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EXHIBITION Hanoi- The WHITE DISTANCE exhibition 10:00 – 20:00, Nov 28 – Dec 12, 10 am – 08 pm UNION Hall first floor, Complex 01 no.29 lane 31 alley 167 Tay Son st., Dong Da Street From Goethe Institut: Heritage Space and artistic director Nguyen Anh Tuan proudly introduce the WHITE DISTANCE – the final showcase of our annual contemporary international art exchange project called ‘Month of Art Practice – MAP 2021’. MAP 2021 has the theme “the WHITE DISTANCE” – a response to the distances created by the pandemic and wants to rethink the existing gaps in the physical and psychological human life. The project started from July 2021 to mid-September by a series of weekly online discussions with a large group of artists who participated in the project from 2016-2020. The official time of MAP 2021 was launched in the beginning of October with the participation of 20 artists from Germany, USA, Japan, Korea, India, Switzerland, Finland, France and Vietnam. …

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Vietnam is strong in infrastructure but weak in policies, according to the World Bank (WB). The largest data center in the North In 2020 Open Data Watch’s ranking, Singapore ranks first in the world, followed by several European countries, including Poland, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. Most countries’ open data are about budget, while the least published data relate to land ownership. Vietnam is in the first half of the ranking in terms of data coverage (ranked 86th out of 187 countries) but in the second half in terms of openness both regionally and globally (122nd). In Southeast Asia, Vietnam is at a higher position than Thailand, Laos, East Timor and Cambodia in open data ranking. In 2019, WB conducted an assessment of Vietnam’s readiness for digital government and open data. Its report showed that Vietnam has strong capability in infrastructure and open data technology, but lags behind in terms of legal framework for data management. According to Tran Thi Lan …

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Nha Trang City in the south-central province of Khánh Hòa. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngọc Hà HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has officially launched a campaign called "Live fully in Việt Nam" to welcome international tourists back to five destinations nationwide. The five selected are the country’s most popular tourist destinations – the northern province of Quảng Ninh, the three central coastal localities of Quảng Nam Province, Đà Nẵng, and Khánh Hòa Province’s Nha Trang City; and Phú Quốc Island in the southern province of Kiên Giang. For the first time since March 2020, foreign visitors will have the opportunity to experience new tours and routes in the country after two years of closed borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign kicked off at a good time, after the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021 named Việt Nam among one of Asia's Leading Destinations last month. The WTA also recognised Hạ Long Bay – the UNESCO-recognised heritage site in Quảng …

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested the Ministry of Transport seeking approval from the Prime Minister for halting flights from ten African countries amid concerns over the new coronavirus variant Omicron. In an attempt to prevent the new strain Omicron from penetrating into Vietnam, the CAAV on Friday proposed suspension of all flights from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Angola and Zambia. At the same time, an entry ban should be imposed on passengers with travel history to these African countries within 30 days before entering Vietnam, the CAAV said. The Ministry of Health should issue specific instructions on medical control for passengers coming from countries where Omicron has appeared, such as South Korea and Japan, the agency recommended. In addition, all international passengers from such countries must be placed in quarantine upon entry into Vietnam. The Ministry of Public Security should …

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