Vietnam is seeking more Covid-19 vaccine sources to inoculate local children aged between 5 and 11. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. According to Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen, to date, 97 percent of people aged from 18 in the country have been given a first Covid-19 vaccine shot, with the rate for the second shot at 70 percent. To date, roughly five million children aged from 12 to 17 have been provided with the first Covid-19 vaccine jab. Tuyen added that Vietnam had targeted to finish the second shot for people from 18 years old by the…
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The second World MICE Awards, an event which aims to celebrate and reward excellence in Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions (MICE) tourism, has named Vietnam as the winner of three categories in Asia. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Most notably, Ho Chi Minh City won an award as Asia’s Best MICE Destination 2021. Elsewhere, the Sheraton Grand Danang Resort won Asia’s Best Incentive Hotel, whilst Asia’s Best MICE Airline went to national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines. The results conclude a year-long search for the world’s leading MICE brands, during which votes were cast by experts in the MICE industry…
Athletics Former 100m hurdles champion Trần Thị Yến Hoa hopes that a strong showing at the National Athletics Championship will lead to a call up for the SEA Games in Hà Nội. Photo sggp.org.vn Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI The SEA Games is always a priority for Vietnamese athletes. Now, the chance to compete in a Games on home soil has drawn former champions like Trần Thị Yến Hoa out of retirement. Hoa announced that she was retiring after winning silver and bronze at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines in 2019. Hoa, who holds an…
The northern region of Vietnam would face a strong cold wave from Thursday morning with the lowest temperature of below 10 degrees centigrade in some mountainous areas. The cold weather will start to affect northeastern and northern central localities first and then spread to northwestern areas, according to the forecast by National Centre for Hydro-meteorological. Light rain would happen in the north from this evening to Thursday morning. Meanwhile, localities from Thanh Hoa to Khanh Hoa would see heavy rains and strong wind until the end of Thursday. From Thursday, the lowest temperature in the northern region and localities from…
The Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA), sent another written request to the Ministry of Transport to propose the Government give airlines preferential loans. VABA Secretary General Bui Doan Ne said in the document: “Since the 4th outbreak of COVID-19, local airlines are in a dangerous situation as their revenue has decreased by 80 to 90 percent, cash flow is seriously falling and the accumulated financial and asset resources of the firms are exhausted.” Reports from local airlines all showed that they needed help to solve difficulties in capital. In this case, VABA asked MoT to consider, approve and make a…
Amazon Global Selling (AGS) has released its second annual Small and Medium Business Empowerment Report in Vietnam. This is the only report of its kind which shares perspectives about the future growth of the export and cross-border e-commerce industry in Vietnam. The 2021 SMB Empowerment Report outlines how Amazon has been providing and empowering Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) with opportunities, tools, and services to help businesses in Vietnam bring “Made in Vietnam” goods to global customers, increase revenue and profits and support the creation of good jobs through its sellers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report…
There is “no reason to expect” that vaccines will not continue to protect against severe disease and death, even in the face of the Omicron variant, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. It is “highly unlikely” that Omicron will completely evade vaccine protections, Mike Ryan, the WHO emergencies director, told the AFP news agency on Tuesday. ###: Christmas party turned into an Omicron “super spreader event,” with up to 60 possible infections Early data released by Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday suggested that vaccines could still mount a strong immune response against Omicron, though the companies…
Under the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic conditions, the world must be prepared to adapt and undergo several changes. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. In 2022, the political forecast, as well as the business forecast, will continue to be extremely complicated. This requires domestic enterprises to be better prepared to adapt, innovate and be willing to restructure if at all they want to survive and remain effective. Unpredictable changes According to forecasts for 2022, the world economy will face many potential risks and unpredictable changes. Geopolitical factors will continue to antagonize and intimidate in an effort to play lead roles. Countries…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has submitted a proposal to resume international flights on nine routes across Asia and the United States from December 15 as part of a two-phase reopening plan. According to local media reports, the first phase, if approved, will kick off next week with four weekly flights to and from Los Angeles or San Francisco in the US, plus Singapore, Bangkok , Phnom Penh, Laos, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei. The ministry expects about 28,000 visitors to come to Vietnam in the two weeks to the end of 2021 as planned. ###: Register your company, bank account in…
A senior citizen gets a COVID-19 vaccine in HCM City’s Phú Nhuận District in August. The city is focusing on reducing the number of deaths from the disease by protecting people aged 65 and above and those with underlying health conditions. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — HCM City’s COVID-19 testing, vaccination and treatment plans to focus on people aged over 65 or with underlying health conditions to reduce the death rate. A plan to protect them includes making a list of households with members at high risk, and test vulnerable people twice in four days before December 18. Authorities will…