The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) confirmed that, regular international flights from Vietnam will be resumed from January 2022 to five international routes, including Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Cambodia and the U.S. According to Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, as of Tuesday, the agency has reached agreements with aviation authorities in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Cambodia and the U.S to implement the plan to resume regular international flights from Jan. 1, 2022, which was approved by Vietnamese government earlier this month. ###: Travelers required to quarantine upon arriving from Omicron-hit countries in Vietnam’s two biggest cities Vietnam grounded international flights in…
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Swimming GOLD HOPE: Trần Hưng Nguyên swims in the 2019 SEA Games. Nguyên prepares to defend two titles at the event in Hà Nội next May. Photo zing.vn Thanh Hà Trần Hưng Nguyên is getting used to that winning feeling. He may only be 18-years-old, but Nguyên is already a regular record breaker after making a big splash in the swimming pool. And now he’s setting his sights on more medal glory at the SEA Games expected to be held in Hà Nội in May. Last week at the World Swimming Championship in the UAE, he…
An additional 14,440 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Tuesday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number of cases. Hanoi on Tuesday reported the first Omicron infection. According to the Ministry of Health, a person who arrived in the city from the UK on December 19 has been found infected with the Covid-19 Omicron variant which is also the first case in Vietnam. The person tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after landing at the Noi Bai Airport and had been sent to quarantine upon arrival. According to the report by health ministry, 14,421 of the new patients are locally-transmitted…
Despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the inflow of foreign direct investment into Vietnam still rose up 9.2 percent annually. The total new, adjusted capital and share purchases by foreign investors reached 31.15 billion USD as of December 20, up 9.2 percent annually. Specifically, as many as 1,738 projects received investment licenses with a total registered capital of over 15.2 billion USD, down 31.1 percent in volume and up 4.1 percent in value year-on-year. Other 985 projects registered additional capital of more than 9 billion USD, down 13.6 percent in volume and up 40.5 percent in value annually. ###: How…
Happier times earlier this year when Nguyễn Công Phượng celebrated a goal against Indonesia in the World Cup qualifiers. VNA/VNS Photo Peter Cowan Việt Nam couldn’t pull off a Christmas miracle on Sunday night as they crashed out of the AFF Cup, but let’s not dwell on that. The festive season is a time to count your blessings, not complain about what you didn’t get, and with this being my last column of 2021, it’s time to reflect on the year that was. The domestic club season was sadly curtailed in May as Việt Nam…
Vietnam’s two biggest cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have announced to quarantine visitors arriving from countries and territories which have confirmed Covid-19 Omicron infections. According to a decision issued on December 27 by the Hanoi People’s Committee, people arriving in the city from countries that have reported the Covid-19 Omicron variant will be sent to quarantine areas regardless of their full vaccination or recovery status. ###: Breaking: Vietnam confirms first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus The committee has also called for tight control at Noi Bai International Airport and monitoring people who have been to countries…
2021 is about to come to an end. And for me, 2021 is indeed a year to forget. We have had so much suffering throughout the year when hundreds of businesses were forced to close, families ran into money problems, and the global economy suffered through a severe crisis. And 2022 is almost here to welcome a new beginning. I bet every single one of us is all hoping for a brighter 2022 with an economic recovery, an instant cure to COVID-19, and businesses becoming financially stable and profitable again. However, it surely is a long way to get to…
Local products with an emphasis on health have been trending this year. — VNS Photo An Phương By An Phương HCM CITY — Instead of imported wine and snacks, this year’s Tết (Lunar New Year) gift baskets are filled with distinguished local goods or ones with healthy, practical and meaningful value. This reflects a rising trend in the local gift scene amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Thắng Trần, 34, owner of a local dried shredded chicken brand, told Việt Nam News that 2022 would mark the second year that he has sold gift baskets with his own products. “I used to…
Vietnam confirmed 14,872 additional COVID-19 cases throughout the country on Monday, together with 11,374 recoveries and 204 pathogen-related deaths. The latest infections, including five imported and 14,867 domestic transmissions, were reported in 59 provinces and cities, the ministry said, noting that 10,418 patients caught the virus in the community. ###: Vietnam now stands 31st among 223 countries worldwide in the number of Covid infections The data showed, capital city of Hanoi recorded 1,948 of the newest local cases, Tay Ninh Province 943, Hai Phong City 931, Khanh Hoa Province 791, Can Tho City 711, Ho Chi Minh City 560, Thua…
Scientists are cautiously optimistic that the variant may be a sign the virus is losing its power, despite the high infection figures Once again, many countries is experiencing a festive season hit by waves of Covid-19 infections. Last year, Christmas and the new year were spoiled by the appearance of the Alpha variant. This time, it is Omicron that has sent case numbers soaring. Christmas cancellations have swept through the restaurants, pubs and clubs and left the country on the brink of another bleak New Year as the the authorities warn once more that it is facing the threat of…