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Airlines are exerting efforts to resume international flights after a halt triggered by COVID-19 (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is advised to promptly negotiate with countries that have efficiently curbed the spread of COVID-19 in a bid to create travel bubbles and gradually resume international tourism in a practical manner. Relating to the re-opening of international air routes to Vietnam, Dr. Luong Hoai Nam, an aviation expert, voiced his concern about the collaboration in resumption of international flights with other countries, reception of air passengers, COVID-19 prevention, and effectiveness of the resumption in an interview granted to VietnamPlus. Reporter: Vietnam is due to resume international flights, what is your opinion? Luong Hoai Nam: Countries like Thailand and Singapore have built “travel bubbles”. They are bilateral or multilateral agreements stating regulations and tasks that countries of departure and arrival must follow … [Read more...] about Int’l flight resumption: Efficiency built on trust

Vietnamese players celebrate their win over Lebanon in the World Cup play-offs (Photo: vov.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam will take part in an international four-side futsal tournament in Spain in August in preparation for their World Cup campaign. The team just completed a 21-day quarantine period in Ho Chi Minh City and returned home on last week after qualifying for the event in the UAE in May. They will join their club teammates to compete on the second leg of the National Futsal Championship in mid-July if the COVID-19 pandemic is put under control, according to Tran Anh Tu, head of the Futsal Department of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). The national team will have their next training camp in early August. They will have a training course in Spain from August 25. At the tournament, Vietnam will play Japan, Guatemala and the hosts. Before leaving for the Lithuania World Cup from September 12 to October 3, they are expected to have a game against a … [Read more...] about National futsal team to compete at tournament in Spain

At a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s plan to fully reopen the country within 120 days would support economic growth of 2.3 percent this year as forecast by the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), said the office's director-general Kulaya Tantitemit. Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on June 17 that the nation will fully reopen by mid-October, with all businesses able to resume normal operations and visitors free to travel across the country. Roughly 50 million people will have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine jab by then. Kulaya said the 120-day target falls in the fourth quarter, in line with the FPO's forecast made in April that foreign arrivals will return to Thailand in greater numbers during this period. The FPO predicted if the country can fully reopen this year, Thailand will record around 2 million foreign arrivals, of which 190,000 are expected to arrive in the third quarter and another 1.7 million in the … [Read more...] about Thailand’ reopening plan expected to aid economic growth

Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (Photo: Reuters) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Malaysia expects the country to achieve higher total approved investments in 2021 compared to last year. Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said there were some positive signs showing that the economy was in a recovery stage and that the government's stimulus packages prove effective. By the second quarter of this year, the country has recorded almost 100 billion RM (24 billion USD) of approved investment in manufacturing, services and primary sectors, he said. This is a quite optimistic signal, he noted, adding that Malaysia will be able to achieve a very impressive investment level, including foreign direct investment (FDI). Last year, Malaysia managed to record 164 billion RM in total approved investments amid the global COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Malaysia hopes for higher investment in 2021

At the online workshop (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the India n Centre for UN Peacekeeping sought measures to enhance cooperation in UN peacekeeping during an online workshop on June 17. The two sides discussed measures to continue effectively realising a memorandum of understanding on collaboration in UN peacekeeping signed by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Deffence and the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in 2016, as well as an agreement on the implementation reached by them in 2020. They agreed to send experts to respective countries to exchange experience in this regard, and share information about the missions where Vietnam has deployed forces. They considered the possibility to launch the Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX) when possible, and put forth a three-year cooperation plan . The two sides will step up the exchange of peacekeeping lecturers, and conduct joint activities … [Read more...] about Vietnam, India forge cooperation in UN peacekeeping