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Hanoi (VNA) – Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung has expressed hope that people and businesses will stay calm and work together with the Government in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview granted to the media about the implementation of Directive No.15/CT-TTg issued by the Prime Minister on March 27, Dung said the current epidemic spread requires more drastic actions. He assured that while many countries report big surges in infection cases, the situation in Vietnam remains under control. The minister pointed out that there are now few arrivals from abroad in Vietnam due to the suspension of almost all international flights. Those allowed to enter Vietnam have all been put under concentrated quarantine. According to him, Vietnam took early and cautious steps in the fight. Dung stressed that if the country had failed to be vigilant, the situation could have been much worse. Elaborating on Directive 15’s measures including … [Read more...] about Minister calls on people to cooperate with government in COVID-19 fight

Singapore (VNA) – A special point of the ongoing 18th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore is that the interest of the participating countries has become more practical, which raises the voice of small countries clearer, a high-ranking defence official has said. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh also held that small countries now participate in the dialogue with an equal footing and voice compared to major powers, describing this as a new and progressive point in this forum. He further pointed out that the number of participants and contents of the dialogue is very large, and this manifests two aspects, namely more and more countries are interested in security in Asia-Pacific and security in the region is of great interest but many issues are emerging here. According to the official, the focus of attention of participating countries now is the relations among the large powers, how to solve the many disputes … [Read more...] about Shangri-La Dialogue: Interest of participants has become more practical

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs has proposed the Government issue a 20 trillion VND (843 million USD) bailout package to soften the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the proposal, an employee will be allowed to borrow 100 million VND(4,200 USD) and a producer or a small business will be allowed to borrow 2 billion VND (84,470 USD) with an interest rate of 3.96 percent annually, half of the current borrowing interest rate for poor households. The loans must be repaid within 12 months. The ministry also submitted three solutions to help businesses survive during the pandemic. To fund each of the solutions, the budget of each locality would be paid in advance to lend to local businesses and the amount will be refunded from revenue when liquidating businesses' assets, the ministry said. The ministry added that if the refund was not enough, the locality could report to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for further consideration. The … [Read more...] about Ministry proposes 843 million USD bailout package for businesses during COVID-19

The department has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to inform diplomatic representative agencies, consular offices and representative missions of international organisations, businesses and foreign workers in the city that they must strictly comply with the regulations. … [Read more...] about HCM City suspends granting new work permits to foreigners from pandemic-hit areas

General Ngo Xuan Lich This year’s dialogue includes six plenary sessions: The US vision for Indo-Pacific security; Korean security: The next steps; Asia’s evolving security order and its challenges; China and international security cooperation; Preventing conflict in contested domains; and Ensuring a resilient and stable region. … [Read more...] about Defense Minister to attend 18th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore