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Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) and 20 domestic producers have recently attended an online international trade fair hosted by China to promote products for COVID-19 prevention and treatment. The event was organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Sichuan (CCPIT Sichuan) on the online communication and collaboration platform Dingtalk. It gathered various manufacturers from China, Vietnam, Canada, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and more. The participating Vietnamese companies were looking for materials, equipment and machines for production of medical supplies for the disease’s prevention and control. About 40 deals were signed between the Vietnamese and Chinese firms during the event. The VIETRADE is cooperating with relevant organizations to schedule more online trade fairs with China in a wide range of areas in the coming time./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins online int’l trade fair of medical products

Tokyo (VNA) – In a recent report on the programme to receive foreign intern trainees, the Japan International Cooperation Agency said the Republic of Korea (RoK) is emerging as a destination more preferable than Japan in the eyes of Southeast Asian trainees. According to the report, made on the basis of JICA’s interviews with government agencies in charge of sending trainees abroad of six Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, Northeast Asian economies of Japan, the RoK and China’s Taiwan are competing for labour from Southeast Asia. However, the RoK is preferable to foreign workers thanks to its efforts in improving working conditions. Japan’s NHK TV station quoted experts as saying they worry that this economy cannot attract skilled workers if it fails to improve the working conditions./. … [Read more...] about JICA: Southeast Asian trainees prefer RoK to Japan

Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian government recently announced a measure to assist workers employed in the tourism sector which is severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, it said the government will pay 20 percent of the workers’ minimum wages, adding that the financial measure will apply to those who are suspended from their jobs at hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and travel agencies. Payments will be made to employees in the tourism sector with links to the National Social Security Fund. The workers are required to attend a short training course by the Tourism Ministry. In addition, the Cambodian government will provide tax exemptions to businesses in the tourism sector in the cities of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Kep, Kampot, Bavet and Poipet until May. Chenda Clais, president of the Cambodian Hotel Association, said about 650,000 people were employed as hotel staffers, cooks, drivers, tour guides and travel agents but the number has … [Read more...] about Cambodian government offers financial support for tourism sector

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has decided to extend temporary residence permit for foreigners who are currently in the country and unable to leave because of travel restrictions or quarantine order related to COVID-19, according to the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security. Foreign nationals entering Vietnam visa-free or on tourist visas, including e-Visa, who had their period of stay expired but unable to leave the country because of the pandemic can apply for an extension of temporary residence of up to 30 days, the department said in a document issued on April 1. They can get guarantee of the embassy or consulate general of their country and lodge an application to the department. Their application must include passport/or equivalent documentation, proofs of temporary residence registration and health declaration, and an application form stamped by the embassy or consulate general of their home country. … [Read more...] about Temporary residence extended for foreigners unable to exit due to COVID-19

Hanoi (VNA) – Eleven more patients were declared to have recovered from COVID-19 in the afternoon of April 2, according to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, bringing the total number of patients given the all-clear in Vietnam to 75. … [Read more...] about Eleven more COVID-19 patients given all-clear on April 2