Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has stated that in the time to come, it will suspend the granting of new working licenses to foreign labourers who come from areas hit by the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during the time of epidemic announced by Vietnam. A representative of the ministry further said besides serious measures to fight the disease, the ministry is also attaching importance to the communications work and asking localities to continue reviewing, controlling the number of Chinese labourers, and advising those who came back to their country to not return to Vietnam to work. If they return for work, they must be quarantined for 14 days as prescribed by medical authorities. The exit by Vietnamese labourers working abroad should also be postponed if needed, the representative added. Updates by the 63 provinces and cities show that as of 4:00pm of February 20, there were 34,423 Chinese labourers who … [Read more...] about New working licenses for foreign labourers to be suspended
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Work on HCM City’s Metro Line No.2 to begin next year
Work on Ho Chi Minh City’s Metro Line No.2, connecting Ben Thanh Market and Tham Luong, will start in 2021, according to the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR). The MAUR said it is taking all required steps for the bidding process to complete this year. As the land acquisition process is underway, Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tran Luu Quang has urged relevant agencies to pay more attention to the project and complete land clearance in June. The line’s construction is expected to finish in 2025 so that the project can be put into use in 2026, two years later than the initial 2024 goal. The city’s Ben Thanh – Tham Luong Metro Line will have 10 stations and span more than 11 kilometres through districts 1, 2, 3, 10, 12, Tan Binh and Tan Phu. Trains will travel underground for about 9.2 kilometres. When completed, the metro line will connect the Thu Thiem new urban area with downtown HCM City and neighbourhoods in the … [Read more...] about Work on HCM City’s Metro Line No.2 to begin next year
Da Nang closely monitors tourists visiting from South Korea amid new coronavirus outbreak
“More than half the additional cases were found to be linked to a Shincheonji Church of Jesus congregation in the southeastern city of Daegu after a 61-year-old woman known as 'Patient 31' who attended services at the church tested positive for the virus last week,” the news agency said. … [Read more...] about Da Nang closely monitors tourists visiting from South Korea amid new coronavirus outbreak
PV Drilling secures new drilling contract with Brunei partner
Moreover, this contract is also an opportunity for PV Drilling to prove its capacity in providing services to BSP for the first time. It is also the longest drilling contract that PV Drilling has won, laying the foundation for the firm to penetrate deeply into the drilling market in Brunei. … [Read more...] about PV Drilling secures new drilling contract with Brunei partner
Will new legal document bring investors back to condotel market?
Owners of Cocobay Da Nang condotels propose solution to profit problem Many owners of units at the Cocobay Da Nang condotel project have proposed to convert profits owed by Thanh Do Company into land or houses at Cocobay, according to a statement from Thanh Do. … [Read more...] about Will new legal document bring investors back to condotel market?
