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“I have developed the habit of maximizing the effectiveness of my time management to the very second in my daily workout. That habit has manifested itself into other aspects of my life as well,” he further explained. “I feel like a billionaire all the time!” … [Read more...] about Saigon’s young professionals make gym workouts part of daily routine

According to Hanh, Vietnam’s airlines currently operate four flights weekly between the southeastern Korean city of Daegu, where more than half of South Korea’s COVID-19 cases have been reported, and Cam Ranh International Airport in the south-central Vietnamese province of Khanh Hoa. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese cities seek to quarantine arrivals from South Korea, Japan

“Maybe, they think, if we get in now there will be an upsurge when the coronavirus passes,” he speculates. “Maybe it’s a good opportunity while Chinese investors are preoccupied… to enter the market. I’m not sure. But whatever it is, people are moving ahead with their plans.” … [Read more...] about Expat businesses hit hard by extended COVID-19 school shutdown

Safety first However, with the determination that “Every tourist is safe in Vietnam”, the country’s VNAT has collaborated with localities and relevant businesses to implement timely measures to prevent a wider spread, and to minimise exposure risk and damage caused by COVID-19. As a result, Vietnam has successfully blocked the outspread of COVID-19 to date. In addition, two out of four Vietnamese localities with infected cases – Khanh Hoa and Thanh Hoa – are already set to declare an end of COVID-19 after recording no new cases for 30 days. … [Read more...] about Safety first as tourism gets on the front foot

Vietnam has enough biological products eligible to conduct tests for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with the accuracy of testing similar to the techniques used in other countries such as the Real-time RT-PCR, stated Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long. Deputy Minister Long made the statement during a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID Prevention and Control on February 24. During the meeting, the Deputy Minister affirmed that the Ministry has been implementing a number of dramatic measures to combat the disease and ensure people’s safety amid increasingly complicated developments regarding the disease. In terms of performing tests, he emphasised that the country has enough capacity and biological products to carry out tests and achieve an accuracy similar to that of other nations. Indeed, Vietnam is currently home to three testing units that come up to the standards recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO). These include the Pasteur … [Read more...] about Vietnam eligible to conduct tests for COVID-19: Health Ministry