC has also has relaxed the death claim settlement process. To allow speedy settlement of death claims in the…
Some street food rules are universal: Look for the stands with the longest lines. Don’t buy food that has been sitting out for who-knows-how-long in the hot sun. Carry translation cards if you have a serious allergy. Other etiquette is more obscure or culturally specific. With this in mind, we asked expert street food guides in a dozen Asian countries to share their smartest tips, tricks, and rules for getting the most out of eating on the street. Here’s the list of 12 street food rules you don’t know you’re breaking in Asia, that the experts from a dozen countries…
CAAV proposes revoking general aviation business license of Globaltrans Air as the company had not received an air operator’s certificate since 2014. General aviation is defined as civil aviation operations other than traditional scheduled air services. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport revoke the general aviation business licence of Globaltrans Air JSC, reported the Vietnam News. A representative of the CAAV said the ministry renewed the business licence of Globaltrans Air to operate as a general aviation service provider in 2018. However, by the end of April…