Vinh Long (VNA) - Police in the Mekong Delta Province of Vinh Long announced on January 19 that they have launched legal proceedings against COVID-19 Patient No.1,440 for having illegally entered the country while carrying the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 late last year. The 33-year-old man, whose name was given as L.T.T., was charged for the crime of “spreading dangerous contagious diseases for humans,” according to Col. Huynh Thanh Mong, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Public Security. However, T. was still being treated for COVID-19 so the investigation is facing a number of difficulties, Mong said. On the morning of December 24, T. – originally from Nhon Phu commune, Mang Thit district, Vinh Long province – crossed into Vietnam via the Cambodia-Vietnam land border at a river area identified near An Phu district, An Giang province, then boarded a car with five other illegal entrants – three of which were later confirmed … [Read more...] about COVID-19 patient charged with ‘spreading dangerous disease’
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Grab proposes pay-per-entry lane dedicated to app-based cars at Saigon airport
Nguyen Thai Hai Van, CEO of Grab Vietnam, also put forward several initiatives to alleviate the inconvenience for drivers and passengers, which include the coordination between ride-sharing firms and the Tan Son Nhat authority to ensure order in the suggested separate lane, as well as a 3-minute time limit for each vehicle to pick up passengers. … [Read more...] about Grab proposes pay-per-entry lane dedicated to app-based cars at Saigon airport
Ho Chi Minh City wants to raise museum admission to improve quality
The new pricing table, poised to take effect on January 1, 2018 if approved, looks to set a single entrance fee for adults of VND30,000 (US$1.32) across the Ho Chi Minh City Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Vietnamese History, and Ho Chi Minh Museum. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City wants to raise museum admission to improve quality
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 20
He congratulated Saysomphone Phomvihane on being re-elected as a Politburo member of the LPRP (11th tenure) and expressed his belief that under the leadership of the new Politburo and the LPRP Central Committee, the Lao people will reap even greater achievements in the process of national construction and defence and successfully realise goals and political tasks set by the Resolution of the 11th Congress of the LPRP. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 20
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 20
As e-commerce is a field which needs significant capital, Vietnamese businesses without a parent company with strong financial potential would not be able to develop and compete as they are only allowed to access capital from the narrow list of investors announced periodically by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, he said. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 20