“In the context of the unpredictably developing Covid-19 in the region and around the world, to ensure the efficiency of the nation’s preventive measures, the Vietnamese Government has decided to temporarily suspend all entries at border gates and roads along the borders with Laos and Cambodia from April 1,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today, March 31. … [Read more...] about Vietnam temporarily closes southwestern borders
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Textile makers skirt virus disruptions
According to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh, both the EU and the US could take up to 10 weeks to overcome the health crisis. During this period, Khanh said businesses should pay more attention to markets recovering from the pandemic like China, South Korea, and Japan, as the demand will rise significantly after the crisis. … [Read more...] about Textile makers skirt virus disruptions
Solutions needed to support COVID-19-affected labourers
The second group is labourers who are working in Foreign Direct Investment enterprises, returned to their hometowns (affected areas) during the Tết (Lunar) New Year holidays and then came back to their enterprises right at the time of the outbreak of COVID-19 and were forced to be quarantined. In this case, enterprises should not only use current labourers but also have strategies to attract local labourers as well as labourers in non-affected areas to fix the situation. … [Read more...] about Solutions needed to support COVID-19-affected labourers
