HCMC’s leaders on September 23 had working sessions with Thu Duc City and districts to review the localities’ implementation of the social distancing order from September 16-22. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Speaking at the working session with Thu Duc City, Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen highly appreciated Thu Duc City’s efforts and outstanding achievements in the pandemic prevention and control activities, contributing to helping HCMC get one more locality, where the Covid-19 pandemic is basically under control in accordance with criteria issued by the Ministry of Health. He agreed with Thu Duc’s reopening plan…
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) is looking forward to quickly resume operations of the tourism industry which was battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has said. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Speaking at an online forum on the impacts of Covid-19 on September 22, he said the ministry would soon submit a tourism planning scheme to relevant authorities for approval, adding that the planning scheme is a task and also a solution of the tourism industry. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) was asked to work with…
Workers at Furukawa Automotive Parts Vietnam Inc. Co., Ltd are tested for Covid-19 in June. Photo vnexpress.net HCM CITY – Enterprises are facing difficulties meeting HCM City’s new epidemic prevention requirements on the number of workers allowed in factory operations. Enterprises applying the “3 on-site” model, which involves eating, sleeping and working without leaving, have been working with 30 per cent of their total workers. If they want to increase that number to 50 per cent of the workforce, 30 per cent of their workers who have received at least one vaccine dose must eat, sleep and stay at the factory. The remaining 20 per cent must be fully vaccinated (two doses) and be living in green (low-risk) areas,…
Foreign investment into Vietnamese startups is predicted to increase although the Covid-19 pandemic has left negative impacts on the economy, according to experts. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage “With efforts from the government to promote digital economic growth and create a favorable business environment to attract foreign investment, Vietnamese startups will have many opportunities to make a breakthrough as investment activities progressively resume at the normal pace,” HSBC Bank Vietnam announced that it has supported General Atlantic and Dragoneer Investment Group in co-leading a US$250 million in Series B funding round in VNLIFE Corporation Joint Stock Company (VNLIFE), a…
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Việt Nam celebrates after beating Maldives at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 qualifiers, held in Tajikistan on Thursday. — Photo AFC Football HÀ NỘI — The head coach of the Vietnamese national women’s football team expressed his dissatisfaction with his team after their opening Group B victory against the Maldives on Thursday. Việt Nam sent a message of intent to the rest of their group in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 qualifiers in Tajikistan, beating the Maldives 16-0. This is the biggest victory in the history of the national women’s team,…
Vietnam has “completely collapsed” due to strict Covid mitigation policies, according to Zilingo CEO Ankiti Bose. The fashion supplier co-founder said it’s “bad timing for Vietnam” because holiday season shipments “need to happen right away.” “Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia are all good options” as manufacturing alternatives to Vietnam, she said. Companies scramble to shift manufacturing out of Covid-crushed Vietnam in time for holidays, according to CNBC. Vietnam has “completely collapsed” due to strict Covid mitigation policies, according to Ankiti Bose, co-founder and CEO of Zilingo, a fashion supplier to big brands that sell their products on Amazon and…
A ceremony to receive four million Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits worth VND373 billion (US$16.4 million) severing HCMC residents yesterday was held by the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in Ho Chi Minh City – the Ho Chi Minh City Board for the mobilization, reception and distribution of Covid-19 pandemic prevention funds. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Accordingly, the Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits were donated by T&T Group Joint Stock Company, Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) and the Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank). Speaking at the ceremony, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland…
After acquiring Fox, Disney will halt 14 channels in Việt Nam as one of their activities towards a direct-to-consumer model and streaming service Disney+. Photo vtv.vn HÀ NỘI — Fourteen foreign television channels will end broadcasts in Việt Nam next month, according to the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications. In their announcements, Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited and Buena Vista International Inc said they will end their broadcasts across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong from October 1. The channels include Fox Movies, Fox Family Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox, Fox Life, Fox Crime, FX, along with Channel V,…
Vietnam health ministry on Thursday confirmed 9,465 new local Covid-19 cases and 236 deaths, bringing the fatalities to 18,017. Also on Thursday, 6,226 Covid-19 patients were announced recovered, bringing the number of recovered cases to 493,488. According to the health ministry, three localities with the highest numbers of infection were Ho Chi Minh City with 5,052 cases, Binh Duong with 2,764 cases and Dong Nai with 760 cases. ###: Vietnam reports nearly 5,900 new community cases in a single day The ministry also reported 236 deaths on Thursday, among which 175 cases recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, 37 in…