Pham Hong Quat, director general, NATEC and Leon Cai, regional director (Ho Chi Minh City), Enterprise Singapore The Vietnamese agency (NATEC) and Enterprise Singapore (ESG) have renewed their cooperation for another two years. What will be the focuses in the next stage? How will it benefit the innovation landscape for Singapore and Vietnam? Pham Hong Quat: Singapore is considered to be the hub of innovation as well as a “paradise” for startups, with startup-friendly policies including subsidies and a range of incubation schemes. With its advanced IT infrastructure, strong government support, intellectual property laws, and deep tech talent pools, Singapore has become a world-leading technology innovation centre. Thus, the cooperation between NATEC and ESG will provide an open space for best practices and know-how sharing, particularly on the crafting and execution of startup and innovation supporting policies, as well as building and operating startup hubs. Through market access programmes and joint events, Vietnamese startups will have a chance to experience and benefit from peer-to-peer learning with their counterparts. Operating in the world’s leading and most vibrant ecosystem, Singaporean startup founders and teams have admirable skills and qualities, for example, creative thinking; entrepreneurship and management skills; fundraising and management; as well as research and development (R&D). Moreover, there will be a high chance that our startups can find great partners or clients in a new market. One of the biggest concerns for Vietnamese startups might be how to get funding from venture capital funds or angel investors and how to manage them wisely, especially during the crisis. Thus, what they need to focus on is acquiring valuable know-how and skills from their counterparts and taking any opportunity to interact and learn from experienced investors and mentors. Leon Cai: The renewed MoU will build on existing partnerships between …
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Vietnam cuts all passenger transport services to and from Danang to curb virus spread
The Hanoitimes - Cargo flights and vehicles are not affected by this ban. The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport decided to suspend all passenger transport services to and from Danang from 12am of July 28, complying with a social distancing order in the resort city. Local tourists are waiting to check in at Danang airport on July 26. Photo: VnExpress The decision will be in place in next 15 days to deter the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the city. As such, all passenger flights between Danang and other localities are suspended. Regarding road transport, the ministry requested all inter/intra-provincial transport services including contracted cars, taxis, and buses from/to the city to stop, except for special cases. Passenger vehicles going through Danang are not to be allowed to stop and park in the city. Train services to Danang are also suspended. North-South passenger trains are not allowed to pick up or drop off passengers at Danang station. Ships and river boats must stop transporting passengers from and to Danang, except for special cases. Cargo flights and vehicles are not affected by this ban. In the evening of July 27, Vietnamese air carriers were ordered by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to increase the number of airplanes to airlift tourists out of the city before 12pm of the same day. From 12am of July 28, six districts with around one million people in Danang have been put under lockdown and transport services are banned in the city. As the first local virus infection was detected in Danang after months without community transmission, measures during the social distancing period will include wearing of face masks in public places and public means of transport, the suspension of non-essential services, entertainment activities and public transport, and limiting private vehicles. Meanwhile, three hospitals namely Danang Hospital, Danang C Hospital, and Danang Orthopedics and Rehabilitation …
Vietnam strives to stamp down Covid-19 in highly infectious Danang hospital
The Hanoitimes - The evacuation helps minimize infections and save the health staff. As a large number of new Covid-19 infections are linked to Danang Hospital that is under lockdown, Acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on August 1 urged that evacuation of must be done soon to prevent it from being a worse coronavirus hot spot. Acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at a teleconference on August 1. Photo: VnExpress It means that a number of health workers, patients, and caregivers will be quickly evacuated from the hospital to minimize transmission and save the medical force in case the battle against the pandemic lasts longer than expected. Long said medical staff will stay at hotels and travel between their hospital and hotels by cars provided by authorities like the measure taken at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi a few months ago. He added that the Ministry of Health will support Danang in this issue. In March, Vietnam’s largest hospital Bach Mai was put under lockdown after dozens of local were infections detected and traced back there. Some high-risk wards need to stop receiving patients, Long made the request at a teleconference with the health task force for Danang following a surge in the community infections. Health workers at University Medical Center of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Congan Since the first locally-infected case was confirmed in Danang on July 25, the majority of new infections are linked to three hospitals in this beach city, especially Danang Hospital. Long also asked the the task force which includes dozens of leading health professionals to keep patients under hemodialysis treatment separate from Covid-19 sufferers to prevent casualties among those with kidney failure. Danang Hospital, with 6,000 people including health workers, patietns, and patients’ relataives, has been relieved. So far, around 4,000 people have been relocated since the site was put under isolation on July 26. …
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