The Ministry of Tourism of Vietnam has petitioned the government to re-establish a visa-free regime for less than 15 days for visitors from certain markets who are eligible for policies prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. Vietnam’s National Tourism Administration is working with relevant agencies on a proposal to welcome vaccinated foreign tourists to the country. There are countries whose citizens do not need to apply for a visa to enter Vietnam. Before the Covid pandemic broke out, guests from Belarus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the UK could stay in Vietnam for…
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From January 1, 2022, the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 will officially take effect with many new regulations related to household waste collection. Most notably, people in households and individuals who do not separate garbage will be refused collection. According to Clause 2, Article 77 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, daily-life solid waste collection and transport establishments have the right to refuse to collect and transport daily-life solid wastes of households and individuals that do not separate them by type or fail to use the correct packaging, and notify the competent authority for inspection and handling in accordance…
Nguyễn Trọng Hiếu works at a lab. — Photo courtesy of Lannon Harley HÀ NỘI — Having adequate English language skills and efficient self-learning are the most important factors for international students to get along with native peers and achieve success at school. And it has certainly be the case for true to Nguyễn Trọng Hiếu, a student at HCM City’s University of Technology. When Hiếu gained a full scholarship to study at Portland University in Oregon State in the US in 2009, his comments on energy recycling were not appreciated by his classmates due to his poor English-speaking skills. Despite having…
This article is co-developed with Homebase and belongs to their Real Estate 101 Series. Homebase offers more flexible solutions to homeownership across Southeast Asia. To learn more about Homebase, please visit http://homebase.com.vn/ Every day, tens of thousands, if not millions, of real estate transactions occur in Vietnam, with prices ranging from hundreds of millions to hundreds of billions of Vietnamese Dong (VND). What’s the best way to tell if you’re receiving a decent deal? How do you figure out how much to ask for your house? The information in the following article will help you determine the value of any…
Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, according to WHO Vietnam’s Government chief orders faster vaccine rollout amid Omicron fear. Vietnam’s Government Office has released Official Telegram No. 1745/CD-TTg of the Prime Minister on COVID-19 response amid fear of Omicron variant, the Vietnam Government News Portal reported. There is clear evidence that Omicron variant is spreading significantly faster than Delta variant and fully vaccinated people are more likely to test positive for the new variant, according to the Official Telegram. ###: More than 10,000 new Omicron cases confirmed in the UK in a single day. A major incident declared in…
A view of Thái Bình 2 Thermal Power Plant in the northern province of Thái Bình. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will not develop coal-fired power plants after 2030 to meet its international commitments on achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Accordingly, the Government has assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to study and implement the National Power Development Plan for the 2021-30 period with a vision to 2045 (PDP8) so as to make it include measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 as per the Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh…
Vietnam confirmed an additional 16,110 Covid-19 infections in 60 localities nation-wide on Sunday. Five localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (1,405), Ca Mau (1,345), HCM City (1,014), Tay Ninh (941), and Ben Tre (838). Hanoi has recorded daily coronavirus cases above 1,000 in recent days. Over 23,000 cases have been recorded in the capital in the fourth wave, local media reported. As a whole, the capital city still remains at medium coronavirus risk level. Two districts, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung, are at high risk. The municipal People’s Committee has said that all sports and physical exercise activities…
A further 90,418 daily Covid cases have been reported across the UK on Saturday, after days of record highs. Scientific advisers have warned England’s hospital admissions could reach 3,000 a day without new measures. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the major incident in the capital showed “how serious things are”. ###: Vietnam tightens prevention measures as Omicron threats Ministers received a briefing on the latest Covid data on Saturday afternoon – with a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee due to be held this weekend. Restrictions “similar in scale to the national lockdown” would be required to keep hospital admissions…
Tennis Lý Hoàng Nam of Việt Nam plans to defend his SEA Games title next May in Hà Nội. Photo of Lý Hoàng Nam The achievement of three international wins within two months is promising for tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam, who is hoping to defend his title at the coming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The Vietnamese won two titles at the International Tennis Federation’s M15 Cancun events in Mexico two weeks ago. Earlier, he was champion at the M15 Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt in October. To date, Nam has earned five single ITFs’ titles in his career, which has pushed…
Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms, today announced the inaugural launch of its Travel Sustainable badge, a credible, globally relevant sustainability measure that will provide highly coveted information to travellers all over the world looking to make more sustainable travel choices. The badge is available to any kind of property that has implemented a combination of sustainable practices that meet the requisite impact threshold for their destination. Designed to be applicable to a wide range of property types, from apartments, B&Bs, and holiday homes to hotels, resorts, and even treehouses, and adaptable to local realities and considerations,…