Da Nang has recorded 1,859 infections during the ongoing wave that struck the country in late April. Khanh Khoa province, home to 1.3 million people has recorded over 4,200 infections during the ongoing outbreak. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. Vietnam central beach cities of Da Nang and Nha Trang have issued decisions banning people from leaving their homes for a week as a tougher restriction amid rising coronavirus infections. In Da Nang, the order will be effective from 8 a.m. Monday, giving its 1.2 million people two days to arrange their work and buy food and essential goods,…
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In 2020, the Airport served over 22 million passengers. The Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 best airports that handled 20-25 million passengers in 2021 by Skytrax. In the rankings done by passenger numbers, it was 10th while London’s Heathrow topped the list. The rankings were made by the British international air transport rating organization by asking passengers about infrastructure, service quality, personnel, and procedure processes at over 500 airports around the world, according to a report by local news outlet. These awards use the air…
Vietnam, which has one of the smallest e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, is in a hurry to catch up. Vietnam expects its digital economy to represent 20% of the country’s gross domestic product by 2025, the government website reported, citing a draft decision by the prime minister. The National Party Congress, which meets every five years, has set a target for the digital sector to make up 30% of GDP by 2030. It’s an ambitious reach: Vietnam’s digital economy currently accounts for just 8.2% of GDP. Euromonitor International estimates e-commerce represented a mere 3% of Vietnam’s retail market last year,…
Indonesia has thousands of empty hospital beds. So why are Coronavirus patients dying at home? Taufiq Hidayat enters the homes of the dead to claim bodies no one will touch. He leads a dozen volunteer undertakers who take calls from grieving families in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, the center of one of the world’s largest Covid-19 outbreaks. “It’s really tough and hot for us because we are always in full hazmat suit while trying to navigate small alleys and high floors with a body in tow,” said Taufiq. The number of calls has eased since the peak of Indonesia’s second…
Vietnam recorded 9,150 local Covid-19 cases on Friday, raising the infection tally in the ongoing wave to 251,702. The number of recoveries of the country rose by 3,593 to 92,738. The death toll increased to 5,088 with 275 fatalities confirmed Friday. Vietnam records 9,150 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, a drop of 503 from Thursday, was led by HCMC with 3,531 cases, followed by Binh Duong (2,816), Dong Nai (808), and Long An (623), all localities in the south. The number of recoveries rose by 3,593 to 92,738, while the death toll increased to 5,088 with 275 fatalities confirmed Friday,…
Middle-aged cleaner who has endured six lockdowns and recently lost his job wins life-changing $80MILLION Lotto draw. Man had the only division one winning entry in Thursday’s Powerball draw The man said that he wants to use the money to make life better for his family. The Victorian player held the only division one winning entry in last night’s Powerball draw 1317, drawn Thursday 12 August 2021. In addition to the $80 million prize, he also now shares the title of Victoria’s biggest individual lottery winner and Australia’s third-biggest lottery winner. He had a one in 134 million chance to guess…
Vietnam expects to receive 3.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including one million AstraZeneca jabs and 2.6 million Pfizer shots, in August and September, according to the contracts between the Ministry of Health and suppliers.More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. The shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine doses, a portion of the 30 million doses purchased by Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC) with support from the Ministry of Health, is expected to arrive before August 15. As of August 6, AstraZeneca had delivered nearly 4.4 million out of the 30 million doses split between seven shipments to the Southeast Asian country. No…
The southern metropolis has gone through multiple consecutive social distancing orders, with the latest one expected to be extended for a month starting August 15 Since sources of some new infection chains have not yet been identified, the authorities have decided to extend the curb. Under the order, non-essential services and businesses will remain shut. Vietnam’s business hub of Ho Chi Minh City will extend social distancing measures until at least September 15 in response to sustained coronavirus threats, the municipal Party Committee said Friday. Phan Van Mai, deputy secretary of the municipal Standing Party Committee, said the southern city…
The crypto is now up about 60% year to date. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has clawed back lost ground from Thursday’s 2.4% sell that saw the crypto reach lows of around $43,800. Bitcoin by market value was up 1.5% over a 24-hour period by press time and is currently changing hands for around $46,100, according to FX Street news outlet. The cryptocurrency is beginning to edge closer toward analyst’s projected $50,000 price tag, as CoinDesk reported Thursday. “We were seeing many investors taking advantage of recent market movements by taking profits. There’s a trend of conservatism among users who…
The WHO stressed it was “vitally important” to uncover the origins of the virus first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Russia reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic despite an intensifying vaccination drive. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest Covid-19 cases to revive its probe into the origins of the disease, as Russia recorded record deaths. The World Health Organization’s plea came as Russia saw its highest daily death toll from the pandemic that has…