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Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia is planning to build a new container seaport in Preah Sihanouk province with financial assistance from Japan, Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said last week. A 14.5m-deep port, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will soon be built in the southern province, he told a press conference. The container port will service about 93 percent of all large vessels travelling in the Asia-Pacific region, the Cambodian minister said, adding that cargo from Cambodia will be able to be shipped directly without having to stop at Singapore or Hong Kong (China). Chheang Pich, Director of the General Directorate of Logistics under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, told the Phnom Penh Post that the project is now underway after JICA recently completed the study. The port will facilitate import and export activities in the region and reduce costs, he said. In a previous interview, Director-General of the … [Read more...] about Cambodia plans new container seaport in Preah Sihanouk

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has full capacity and enough kits to perform diagnostic tests for the virus SARS-CoV2 that causes COVID-19, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long in a meeting on February 24. The country now has 10,000 test kits provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) with the accuracy similar to those in other countries, he told a meeting of the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control in Hanoi. The test kit involves real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) so it is highly sensitive and effective, he said. WHO has transferred standard technique for detecting the novel coronavirus for three qualified medical facilities in Vietnam – the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City, the Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang and the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, according to the deputy minister. These facilities then have cooperated with WHO to transfer the technique and required equipment … [Read more...] about Vietnam has full capacity to perform COVID-19 diagnostic testing: official

Addressing the event, Truong Thi Hong Hanh, director of the Danang Tourism Department, noted that the city will adopt both short- and long-term measures to restore the sector, with a major focus on the domestic segment since international flights to and from Danang have been suspended or reduced in number over the new coronavirus fears. … [Read more...] about Danang seeks partners for tourism stimulus campaign

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Leaders of six parties in Malaysia have been granted an audience with King Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah following talks about formation of a new government coalition. Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, PKR Deputy President Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, Umno President Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang are said to be among those who met the King on February 23. Also seen at the meeting were Parti Warisan Sabah President and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, PBB President and Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. The party leaders were there to brief the King on the latest political development in the country. Earlier, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had a six-hour meeting with Bersatu leaders, discussing political issues in the nation. Umno held its emergency supreme council meeting while PKR had a closed-door meeting. Politics in … [Read more...] about Malaysia: Six parties’ leaders granted audience with King

During a recent meeting with the Prime Minister’s Working Group, ACV proposed Government and the Prime Minister consider the creation of favourable mechanisms and policies to accelerate the progress of investment projects, especially the upgrading projects of flight deck systems at Tân Sơn Nhất and Nội Bài international airports to meet the operational needs when the market recovers. … [Read more...] about ACV expects 2020 profit down by VNĐ6 trillion due to disease influence