Hospitality

The blast, which killed more than 150 and injured more than 5,000, also destroyed 17 containers holding WHO medical supplies including personal protective equipment, the agency’s regional office for the Middle East said in a statement late on Thursday. … [Read more...] about WHO appeals for $15 million aid for Lebanon after Beirut blast

Lim Hua Tiong, CEO of Frasers Property Vietnam, told VIR that thanks to the country’s strong and relatively stable economic fundamentals, the country’s real estate market is growing healthily and remains attractive to investors, especially to those from abroad. “Real estate has always been ranked within the top two sectors in terms of registered foreign direct investment (FDI). Also, there are more and more reputable developers joining the property market and setting Vietnam as their major region to develop,” Tiong said. … [Read more...] about Singaporean imprint in the Vietnamese property market

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, which also is in charge of Uzbekistan, to contact the workers to get updated on their conditions, and talk to concerned companies and local authorities to ask for necessary measures to take care of the health of the workers. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia August 7

The services include karaoke parlours and game stations. Under the provincial authorities’ instructions, all local people have to wear face masks in public places. Any violator will be fined. On July 30, the man, 45, who lives in the central city of Danang’s Son Tra District took a flight to Hanoi. On Wednesday, on the way from Hanoi to Hai Duong, he had high fever so was taken to Hai Duong General Hospital for a medical check-up. The provincial Disease Control Centre provided the first Covid-19 test for him which proved positive. On Thursday night, he was moved to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. The Hai Duong Steering Board for Covid-19 Prevention and Control held a meeting on the case and defined 11 people who had direct contact with him and 31 others who had contact with him at varying levels. … [Read more...] about Hai Duong tightens control Covid-19 prevention following suspected case

The small demonstration on Thursday night, as well as a flood of angry social media posts, suggested the disaster could reignite a cross-sectarian protest movement that erupted in October but faded because of the grinding economic hardship and the coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...] about Lebanon’s leaders face rage, calls for reform after blast