Singaporean investors injected a total of US$6.77 billion into Vietnam during the opening 10 months of the year, thereby making it to top the list among a total of 97 countries and territories investing in the nation, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. The Republic of Korea ranked second with a total registered investment capital of US$4.15 billion, followed by Japan with approximately US$3.4 billion. Foreign financiers invested a figure of US$23.74 billion in the nation throughout the reviewed period, an increase of 1.1% against the same period from last year. Most…
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International travelers who are either fully vaccinated or recovered Covid-19 patients can visit five destinations in Vietnam starting this month, without quarantine mandate. The Government Office announced Tuesday that Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved a pilot plan to welcome international visitors as proposed earlier by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, local media reported. The plan will be carried out in three phases. In the first phase that will kick off this month, foreign travelers can visit designated places in Vietnam’s biggest island Phu Quoc, Da Nang City, Quang Nam Province which is home to the…
Vietjet founder Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao’s $211m gift to Linacre draws criticism. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Vietnam’s richest woman, is making waves on two continents after an Oxford University college announced plans to rename itself after her following a donation of 155 million pounds ($211 million) from Thao’s holding company. The postgraduate-focused Linacre College will become Thao College after the first check from Sovico clears, the institution said Monday. So who is the tycoon replacing the 16th-century English doctor immortalized on school letterhead? Thao became Vietnam’s first self-made female billionaire after founding Vietjet, the controversial “bikini airline” known for the occasional scantily-clad flight attendant…
Fishing vessels in central Phú Yên Province. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked ministries, agencies and localities to take urgent solutions to improve the efficiency of the conservation of Việt Nam’s marine reserves. Under Directive No 29/CT-TTg, dated November 1, 2021, the PM requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to coordinate with relevant ministries, agencies and People’s Committees of 28 coastal cities and provinces to effectively implement programmes and projects that will serve as a scientific foundation for the building and expansion of the marine reserves. They were also urged to instruct fisheries surveillance…
Asia-Pacific countries, which have had some of the world’s strictest border controls and quarantine rules during the pandemic, are starting to open selectively to fully vaccinated international travelers as well as their unvaccinated children. Thailand Thailand opened to fully vaccinated tourists from more than 60 countries on Nov. 1 after a more limited quarantine-free trial on the island of Phuket. Under the new national program, visitors must await a negative COVID-19 test on arrival, then can travel freely the following day. ###: No quarantine for vaccinated travelers to Vietnam from November Singapore Singapore in September began the progressive opening of quarantine-free…
Bamboo Airways will launch its regular direct flights connecting Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi and the business hub of Ho Chi Minh City with London, with six return flights per week later this year. A ceremony to announce the new flights was held on Sunday in Edinburg, Scotland, with the attendance of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. As planned, from next year, the frequency of flights will be gradually increased daily according to market demand. The flights by Bamboo Airways will help shorten the travel time to 12-13 hours, or 7 hours shorter than the transit ones, according to…
Vietnamese fans of Manchester City pose for a photo at an official event. Photo saostar.vn Peter Cowan As a little bit of a nerd, lies, damned lies, and statistics is not a philosophy I subscribe to. Statistics, in complete context, can offer deep insights into anything and football is no exception, even if I’m not a full-fledged convert to the expected goals revolution. So you can imagine how giddy I was when I stumbled across a whitepaper that included a survey looking into how Vietnamese football fans follow the game. Hanoi-based content marketing…
Vietnam has been topped the list of leading destinations in the world for winter, which has been announced by the oldest daily in France, Le Figaro. More store at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Vietnam has been topped the list of leading destinations in the world for winter, which has been announced by the oldest daily in France, Le Figaro. According to Le Figaro, Vietnam possesses a treasure of world heritages such as Ha Long Bay with its astonishing landscapes, and Trang An Tourism Complex which is known as Ha Long Bay on land. Ninh Binh also has wonderful mountains that are…
Vietnam’s health ministry confirmed 5,595 new local Covid-19 cases Monday, up 91 cases from previous day, pushing the ongoing wave’s tally to 921,882. According to the health ministry, three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 927 cases, Binh Duong with 682 cases and Dong Nai with 657 cases. Of the day’s tally, 2,321 cases were detected in the community. The Health Ministry also confirmed 1,731 recoveries the same day, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 822,065, local media reported. The Covid-19 death toll in the country rose to…
A COVID-19 vaccine being administered. — VNA/VNS Photo Trung Kiên HÀ NỘI — A total of 5,598 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam on Friday, bringing the nationwide total to 926,720. The Ministry of Health also announced 48 COVID-related deaths, bringing the total number to 22,131. Out of the new cases, three were imported and quarantined upon arrival. The number of infections increased by 79 cases compared to Sunday’s figures. HCM City still has the highest infection figures, with 927 cases, followed by Bình Dương (682) and Đồng Nai (657). Cases in the capital city Hà Nội continue to slowly rise with 57…