Ministry of transport on february

Due to the pandemic, the railway industry saw a decline in number of passengers but still had to maintain operations. Since February, about 3,000 workers have been furloughed or worked only on a shift basis. VNR has proposed the Government support its business with tax exemptions, fee reductions or by freezing debts. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Railways estimates 60 million USD loss due to COVID-19

Hanoi (VNA) – The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference. We, the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States, gathered for the 36th ASEAN Summit on 26 June 2020.  Under the theme of Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN in 2020, we underscored the need to enhance ASEAN’s unity, cooperation and solidarity, economic integration, ASEAN awareness and identity, and emphasized the importance of promoting ASEAN pro-activeness and capacity in seizing opportunities as well as in addressing the challenges brought about by rapid changes in the regional and global landscape. We recognized the unprecedented challenges posed by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the region and the world. We noted with grave concerns the human cost and socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 and reaffirmed our commitment to implementing targeted policies to assure our peoples that … [Read more...] about Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

Visitors tour Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on cyclos in this undated photo. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre At least 30 enterprises out of 200 Quang Nam Tourism Association members in Hoi An have signed a pledge to build a ‘green tourism’ program, said Phan Xuan Thanh, president of the association. … [Read more...] about Quang Nam event kickstarts Tuoi Tre’s tourism stimulus program

“At the same time, we continue to see sustained volume in Vietnamese exports to the bloc, and have made enhancements to our network to help Vietnamese businesses, particularly in high-tech and retail, maintain their competitive edge,” he added. “With the upcoming official entry of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in 2020, we look forward to working with more small- and medium-sized enterprises and large multinationals across a range of industries to help them enter and succeed in the EU – a market which now has even greater accessibility for Vietnamese businesses of all.” … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 30

Both nations also backed the early convening of the Special Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to implement the outcomes of the earlier Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on COVID-19 last April and agreed on the importance of enhancing regional cooperation on prevention and control of the disease./. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia June 1