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Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on April 5 that it will adjust the frequency of its flights from Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang after the central city requires a 14-day quarantine period for passengers from the two major cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the carrier will conduct three flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on each route from April 7-15. It continues operating one flight a day from Hanoi to HCM City and vice versa. The carrier’s flight schedule at this time will flexibly rely on the reality. It commits to supporting passengers on domestic flights in changing their flights or routes as its current regulations. Crew members on all of its flights will be equipped with protective gears. They and passengers will have a body temperature check and must make health declarations before boarding flights. All planes will be disinfected after landing in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines adjusts flights to Da Nang due to new quarantine policy

Accordingly, Vietnamese people living, studying and working in Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia donated nearly 80,000 face masks, hundreds of bottles of antiseptic, protective gears and medical gloves to help the northern province of Vinh Phuc’s Son Loi commune and hospitals in Hanoi to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about Only one new case of COVID-19 reported in Vietnam today

The Ministry of Health (MoH) said on March 21, he returned to Việt Nam from London on flight number VN0050, seat 5A. After arriving at Cần Thơ Airport on March 22, he was sent to a quarantine camp at Bạc Liêu Province Military School. … [Read more...] about One new COVID-19 infection confirmed on Sunday, total hits 241

Hanoi (VNA) – Millions of labourers in Southeast Asia could lose their jobs as economies grind to a halt due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). In the policy paper on the Asia Pacific region issued on March 26, ESCAP noted that while exact data on the impact of the pandemic on employment remained unavailable, the impact is likely to be substantial as services and labour-intensive manufacturing comprise over 80 percent of the region's informal sector and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and contribute to most of the jobs in the region. The report stressed the need for countries with weak social protection systems to have ample policy space to save jobs and support minimum living standards for households. Meanwhile, in its report issued on April 3, the Asia Development Bank projected that growth in Southeast Asia will decelerate from 4.4 percent in 2019 to 1 percent … [Read more...] about COVID-19 to force millions of Southeast Asian labourers to lose jobs

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese publishing houses are offering free e-books to entertain their readers over the long break. The Kim Dong Publishing House is presenting a collection of colour picture books for preschoolers and elementary school students. The books consist of stories, poems and science knowledge relating to 10 different topics, including school, sea, health, sports, family, fruits, plants, seasons, animals and transport. Colouring pages and games are also featured. According to the Kim Dong Publishing House, there have been more than 21,000 downloads of these books since the release day on March 23. Nguyen Thu Ha, a mother of a five-year-old girl in Dong Nai province, said: “Thanks to Kim Dong, I have given presents to my daughter and she loved them a lot.” The books are available at website www.nxbkimdong.com.vn. The Chibooks Media Company is presenting a Vietnamese version of Covid-19 Prevention Handbook. The book is compiled by Yunnan … [Read more...] about Vietnamese publishers give free e-books to readers