Vietnam's labor ministry has recently announced it will temporarily stop issuing new work permits to foreigners who come from areas hit by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, in a bid to prevent the virus spreading, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to stop granting new work permits to foreigners from COVID-19-hit areas: media
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Coronavirus: Worst-hit countries boost containment efforts
A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease The H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak, which killed hundreds of thousands of people, was declared a pandemic by the WHO in 2009 The WHO no longer formally labels an outbreak of disease a "pandemic" but says the term may be used "colloquially" Its advice to countries - to limit the infections while preparing for wider spread - remains the same Coronavirus: A visual guide to the outbreak How a misleading coronavirus map went global Watching loved ones die without care in Wuhan BBC … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Worst-hit countries boost containment efforts
Việt Nam needs new approaches to fund development: ADB expert
Donald Lambert, Principal Private Sector Development Specialist from ADB’s Southeast Asia Department, said the Global Infrastructure Hub also estimated that the country needs to invest $110 billion between 2021 and 2025 for infrastructure and to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Based on historical trends, this will leave a projected $22 billion funding shortfall for Việt Nam. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam needs new approaches to fund development: ADB expert
Viet Nam needs new approaches to fund development: ADB expert
“The law needs to better mitigate the risk that the demand for an infrastructure project falls short of projections,” Lambert said, adding that Viet Nam already does this with feed-in-tariffs for power generation projects. The PPP law should afford similar protection to other sectors, particularly transport. This can be achieved through minimum revenue guarantees or ensuring that availability payments extend automatically beyond the current ceiling of five years. … [Read more...] about Viet Nam needs new approaches to fund development: ADB expert
Travel agencies urged not to receive tourists from countries hit by COVID-19
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) said on February 25 that it has asked travel firms to stop receiving tourists from countries hit by COVID-19 in the face of new complicated development of the disease in the Republic of Korea and Japan. In its document No.23/CV-HHDLVN, VITA urged local tourism associations and travel companies to keep themselves updated about the COVID-19 situation, and strictly follow the Government and Health Ministry’s regulations on the disease prevention and control. In case tours cannot be cancelled, travel firms must ask their partners to provide information on customers’ activities in the 21 days prior to their scheduled trip to Vietnam. The visitors are required to comply with Vietnam’s rules on disease prevention, including quarantine if necessary. Meanwhile, with groups of visitors who have already entered Vietnam, local travel agents need to confirm their health condition in the 21 days before their date of … [Read more...] about Travel agencies urged not to receive tourists from countries hit by COVID-19
