IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with Sun Hospitality Group to add four properties comprising a total of 2,709 rooms in Vietnam. The deal will see IHG open hotels under its Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Voco brands. Holiday Inn Resort Yoko Park Onsen will be situated in Quang Hanh, around a 30-minute drive to Halong City and 45 minutes to Van Don International airport. Scheduled to open in 2026, the 616-room hotel will be built “against a stunning natural landscape of limestone mountains and natural hot springs”, with features including four restaurants and bars, an outdoor rooftop…
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The central province of Quảng Trị inoculates children aged 12-17 against COVID-19. — VNA/VNS Photo: Thanh Thủy HÀ NỘI — The capital Hà Nội had a record 2,723 new COVID cases on Friday, as 16,278 infections were registered across the country in 59 localities. The new cases bring Việt Nam’s COVID-19 tally since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,859,841. Twenty-four of the new transmissions were imported and quarantined upon arrival. The other infections were found in Hải Phòng (795), Khánh Hòa (790), Bình Phước (716), Vĩnh Long (699), Cà Mau (676), Bình Định (667), Tây Ninh (583), Trà Vinh (498), HCM…
Vietnam’s VinFast plans to build electric vehicle battery cells and packs in a new U.S. manufacturing complex, its global chief executive told Reuters, as the company pledged to transform itself into an all-electric automaker by the end of this year. VinFast, part of Vingroup JSC, the largest conglomerate in the country, became the country’s first full-fledged domestic car maker when gasoline-powered models built under its own badge hit the streets in 2019. ###: VinFast – Vietnam’s Global EV Powerhouse The company, which began selling electric vehicles (EVs) in Vietnam at the end of 2021, said in a statement on Thursday it…
Vietnam among six countries with highest vaccination coverage, according to a report at a teleconference between the Government and localities on January 5. The Government said it has constantly adjusted pandemic prevention and control measures in accordance with reality, while developing and promoting the vaccine diplomacy policy along with carrying out the largest ever free vaccination drive, which has brought about the remarkable achievement. ###: Three firms licensed to produce COVID-19 treatment pills in Vietnam According to a report by Vietnam News Agency, 99.6 percent of people of 18 years old and over have received at least one shot of vaccine…
VinFast is Vietnam’s answer to the surging global demand for electric vehicles. VinFast, the automotive unit of Vietnam’s largest conglomerate VinGroup has big plans for global expansion with its new electric vehicle (EV) rollout, plans to expand in the U.S. market and initial public offering (IPO). VinGroup has been planning VinFast’s IPO in the U.S. to help it grow its U.S. EV sales and grow its global brand presence. Once the IPO goes ahead, VinFast will become the first Vietnamese conglomerate to have its shares traded in the world’s largest stock exchange. From what started as a Vietnamese automaker in…
Swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng has been voted Vietnamese athlete of the year by sports journalists. — Photo nld.com.vn HÀ NỘI — In a year of highs and lows for Vietnamese sport, swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng has been voted the best athlete of 2021, after a highly-contested vote by sports journalists around the country. With 1,178 points, Hoàng overcame Nguyễn Thị Oanh (athletics) aand Trương Thị Kim Tuyền (taekwondo) to claim the award. The Quảng Bình Province native was the first Vietnamese athlete to reach the ‘A standard’, qualifying for Tokyo 2020 in the men’s 800m…
Ho Chi Minh City authorities on Wednesday suspended the local COVID-19 response office after about six months of operation, thanks to the city’s success in keeping the pandemic at bay. Pursuant to a decision signed by city chairman Phan Van Mai on Wednesday, staffers from the local High Command, the Department of Health, police, and other agencies who had been stationed at the headquarters will return to their departments. The health department will continue to coordinate with other agencies in the fight against COVID-19 and regularly update, monitor, and forecast epidemic developments inside and outside the city, the decision said.…
Vietnam’s health ministry has licensed three local pharmaceutical firms to produce COVID-19 treatment Molnupiravir pills. According state media, the firms are Boston Pharma, Stella and Mekophar, Tien Phong newspaper cited the ministry as saying. ###:First patient with Omicron in Vietnam recovered and discharged from hospital The country recorded 25,787 local Covid-19 cases on Thursday, including 9,370 cases in Vinh Long province added to the national database. The total infection tally in the fourth wave of the country so far is 1,837,650 cases. Although the pandemic situation in the country is fundamentally under control, new infections and fatalities are still being…
Professor Horst Klinkmann received Việt Nam’s Order of Friendship from Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyễn Minh Vũ in a ceremony on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Hùng BERLIN — German medical professor Horst Klinkmann has been decorated with an Order of Friendship in recognition of his remarkable contributions to Việt Nam’s healthcare sector and bilateral relations. On behalf of the President of Việt Nam, Ambassador Nguyễn Minh Vũ presented the country’s highest award for foreigners to the 87-year-old in a ceremony held at the Vietnamese embassy in Berlin on Wednesday. The diplomat showed his gratitude towards Klinkmann for his tireless contributions…
Under a decree recently issued by the Government, foreigners who commit administrative violations within Vietnam’s territory, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf will be expelled from the country. Under Decree No. 142/2021/ND-CP on expulsion, temporary custody, and escorted transfer of violators according to administrative procedures, and management of foreign violators pending the completion of expulsion procedures, law-breaking foreigners on Vietnam-flagged planes and vessels will be expelled from Vietnam in line with Article 27 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations. ###: As a foreigner, are you ready to visit Vietnam? The expellees would be notified of the reasons…