As for Hanoi, HCMC and other localities at a high risk of air pollution, the Government leader asked for the development and deployment of plans to control air quality, direct the employment of response plans in case of serious air pollution, test exhaust emissions and evaluate the impact of coarse dust particles, 2.5-10 micrometers in diameter, before December 31. … [Read more...] about PM asks Hanoi, HCMC to eliminate old vehicles
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China’s latest COVID outbreak worst since March 2020
An independent panel of experts reviewing the pandemic, led by former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark and former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied more forceful public health measures in January last year to curb the initial outbreak. … [Read more...] about China’s latest COVID outbreak worst since March 2020
Taiwan cancels major festival as domestic COVID-19 cases rise
The Taiwan Lantern Festival, an annual celebration to mark the end of the upcoming Lunar New Year in mid-February, will be cancelled this year because of COVID-19, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said, citing the recent local infection cases. … [Read more...] about Taiwan cancels major festival as domestic COVID-19 cases rise
CPV Congress journalists to be Covid-tested
Foreign reporters have to register with the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Covid-19 tests. Roughly 4,000 delegates who will participate in the coming 13th National Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party will experience Covid-19 tests on January 18-23. On January 10, more than 6,000 police and army men on a security drill in Hanoi for the Communist Party of Vietnam’s 13th Congress that is slated to take place on January 25 to February 2 at the National Convention Centre in Nam Tu Liem District. … [Read more...] about CPV Congress journalists to be Covid-tested
