INCOMING TRAVELLERS REQUIRED TO PAY CONCENTRATED QUARANTINE FEE
People who enter Viet Nam and are subject to concentrated quarantine shall have to pay VND120 (US$5.2) per day, according to a proposal on quarantine fees approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
COVID-19 WOES: FOOTWEAR EXPORTS LIKELY TO FALL SHORT OF TARGET
Footwear exports this year are unlikely to hit the target of US$24 billion because of the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
HCMC DOUBLES NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS FOR COVID-19 QUARANTINE
Seventeen more hotels in HCMC have been designated as paid quarantine facilities, taking the total number to 25 and doubling the number of rooms available to over 2,300.
HCM CITY’S EPZS, IPS TO BE UPGRADED TO HI-TECH PARKS
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Planning and Architecture is preparing a plan to turn several industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) into hi-tech industrial parks.
GOV’T APPROVES RESUMPTION OF SIX INT’L AIR ROUTES
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved the Ministry of Transport’s proposal on resuming international commercial flights to six destinations, the Government Office announced Tuesday.
HANOI ALLOWS 8 HOTELS TO PROVIDE QUARANTINE SERVICES FOR FOREIGNERS
The Hanoi People’s Committee has permitted eight hotels to quarantine foreigners when they enter Vietnam in order to prevent COVID-19 spread.
FINANCIAL INCLUSION STEERING COMMITTEE SET UP
According to the World Bank, financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs - transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance - delivered in a responsible and sustainable way.
CONVERTING DANANG FROM AN INDUSTRIAL TO LOGISTICS CENTRE
Developing ecological industrial real estate is a new direction for the central city of Danang in its strategy to attract investment into high-tech projects, with many companies interested in large-scale logistics projects manifested by the upcoming Lien Chieu deepwater port.
