Getting around by bicycle was once a traditional transportation method in Việt Nam’s capital city. But as time moved on, so too did travel habits, and push bikes were quickly overtaken by motorcycles on Hà Nội’s roads. Now it seems cycles are making a comeback, thanks mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the closure of gymnasiums due to increased social distancing regulations, many keep-fitters are swapping their gym gear for cycling shorts. Bicycle shops say they have noticed a sharp increase in new business as more and more people are hitting the road to stay in shape. “My shop is selling locally-made…
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Police in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday expelled 13 foreigners who had been caught entering Vietnam illegally after they completed their quarantine period in the metropolis. This is the third deportation in the southern city since the beginning of 2021. Police officers did not reveal their nationality. Like the two previous cases, the 13 border jumpers said that they were either looking for employment in Ho Chi Minh City or waiting to be transported to Cambodia to find jobs. All of them had been medically checked and completed the required quarantine period in Nha Be District prior to their deportation. Given…
The index fluctuated in and out of the red for most of the morning session, going as low as 1,356.59 points before gradually rising and remaining in the green throughout the afternoon session, eventually closing with a gain of 5.6 points. The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the VN-Index is based, saw 183 stocks gain and 198 lose, with trading value falling 3.6 percent over the previous session to VND24.42 trillion ($1.06 billion). The VN30 basket, comprising the index’s 30 largest capped stocks, saw 12 tickers gain, with the top gainer being VRE of mall operator Vincom…
Vietnam recorded 210 local Covid-19 cases in five localities on Tuesday night, raising the infection tally on Tuesday to 398, the second highest number in the fourth wave. Of the new patients, 138 were recorded in the northern Bac Giang Province and they are all linked to clusters at its industrial parks. HCMC got 38 cases, including 31 that have had direct contact with previously confirmed patients and two linked to the Christian congregation cluster emerging on May 26 in Go Vap District. For the remaining five cases, the health authorities are still investigating their source of infection. Bac Ninh…
Despite the long-standing habit in Vietnam, dogs and many types of pets are becoming closest friends to many, with the attitude towards them being changed day by day. Animals in Vietnamese homes are very common. Every family has at least a cat and a dog. In the countryside, a cat has to catch mice and a dog should protect the house. In cities and towns, pets are often status symbols, and people spend quite a lot of money on them. There are a lot of pet shops and veterinarians for pets in cities and towns, and you can see many…
(This story originally appeared in on Jun 15, 2021)MUMBAI: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has relaxed norms relating to e-filing of Forms 15CA/15CB, which are mandatory prior to making outward remittances. Banks have been asked to accept such forms in physical format up to June 30. The tax board adds that a facility will be provided in the new income tax (I-T) portal to upload these physical forms at a later date for the purpose of generation of the document identification number. In its June 14 edition, TOI had front-paged a report about this challenge as well as…
The national COVID-19 vaccine fund has received more than 5.08 trillion VND (221.34 million USD) worth of donations from 296,215 organisations and individuals as of 5pm on June 14, according to the fund’s management board. Visit Vietnam Insider’s Homepage for more stories. The Ministry of Finance, which is in charge of the vaccine fund, said the fund-raising campaign is being effective, obtaining a large amount of donations. Vietnam needs 150 million doses of vaccines to administer about 75 percent of its population this year, with total cost amounting to 25.2 trillion VND. The State budget has so far prepared more…
Getting around by bicycle was once a traditional transportation method in Vietnam’s capital city. Visit Vietnam Insider’s Homepage for more stories. But as time moved on, so too did travel habits, and push bikes were quickly overtaken by motorcycles on Hanoi’s roads. Now it seems cycles are making a comeback, thanks mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the closure of gymnasiums due to increased social distancing regulations, many keep-fitters are swapping their gym gear for cycling shorts. Bicycle shops say they have noticed a sharp increase in new business as more and more people are hitting the road to stay…
Walking down the streets of cities like Hanoi and Saigon in Vietnam, you might encounter houses with surprisingly narrow facades in contrast to the stacking of three to five floors, with windows for ventilation and natural light only on the front facade. These are the famous traditional Tube Houses. According to ancient popular culture, this type of housing emerged due to property taxes being based on the width of the facade, but the true reason is to optimize land use, allowing a larger number of plots in the same square. Check out Vietnam’s Hanoi, the city of ‘tube houses’ below:…
70 more cases were added to Vietnam’s domestic Covid-19 count Tuesday morning, bringing the ongoing wave’s tally to 7,669 in seven weeks. Seven weeks into the new wave, Vietnam has recorded local Covid-19 cases in 40 cities and provinces, VNExpress, a local media reported. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. 70 more Covid-19 patients confirmed on Tuesday morning, the new patients were recorded in Ho Chi Minh City and the northern provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh. In Bac Giang, the 28 new cases are related to clusters at its industrial parks. The 23 cases in HCMC are…