A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past banners of the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games outside the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo, Japan, February 28, 2020 – PHOTO: REUTERS TOKYO (REUTERS) - Tokyo has no Plan B for this year’s Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event, a senior official said on Friday. … [Read more...] about Tokyo has no ‘Plan B’ for Games despite coronavirus
Mainland China reports 427 new coronavirus cases on Feb. 28, up from day earlier
In addition to stockpiling medical supplies, some governments ordered schools shut and canceled big gatherings to try to halt the flu-like disease. Switzerland canceled next week’s Geneva international car show, one of the industry’s most important gatherings. … [Read more...] about Mainland China reports 427 new coronavirus cases on Feb. 28, up from day earlier
Việt Nam vows to eliminate wildlife trade
According to the latest data released by the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in 2019, in the last 15 years, some 105.71 tonnes of elephant ivory (from some 15,779 elephants), 1.69 tonnes of rhino horns (from about 619 rhinos), skins and bones from at least 228 tigers and remnants of more than 65,000 dead pangolins were seized in smuggling cases in Việt Nam or related to Việt Nam. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam vows to eliminate wildlife trade
Schools closed for another week in Hà Nội
“I have no problem at all because there are only 6 children in my toddler’s class at a private kindergarten. I want him to go to class again because he is so into iPad while staying at home,” Vũ Hà Mai, a mother of two in Hà Nội told Việt Nam News. … [Read more...] about Schools closed for another week in Hà Nội
Chinese exec of Cát Linh-Hà Đông rail project in quarantine
“Tang Hong’s quarantine will end on March 9 so he can go back to work as normal. The Railway Project Management Unit has reported to the National Steering Committee on Preventing and Combating COVID-19 and asked for visas for Chinese experts working on the project,” Phương said. … [Read more...] about Chinese exec of Cát Linh-Hà Đông rail project in quarantine
