Invalids and social affairs

Mathew Moore from the USCDC speaks at the event For his part, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said Vietnam has worked out measures and learned from experience to make appropriate adjustments during the process of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic. … [Read more...] about International organisations hail Vietnam’s fight against COVID-19

Ninh Thuan (VNA) – The south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has adopted a number of policies to help the Cham ethnic group. Ninh Thuan is home to 84,800 Cham people, making up 12 percent of the local population. They mainly reside in Ninh Phuoc, Thuan Nam, Ninh Hai, Ninh Son and Thuan Bac districts. In 2019, the province invested in building and upgrading 56 construction works in the fields of transport, irrigation, education, and health in rural areas where the Cham reside at a cost of 238 billion VND (10.2 million USD). It has coordinated with the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies to offer loans worth 32.2 billion VND for 813 poor households. Local authorities have also opened vocational training courses and created jobs for over 4,000 Cham ethnic workers. Regular training courses to transfer science-technology in animal husbandry and cultivation have helped Cham ethnic people improve production efficiency. To date, 11 out of the 13 communes in the Cham ethnic … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuan boosts socio-economic development in ethnic group

Several major cities have also deployed preventive measures against possible infection cases coming in from South Korea. Saigon's Tan Son Nhat International Airport has, for instance, already performed temperature checks on large numbers of South Korean arrivals. … [Read more...] about South Korean visitors expose holes in coronavirus response

There will be development awards for outstanding new properties in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa, and Halong Bay, as well as Best Green Development, various design and some special awards for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and for Building Communities. … [Read more...] about 6th PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards kicks off

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will suspend visa-free entry for all visitors from the Republic of Korea, effective from 0:00 am on February 29, amid fears over the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) spreading. All people flying from or transiting through the RoK are subject to a 14-day quarantine, heard a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, in Hanoi on February 28. “It is just a temporary measure which is suitable at this time when the epidemic is developing complicatedly,” said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung. People travelling from coronavirus-hit areas, such as Iran and Italy, must also be put under quarantine for 14 days in order to contain the spread of the virus in Vietnam, he said. Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan said the number of air travellers between Vietnam and the RoK fell significantly over the past several days so domestic airlines are considering … [Read more...] about Vietnam suspends visa-free access for RoK visitors from Feb 29