Starting from February 24, all incoming travellers from epidemic-hit areas including South Korea's Daegu City and Gyeongsangbuk Province shall be isolated for 14 days. Around 200,000 Vietnamese people are living in South Korea, including up to 8,285 in Daegu City. They remain safe amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea to carry out measures to protect Vietnamese nationals from the spread of coronavirus. According to the embassy, Daegu City is home to 8,285 Vietnamese, while 18,502 Vietnamese live in Gyeongsangbuk Province. To date, no Vietnamese person has been infected. In case of emergency, they are advised to contact the hotline at the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea on +82 10-3622-6618 or +84 981 84 84 84. The Vietnamese overseas labour department in South Korea has also announced the phone number +82 103 248. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese people urged not to leave South Korea
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Ninh Thuận Province struggles to feed livestock
NINH THUẬN – Farmers in the south central province of Ninh Thuận are struggling to find natural food and water for their animals as prolonged hot weather causes pasture lands to dried up. … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuận Province struggles to feed livestock
1,000 ‘green’ houses to be developed in Việt Nam in 2020
Entitled 'Millions of green houses', the project was launched by the VCCA and local NGO GreenID in September 2019, aiming to accelerate efficient energy use and the development of rooftop photovoltaic power stations in 1 million houses and buildings in Việt Nam by 2030. … [Read more...] about 1,000 ‘green’ houses to be developed in Việt Nam in 2020
HCM City considers evening transport of goods to reduce traffic jams
Nguyen Ngoc Tuong, deputy director of the city’s Transportation Safety Committee, said that the Transport Department has several months until June to develop a night plan and submit it to the city's People’s Committee. Feedback will then be gathered to review the plan. … [Read more...] about HCM City considers evening transport of goods to reduce traffic jams
S Korean visitors expose holes in coronavirus response
At a government Monday afternoon, Deputy Health Minister Do Xuan Tuyen said the National Steering Committee for Coronavirus Prevention and Control decided to assign the task of quarantining people coming from virus-hit areas, including Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk Province in South Korea, to the Mnistry of National Defense. … [Read more...] about S Korean visitors expose holes in coronavirus response
