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A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force under Ho Chi Minh City’s Road and Rail Police division (PC08) was patrolling near an exit of Tan Son Nhat’s domestic terminal on Wednesday afternoon when they pulled over a pickup truck carrying several unmarked boxes containing thousands of face masks. … [Read more...] about 10,000 face masks seized near Ho Chi Minh City airport

HCM City (VNA) – Real estate business and housing construction in Ho Chi Minh City have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant decreases recorded in supply and demand, according to market watchers. By the end of the first quarter, rent for the ground floor and first floor property in the downtown area of the city had fallen by 11 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, while rent in the suburbs was down 15.9 percent. For the office market, the average rent of Grade-A offices in Q1 was 44.6 USD per sq.m per month, down 1.2 percent against the previous quarter and 3.6 percent year-on-year. Senior Director and Head of Valuation and Market Research Services at CBRE Vietnam Duong Thuy Dung said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, the office market could reshape, with tenants starting to pay more attention to the health of employees by choosing high-quality buildings instead of just saving money as before. So buildings which are environmentally friendly … [Read more...] about Real estate supply, demand in HCM City decrease amid COVID-19 outbreak

HCM City (VNA) - As many as 9,000 poor and near-poor households in Ho Chi Minh City that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will receive monthly relief payments of 1 million VND (42 USD) each for three months, starting in April, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Up to 15,000 families who have made great contributions to the nation will receive monthly cash payments of 500,000 VND (21 USD) per household for three months to overcome difficulties due to the pandemic, said Le Minh Tan, director of the department. A total of 600,000 workers who were laid off or put on leave without pay due to the direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be provided 1 million VND a person a month, Tan said. The total sum allocated for these payments amounts to 1,858 billion VND (78.8 million USD). HCM City is now home to 32,000 poor and near-poor households and 43,000 families who have made great contributions to the nation, Tan said. Around … [Read more...] about HCM City provides financial relief to poor, unemployed people

A leader of the health department said that the city will reorganize the isolated areas for preparation for new situation. The health sector planned screening and thorough examination at worker dormitories, labor-intensive production facilities, and residential quarters to get ready to cope with upcoming situations. … [Read more...] about District authorities should provide timely assistance to poor households

Hanoi (VNA) – The ASEAN Film Week 2020 is scheduled to be organised in Vietnam in June or July to mark Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year. The event, which will take place in Hanoi, central Da Nang city, and Ho Chi Minh City, will introduce outstanding films of ASEAN member states. Accordingly, each nationa will choose one film to send to the organsing board. The selected film should demonstrate the cultural indentity as well as the beauty of natural landscapes and people of the host country. The films will be screened for free in the three major cities of Vietnam. Themed “ASEAN Cohesion and Proactive Adaptation”, the event is expected to help audience understand more about cultures, lives and peoples of ASEAN member states, and contribute to enhancing mutual understanding, thus creating a foundation to expand cooperation in economics and politics. It is also hoped to help increase the role and position of Vietnam as the Chair of ASEAN this year, affirming … [Read more...] about Vietnam to hold ASEAN Film Week in mid-year