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HCM City (VNA) – Designing tours to safe places which have yet been hit by the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is among the choices most selected by travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta at this time. The epidemic, which hit 54 nations and territories as of 6:30am of February 28, has seriously affected the tourism sector in Vietnam in general and in the south in particular. Deputy Director of the Tourism Department of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa said that revenues of several big travel agents in the city in February decreased by 40-60 percent. The number of tourists going to the city by air in the month was down 28.3 percent compared to January and nearly 23 percent year-on-year. The number of tourists to other southern localities, including Can Tho city and Ben Tre province, also fell significantly. To make tourists feel secured, travel agents in the southern region have strictly complied with … [Read more...] about Southern travel agents improve products amid coronavirus outbreak

tourism businesses offer huge discounts to stimulate domestic demand hinh 0Nguyen Thi Khanh, Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association, said due to the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the southern city’s tourism industry has been forced to accelerate a restructuring process and has identified tourists travelling domestically as a key demographic. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB. 28

HCM City (VNA) – The fishery sector has been working to implement recommendations by the European Commission (EC) for the past two years to remove its illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) yellow card warning. The south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, for example, has gained profits thanks to measures taken to tackle IUU such as non-infringement of foreign waters and clear traceability of raw materials that helps boost prices. Head of the provincial fisheries sub-department Nguyen Trong Chanh said the EC’s recommendations are welcomed. The province has strengthened measures to punish fishing vessels that violate foreign waters. The province now has 430 ships equipped with GPS, and the remaining vessels will all be installed with the equipment in the first quarter of this year. Meanwhile, owners of fishing vessels in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have been informed of the importance of surveillance equipment. As of February, the province had … [Read more...] about Fishery sector works to remove IUU yellow card warning

Participants reported on the results of their findings on damage and demand, and measures of local governments to cope with the situation. Then, they gave recommendations to call for assistances from international organisations for the localities. They also shared ways to effectively use aid. … [Read more...] about International organisations to assist drought-affected localities