"Patient 167" is a 20-year-old Danish woman who was traveling in Vietnam and staying at a hotel in Hanoi Hoan Kiem District with her boyfriend, whose nationality is yet to be revealed. They landed in Hanoi March 8 on Qatar Airways flight QR0976, seats 37K and 37J. The couple stayed at a hotel on Hang Chieu Street in Hoan Kiem from March 9-12. On March 12, they took a Ngoc Son sleeper bus to Ha Giang Province in the northern highlands bordering China and stayed there until March 15 at the Jasmine-Phuong Thien hotel. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Covid-19 count 169 as six more test positive
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Vietnam, Singapore strengthen relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic
Furthermore, Singapore companies are keen to partner with Vietnam in new areas such as the digital consumer and lifestyle sector, high-tech manufacturing, digital start-ups, renewable energy, and sustainable urban solutions. To facilitate these growing trade and business links, Vietnam and Singapore are discussing how to reopen borders for essential business travel safely and gradually, when the time is right. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Singapore strengthen relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic
Food donated to save zoo animals in HCM City
Covid-19 has not only affected the human life but also the animals at the zoo. In early August, Saigon Zoo which has been in operation for 156 years has called on the public to help it care for 1,500 animals amid the pandemic due to a lack of visitors. The zoo had to close for two months during the first wave and was forced to quickly close again in the second wave. The zoo used to earn VND330m (USD14,100) a day but its revenue dropped to VND15m a day. As a result, 270 staff members at the zoo agreed to cut their monthly salary by 30% and use it to buy food for the animals. However, it still was not enough and over 1,300 animals at the zoo may face hunger. On August 5, the zoo had called for the public to help them take care of the animals. Responding to the call, thousands of people across the country donated fruits and vegetables and over VND2.5bn (USD107,400) to the zoo. Nguyen Ba Phu, the deputy director of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden Company, said they were grateful for the … [Read more...] about Food donated to save zoo animals in HCM City
Vietnam’s 5,000-resident island in temporary blackout after transmission tower damaged
About 5,000 residents on Hon Tre Island off the southern Vietnamese province of Kien Giang lived with no power for 18 hours on Saturday after one transmission tower that is part of a sea-crossing power line was damaged in an alleged collision. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s 5,000-resident island in temporary blackout after transmission tower damaged
Mekkhala to hit China, heavy rain to lash northern Vietnam
The National Centre of Hydro-meteorology and Forecasting (NCHMF) reported at 4am August 11 Mekkhala was heading toward Fujian at a speed of 90kph near its centre. In the next 6-12 hours the storm is forecast to make landfall on the southern coast of the Chinese province and quickly weaken into a tropical low pressure. … [Read more...] about Mekkhala to hit China, heavy rain to lash northern Vietnam
