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Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (Source: Metropole) Hanoi – Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has been awarded a five-star rating - the top level of recognition from Forbes Travel Guide in its independent assessment of luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. This is the second consecutive year Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has had its name in the rankings. In Forbes Travel Guide’s review for 2021, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi was praised as “a supremely beautiful hotel, inside and out”. Every corner is a compelling photo opportunity, especially in the gleaming historic wing and all-white inner courtyard, the review said. According to the review, Metropole Hanoi has a strong sense of pride in its Vietnamese heritage. Its staff dons an eye-catching array of ao dai costumes, walls glow with local art and ceramics, and detailed explanations of Vietnamese culture are sprinkled throughout the luxury hotel. Situated at 15 Ngo Quyen street in Hanoi since its opening in 1901, Sofitel … [Read more...] about Metropole Hanoi gets five-star rating from Forbes Travel Guide again

A cafe on Nguyễn Hữu Huân is closed off following local COVID-19 outbreaks in Hà Nội — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt The requirements include a distance of one metre from one customer to another or a shield between them. All restaurants have to report their COVID-19 prevention and control work via an app. Discos, bars, karaoke venues, online games shops, and sidewalk food stalls and trà đá (iced tea) mobile stalls will remain closed, however. Local authorities have also requested agencies to check COVID-19 prevention and control at religious facilities in preparation for their operations opening. At the city’s COVID-19 meeting on Monday, Deputy Director of the municipal health department Hoàng Đức Hạnh said the local outbreaks had been basically placed under control, with the city recording no new community cases for 14 consecutive days. However, new cases could still emerge, as foreign experts and technicians are allowed to enter the city, and students from across the nation … [Read more...] about Restaurants and cafes in Hanoi can reopen, street stalls and bars remain closed

Foreign ship arrivals down 6 percent in first two months Vietnam’s sea ports have berthed some 4,900 foreign vessels over the last two months, a decline of 6 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Marine Administration. The fall was due largely to the impact of COVID-19, which is resulting in major fluctuations in the transport sector, a representative of the administration said. Despite the lower number of foreign ships, the volume of import and export goods through ports grew. In January and February, 35.3 million tonnes of imports and 26 million tonnes of exports were handled at ports nationwide. The former represented an annual increase of 14 percent while the latter was as same as that last year. In particular, nearly 1.3 million TEUs for exports and 1.2 million for imports were handled during the period, up 32 and 16 percent, respectively, year-on-year; the highest growth since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, the arrival of domestic vessels totalled … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 3

Vietjet crew members wear face masks to prevent COVID-19 (Photo courtesy of Vietjet) Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) –  Vietjet has been certified with seven-stars , the world’s highest rating for COVID-19 compliance for global airlines by AirlineRatings . AirlineRatings, the world’s famous airline safety and product rating website, also named other renowned airlines such as Emirates, Etihad Airways, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Delta Air Lines, Jetblue, Lufthansa, Southwest, Air New Zealand, and KLM on its seven-star list. For full compliance, airlines must have seven criteria in place, including website information on COVID-19 procedures; face masks for passengers; deep clean of aircraft and protection equipment for the crew. The criteria also focuses on social distancing and modified meal services. Vietjet Vice President To Viet Thang said: “Our modern fleet is equipped with HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air system), which can filter up to 99.7 percent of dust, … [Read more...] about Vietjet certified with highest global rating for COVID-19 compliance

Tran Duc Ngoc received 10 months jail term and Dinh Tien Cong seven months on charges of theft, while Nguyen Van Duc received a suspended sentence for storing or buying illegally obtained property, according to Duc Tho District People’s Court. On November 10 last year, Ngoc and Cong stole nine dogs from Ha Tinh’s Duc Tho District and the neighboring Nghe An Province’s Nam Dan District using tazers. They then sold these dogs to a restaurant in Duc Tho for VND60,000-70,000 ($2.62-3.05) per kilogram. The culprits were seized the next day while trying to sell six live dogs weighing a combined 80 kilograms. Cong and Ngoc spent money from selling dogs on drugs. Vietnam consumes an estimated five million dogs a year, second only to China's 20 million. Many dogs served at restaurants are stolen pets sold to small, unregulated abattoirs. Dog theft is treated as a crime only when the stolen dogs are valued at more than VND2 million ($86). Vietnam has no law against trading in and … [Read more...] about Two jailed over stolen dogs