Commemorate september 11

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded one new imported COVID-19 case who was put under quarantine following arrival on September 11 evening, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.  The 21-year-old patient residing in Thanh Hoa returned to Vietnam from Russia on September 8. He tested positive to SARS-CoV-2 and is being treated at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh.  The country has so far confirmed 1,060 infection cases, 691 of them are locally-transmitted.  The same day, nine patients in Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, Dak Lak and Hai Duong were given all-clear from the virus, raising the total number of recovery cases to 902. There have been 35 deaths from the disease to date.  Among patients under treatment at medical establishments, 16 tested negative once, 17 twice and 21 others the thrice.  As many as 35,799 people who had close contact with patients or … [Read more...] about One imported COVID-19 case on September 11

The pace of recovery in Indonesia is expected to be slow and household income will be squeezed. GDP is expected to contract 2.7 percent in 2020 before a 6.2 percent expansion in 2021. The Philippines is set to record the largest contraction in Southeast Asia, with its GDP falling 8.2 percent in 2020, because of its dependence on international tourism and a slow exit from lockdown. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 11

-- Kindergarteners and elementary school students in Da Nang will return to school on September 21 while middle school, high school, junior college, and university students will resume study on September 14, according to local authorities. A new wave of COVID-19 infections hit Da Nang on July 25. Health workers have managed to suppress it after over a month of aggressive contact tracing. … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — September 11

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will resume international flights by conducting one-way flights linking Vietnam and Japan from September 18, following suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline’s representative said on September 11 that flights aim to meet demand of Vietnamese passengers travelling to Japan for study and work. Accordingly, flights will depart from Hanoi for Tokyo at 11:45pm on September 18, 25, 30 and leave Ho Chi Minh City at 0am on September 30, using Boeing 787 - the largest wide-body and most modern aircraft of the carrier. The airline is building a plan to resume flights to the Republic of Korea, China, Taiwan (China), Laos and Cambodia in the near future. Earlier from June, Vietnam Airlines conducted several one-way flights between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Seoul in the RoK and Frankfurt in Germany. Many of its aircraft were also upgraded to carry cargo instead of passengers to help it through the pandemic crisis. Further … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines resumes international flights from September 18

Between now and September 15, the airline will run two round trips from Hanoi and three others from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang. From September 15 to the end of this month, the respective numbers will be raised to four and five. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines resumes int’l flights from September 18