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The Hanoitimes - Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue suggested Hanoi should mobilize hotels for mass isolation of suspected Covid-19 patients. The Hanoi city government should fast-track its proposal to turn some hotels into quarantine establishments to meet real demand as the overseas Vietnamese and foreigners continue coming to the city, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue has stated. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue (Photo: VGP) According to Hue, while many people are willing to pay room charges for spending the mandatory quarantine at a hotel, relevant authorities have not discussed with accommodation establishments on paid isolation. “The city authorities need to submit the idea of paid isolation in hotels to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control,” Hue said at a meeting with the Hanoi Party Committee of Businesses on March 24, recognizing that many hotels are at risk of bankruptcy due to a lack of guests. Delegates at the meeting reported many industries are bearing the brunt of the pandemic, especially tourism and transportation. According to Hanoi Tourism Corporation, most hotels in Hanoi are reporting a occupancy rate of only 10-15%. Hoa Binh Hotel in Hoan Kiem district has accommodated 20 foreign senior experts for quarantining after receiving request from the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. Some tourism accommodations have registered to host people under paid quarantine, including one in Hoan Kiem District with 50 rooms and another in Ba Dinh District with 200 rooms. Currently, the initiative is under consideration. A military establishment turned into a quarantine center. Photo: Lao Dong newspaper At a meeting of the National Standing Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on the same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved a proposal of mobilizing …

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Vietnam logs no new COVID-19 infections on March 1 morning Vietnam documented zero COVID-19 infections in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on March 1, leaving the national tally unchanged at 2,448 patients, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Earlier, Vietnam reported 16 COVID-19 cases at 6pm on February 28, including 12 locally infected cases in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, and four imported cases in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Thap. Of the total infections, there were 1,542 domestically-transmitted cases, including 849 recorded since the latest outbreak hit the northern province of Hai Duong on January 27. Ten cities and provinces nationwide have gone through 16 consecutive days without any locally-infected cases of COVID-19, including Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City. Meanwhile, Hanoi has recorded 14 straight days of no coronavirus cases. A total 60,693 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, including 560 at hospitals, 12,298 at other quarantine sites, and 47,835 at home. Among patients under treatment, 62 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 53 twice, and 95 thrice. Report from the Treatment Sub-committee showed that Vietnam has seen 1,876 recoveries so far. In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration)./. Hai Duong dissolves COVID-19 treatment hospital No.1 Chairman of the Hai Duong provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duong Thai, who is also head of the provincial Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, on February 27 decided to …

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The Hanoitimes - In 2020, Hanoi targets to attract over US$5 billion in FDI, while investment promotion activities would focus on new markets, particularly member countries of the CPTPP and the EVFTA. The “Hanoi 2020 – Investment and Development Cooperation” conference, held on June 27, strongly promoted Hanoi as a safe and attractive investment destination in the post-Covid-19 era, according to Nguyen Gia Phuong, director of the Hanoi Promotion Agency. Leaders of Hanoi and the central goverment at the conference. Photo: Pham Hung. The first conference of this kind was held in 2016 when the city attracted 23 projects with investment capital of VND36.91 trillion (US$1.58 billion). In another conference one year later, the number of projects given an investment license increased to 48 worth VND74.36 trillion (US$3.19 billion). Notably, the 2018 edition of this conference, with 71 projects worth VND397 trillion (US$17.06 billion), laid the foundation for Hanoi to claim the top spot nationwide in two consecutive years of 2018 and 2019 in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction. In 2019, Hanoi attracted US$8.67 billion in FDI, the highest figure after 30 years of the open door policy. The actual FDI amounted to US$6.9 billion, up three-fold compared to that of in 2018. Japan is currently the largest investor to Hanoi with US$10.9 billion, followed by Singapore with US$8.2 billion, and South Korea with US$6.3 billion. This results reflect strong efforts by the local authorities in promoting investments and improving the business environment, Phuong said. For this year, the “Hanoi 2020 – Investment and Development Cooperation” was held right after the Covid-19 pandemic had been contained in the city. The event showed Hanoi’s determination to be the pioneer among Vietnam’s localities in rebooting the economy in the post-pandemic period. More importantly, the process would accelerate Hanoi’s administrative reform and enhance …

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