According to a recent VNR report on the effect of COVID-19, between January 25 to February 12, 2020, Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (Haraco) and Saigon Railway Transport JSC (SARATRANS) saw a decrease of 14,000 and 47,000 passengers on-year. As a result, Haraco and SARATRANS – the two largest passenger train operators in Vietnam under VNR – suspended a total of 75 passenger trains, resulting in a loss of VND46 billion ($2 million) during this period. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Railways and VinaChem sign new co-operation agreement for 2020
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UNIS Hanoi’s distance learning lessons go global
UNIS Hanoi’s rapid response to the unexpected circumstances has resulted in requests for support from other schools in Viet Nam and farther afield. Ms Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, who has worked at UNIS Hanoi for a decade, paid a visit to a local government primary school last week to show their teachers how to conduct distance learning successfully. She said: “We have a longstanding relationship with the Dong Ngac B School. Since the closures, they have found it difficult to manage online teaching and learning. They weren’t very confident with platforms such as Zoom or Google Hangouts and they didn’t know how to make it effective for their big classroom sizes, so I offered to give them two training sessions. After one week, they say their confidence with technology has grown.” … [Read more...] about UNIS Hanoi’s distance learning lessons go global
Korean Air donates bicycles to Vietnamese schools Korean Air, the larges
The airline has been sponsoring flight tickets for the Vietnam national football coach Park Hang-seo through its “Excellence Programme” since January 2019. Korean Air currently operates flights from Incheon to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi 21 times a week, and flights to Danang and Nha Trang 14 and seven times a week respectively. … [Read more...] about Korean Air donates bicycles to Vietnamese schools Korean Air, the larges
South Koreans in Vietnam avoid popular haunts amid epidemic
"It decreased by 30-40 percent during the Tet (Lunar New Year) break (from January 23-29), and is even worse these days," Tran Van Giap, 44, its manager says, adding Koreans are avoiding crowds while Vietnamese do not want to have contact with Koreans due to the fear of infection. … [Read more...] about South Koreans in Vietnam avoid popular haunts amid epidemic
Hanoi to establish two field hospitals to prevent Covid-19
Reports from Hanoi's districts showed that 414 people have arrived in Hanoi from South Korea’s epidemic epicenters in the past 14 days, including 23 from Daegu city (22 Vietnamese and one South Korean), 15 from North Gyeongsang province (13 Vietnamese and two South Koreans). … [Read more...] about Hanoi to establish two field hospitals to prevent Covid-19
