Vietnam ho chi minh tourism

Jakarta (VNA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out around 85 trillion rupiah (5.87 billion USD) of Indonesia’s tourism revenue so far this year, forcing business associations to call on the government to provide a greater stimulus for the virus-battered industry. The hotel and restaurant industry has lost nearly 70 trillion rupiah in revenue as leisure travel has come to a complete halt, while aviation and tour operators have lost 15 trillion rupiah in revenue, according to data from the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI). More than 95 percent of workers in the tourism sector are being furloughed without pay, PHRI chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani told lawmakers during a hearing on July 14, adding that 2,000 hotels and 8,000 restaurants closed during the first three months of the outbreak, which started in March in Indonesia. Hariyadi told lawmakers that the government’s tax incentives were not an effective measure to stop the bleeding, adding that many … [Read more...] about COVID-19 wipes out nearly 5.9 bln USD of Indonesia’s tourism revenue

The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam said it will work closely with the Vietnamese Embassy, the country’s Trade Office in the Philippines, the Vietnam Steel Association, and local firms in the near future in order to closely monitor developments in the case. It will also be prepared to conduct necessary activities aimed at protecting the legitimate rights and interests of domestic businesses. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JULY 15

Yet another way of looking at and measuring national industrial output, based on the ‘diversity and complexity’ of products, materials and services produced, actually places Vietnam at a higher level of manufacturing ability than either Australia or New Zealand and a host of supposedly more technologically sophisticated, advanced countries, according to Harvard Growth Labs' Economic Complexity Index. … [Read more...] about Ambitious Vietnam — Part 1: Growth and coronavirus impact

More than 100 players from eight countries and territories including Chinese Taipei, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Japan will compete in four categories – men’s and women’s doubles, and men’s and women’s singles. … [Read more...] about HCM City to holst Golden Racket int’l table tennis 2019

A survey carried out by Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies in 2017 revealed 84.8 percent of surveyed seniors in private nursing homes are satisfied with the health care services; with 79.5 percent satisfied with the care they were receiving and with the new friendships they had made. … [Read more...] about Young at heart: Vietnamese seniors embrace nursing home life