Province quang ninh

They were immediately quarantined in the northern city of Hai Phong after landing at Van Don International Airport in neighboring Quang Ninh Province. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 3 imported COVID-19 cases, total now 866

More than 340 Vietnamese citizens from the US were brought home on a repatriation flight which landed at the Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 11. … [Read more...] about Over 340 Vietnamese people from the US return home

Before the second wave, Quang Ninh Province welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors a day. Ha Long Bay received 30,000 visitors each day. However, now over 500 tour boats only serve 200 visitors. Over 100 boat owners under Tuan Chau Boat Group and Sun Group Port Group have suspended business from August 1 to 29 to apply for tax relief. According to the boat owners, they still have to pay taxes, wages, insurances and other fees for VND5m to VND10m a month even there are no customers. On April 14, the Cruise Boat Branch of Ha Long asked the Taxation Department in Ha Long to provide support to boat owners amid the pandemic with adjusted tax rates. Nguyen Van Phuong, vice head of Cruise Boat Branch of Ha Long, said, "On April 27, the Taxation Department said there was no clear lump sum for them to calculate the taxes on. However, when the tourism activities were resumed on May 1, many owners complained that the tax rates remained the same as last year and they couldn't pay the tax … [Read more...] about Ha Long tour boat owners halt business due to Covid-19

Hanoi (VNA) - Some 15.7 million smartphone users had downloaded Bluezone, a locally-developed contact-tracing app to identify and alert people who have interacted with COVID-19 patients, as of 11am on August 11, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC). The number was 15.5 million higher than that on July 25, when Vietnam confirmed its first case of community transmission after 99 days, for an average of over a million downloads a day. The central city of Da Nang saw the highest rate of smartphone users downloading the app, at 34.13 percent. It was followed by the capital city of Hanoi with 23.83 percent; the northern province of Quang Ninh, 22.61 percent; Ho Chi Minh City, 22.05 percent; and the northern province of Bac Ninh,17.84 percent. As of August 6, thanks to the app, the health sector had verified 21 cases of F1 persons (who had close contact with COVID-19 patients, or F0), and F2 persons (who had been in close contact with F1). Minister of … [Read more...] about COVID-19 tracing app Bluezone hits 15.7 million users

This file image shows Singapore Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre Vietnam’s public opinion and experts/government often consider Singapore a model for Vietnamese development. What is the lesson Vietnam can learn from Singapore? Regarding the cooperation between the two nations, what is the most important advantage/lesson that Singapore can learn from Vietnam?  … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Singapore can learn from each other: ambassador