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The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will host the first Mediterranean Food Festival in HCM City on March 27. File photo from the organsier’s Facebook page The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will host the first Mediterranean Food Festival in HCM City on March 27. The festival will offer a wide range of Mediterranean and Middle East food such as falafel (chickpea fritter), lamb, baba ganoush (roasted eggplant dip), kebabs and more. It will also present a selection of the finest in wine, Turkish coffee, and other beverages. The event will include a live band, belly dancers, games, local vendors, kid's zone, climbing, and skate bowl. The festival will take place from 12pm - 11pm at 188/1 Nguyễn Văn Hưởng Street in District 2. Admission fee is VNĐ30,000. — VNS … [Read more...] about Saigon Outcast to host Mediterranean food fest

The Hanoitimes - Vietnam has long requested foreign social media platforms to restrict content that it considers potentially toxic and harmful to its interests. Vietnam has advanced the fight against toxic content on the cyber space, with the quantity of violating content removed from Facebook and Google so far this year hitting a record high. Facebook users in Vietnam in January 2020. Source: NapoleonCat As of October 2020, Facebook removed 2,036 articles, up 500% from that in 2019, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said in a recent report sent to the National Assembly. Facebook has removed 286 accounts that falsify profiles of the country’s leaders and disseminate fake news that incites subversion of state power, causes hostile, and defames the leaders, according to the report. To give a hand to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, Facebook has removed 100% of fake news related to the global health crisis, including 11 accounts … [Read more...] about Vietnam hardens crackdown on toxic media content, with Facebook, Google concessions

Vietnam has seven new Covid-19 patients The Saigon Times A health worker collects samples of a local woman in Hai Duong Province for Covid-19 testing. The Health Ministry has confirmed seven fresh Covid-19 patients this evening, March 3 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Health Ministry has confirmed seven fresh Covid-19 patients, including two imported cases quarantined in Kien Giang Province and five locally-infected ones in Hai Duong Province, sending Vietnam’s caseload to 2,482 as of this evening, March 3. The two imported cases are local residents of HCMC, both aged 23. The two women entered the Ha Tien international border gate in Kien Giang on February 28 and were quarantined upon their arrival. They are under treatment at the Ha Tien City Medical Center in this Mekong Delta province. The five cases in Hai Duong, which is now the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, were linked to previously confirmed Covid-19 patients and had been placed in quarantine before. They … [Read more...] about Vietnam has seven new Covid-19 patients

Consultant proposes not adding new airports by 2030 The Saigon Times A view of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – The consultant of the national airport development plan in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 has proposed that new airport projects should not be added to the airport system by 2030 already approved by the prime minister as too many provinces have proposed developing airports. By 2050, the consultant proposed developing only Cao Bang airport, the local media reported. Based on the economic efficiency of the operational airports and the experience of other countries, the consultant has listed out six main criteria for the necessity and feasibility of new airports, comprising demand, contribution to socioeconomic development, national defense and emergency, natural conditions and their distance to central urban areas and adjacent airports. Based on these criteria, the consultant concluded that with 28 airports … [Read more...] about Consultant proposes not adding new airports by 2030

Four-day-long heat wave forecast to take hold across HCMC The Saigon Times Motorists wear clothing to protect them from the sun while traveling on the road. A heat wave is likely to descend on HCMC for four days starting tomorrow, March 4 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The southern weather center said that a heat wave is likely to descend on HCMC for four days starting tomorrow, March 4, with temperatures in the southern city expected to reach a maximum 34-35 degrees Celsius. The heat wave will go on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. everyday, the center added. Further, the scorching heat is forecast to spread to some southeastern provinces including Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong and Dong Nai, kicking off high temperatures at 35 degrees Celsius or even higher. The heat wave could also extend to provinces located in the western part of the Mekong Delta. The high temperatures coupled with low humidity in the afternoon will trigger sultriness across the south. Accordingly, local residents … [Read more...] about Four-day-long heat wave forecast to take hold across HCMC