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Vietnamese enterprises need cash to revive

Nguyen Quoc Ky, Chairman of Vietravel, a big tourist company in Vietnam, said that due to the impact of the 4th wave of Covid-19 epidemic, the entire tourism industry of Vietnam has been closed since May 2021.

 

Bars on Bui Vien Street turned into mini-marts

Bui Vien Street, dubbed “Western Street” in downtown HCM City, used to be the place where most foreign tourists came to experience the nightlife.

USAID funds US$2 million to improve Vietnam’s innovation workforce

The two-year USAID-funded project is expected to support the nation’s strategy on the fourth industrial revolution to advance continued economic transformation./.

 

Kate Festival of Cham people

Falling on the first day of the seventh month of the Cham calendar, Kate is the biggest event in the year of the Cham followers of Brahman ism. It pays respect to gods and prays for productive harvests and multiple natural and human resources.

Not all HCM City migrants choose to leave, many hopeful about livelihood post-COVID

Thousands of people left HCM City for their hometowns in the last few days after the city lifted its lockdown on October 1, but many migrants have chosen to stay back to resume work or look for new jobs.

Govt' to consider zero-interest loans for all airlines

The Vietnam Aviation Business Association asked the Government to consider a proposal to slash 30 per cent off the airlines' income tax for 2020 and the first half of 2021.

Hong Kong Auction House pulls suspected fake Vietnamese painting from sale

Sotheby's Hong Kong auction house has announced it will withdraw a lacquered wooden screen which is suspected of being a copy of an artwork by Vietnamese painter, Nguyen Van Ty (1917-1992), from the upcoming sale on Sunday.

Four groups of people ready to travel in post-Covid period

Luxury travel, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions), community-based tourism and staycations are the four segments that Vietnam’s tourism industry can focus on in the post-Covid period, experts say.

Incurring big losses, café chains shut down

The Covid-19 pandemic, with changes in consumers’ habits and requirement on a minimum distance between customers, has dealt a strong blow to the (food and beverage) F&B industry.

Business associations unhappy with weekly tests for vaccinated, recovered workers

Several business associations in HCM City have called for scrapping a requirement that workers commuting to the city from elsewhere need to undergo a weekly test for COVID-19 regardless of their vaccination or recovery status.

HCM City allows people to travel to other provinces for picking up relatives

The HCM City Department of Transport received 6,937 applications from individuals between October 2 and 4, requesting permission to travel to other provinces to bring relatives back.

Google Safety Centre for Vietnamese launched

Google in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Centre has launched the Google Safety Centre and the Safer Programme with Google for Vietnamese users.

Central Vietnam faces new storms

From October 8 to 12, heavy rain in the central region and the northern delta provinces will occur due to the impact of cold air combined with the storm No 7.

 

Hanoi plans to turn three rural districts into cities, open horse racing track

In the period of 2021-2025, Hanoi plans to study, propose policies and develop a plan to turn the three rural districts of Dong Anh, Soc Son and Me Linh into cities.

Nearly 1 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be allocated across the nation

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has issued a decision on the distribution of 992,160 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccines were purchased using the State Budget.

HCM City: 29 expelled from Party for wrongdoings

Twenty-nine Party members in Ho Chi Minh City have been expelled from the Party due to their wrongdoings in four cases subject to supervision by the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption.

Launch of NanoDragon satellite suspended due to bad weather

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, on October 7 morning suspended the launch of its fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket that is expected to carry nine small satellites, including Vietnam’s NanoDragon.

Vietnam to purchase AstraZeneca vaccine from Hungary

The Vietnamese Government has agreed to purchase 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 from the Hungarian Government, according to a Government resolution.

Traveling between provinces: some open doors, others keep closed

As some provinces have gained initial achievements in controlling Covid-19, they now are allowing people with negative rapid testing results to enter the provinces.

Taking advantage of pandemic, cyber attacks increase sharply

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber criminals have taken advantage of the attention of the whole society to increase cyber attacks, spread malware and scams.