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Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He sent this piece to Tuoi Tre News as many foreigners in Vietnam have left or considered leaving for their home country owing to the financial toll of not being able to find work in times of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Many countries have also urged their citizens to return home while it is still a feasible option in light of travel restrictions and border lockdowns being rolled out by governments across the globe. … [Read more...] about Hanoi pets short of homes as COVID-19 forces owners to leave, deters new adoptive parents

"Patient 244", a 44-year-old Vietnamese woman, resides in Bo Trach District in the central province of Quang Binh. She worked at a fast food restaurant in Germany. She flew from Germany to Russia on Aeroflot flight SU2313 on seat 20F and later boarded the same flight as "Patient 243" on seat 40C. Her samples were tested on Monday by the Hanoi Center for Disease Control. … [Read more...] about Four new coronavirus infections bring national total to 245

Hanoi (VNA) – Singapore on April 6 announced a new stimulus package worth 5.1 billion SGD (3.55 billion USD) including wage support, waiver of levies and one-off payments to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unprecedented budget for extraordinary times, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat. The move came just over a week after the country unveiled support measures worth more than 30 billion USD to cope with the risk of an economic crisis. On April 5, the Singaporean Ministry of Health confirmed 120 new COVID-19 cases – the highest number reported in a single day in the country. So far, Singapore has recorded 1,309 cases tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, including six deaths. The Singaporean government has decided to close most workplaces from April 7 and schools from April 8, to prevent the spread of the pandemic. Accordingly, except for key economic sectors and essential services - such as food establishments, markets and supermarkets, … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Singapore announces new stimulus package to support economy

Hoa Binh (VNA) - The People’s Committee of northern Hoa Binh province has organised a teleconference to review the implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural area building in the first quarter of this year, and put forth tasks and solutions for the second quarter.  In 2020, more than 720 billion VND (30.6 million USD) sourced from the State budget will be allocated for the new-style area building programme in Hoa Binh.  To date, 88 out of 191 communes (46 percent) in Hoa Binh province have been recognised as new-style rural areas. After the merger of administrative units, 53 out of 131 communes (40.5 percent) have won the status.  In the time ahead, the programme will focus on enhancing the communication work to raise public awareness of new-style rural area building, intensifying leadership and improving the operational quality of all-level steering boards and coordination offices for new-style rural area building.  At the same … [Read more...] about Over 720 billion VND for new-style rural area building in Hoa Binh

An isolation facility in HCMC's District 7. Vietnam's cumulative total of Covid-19 infections stood at 241 on Monday morning, April 6, 2020 - PHOTO: THANH NIEN HCMC - The Health Ministry has not recorded any new Covid-19 cases in Vietnam for the second morning in a row, keeping the nation’s cumulative total of infections at 241. … [Read more...] about Vietnam continues to report no new Covid-19 cases