The HCM City - Long Thành - Dầu Giây Expressway is expected to be widened to 10-12 lanes. The Ministry of Transport has urged localities in the southeast region to improve transport infrastructure over the next five years. — Photo courtesy of Đồng Nai Department of Transport HCM CITY — The Ministry of Transport has urged localities in the southeast region to speed up major transport projects by diversifying the sources of capital over the next five years. Speaking at a recent online meeting, Nguyễn Văn Thể, Minister of Transport, said: "A lack of regional connectivity and overloaded roads at major gateways remains an issue in the region." Thể has urged localities in the region to speed up implementation of major projects in the region in the 2021-2025 period, with priority given to the expansion of HCM City - Long Thành - Dầu Giây expressway, and construction of Bến Lức - Long Thành expressway, Biên Hòa - Vũng Tàu expressway, HCM City - Mộc Bài, and Ring Roads 2 and 3. Other … [Read more...] about Southeast region speeds up major transport projects to relieve congestion
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US, EU say vaccine programs on track as global deaths hit 2.5 mn
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 25: Lorraine Harvey, an in home care worker, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Rudolfo Garcia at a clinic at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles on February 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. African Americans and Latinos comprise a majority of the South LA community and are dying of COVID-19 at a rate significantly higher than whites. Vaccine equity has also lagged in South Los Angeles relative to some more wealthy areas. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP) Brazil hit 250,000 fatalities -- the second-highest national death toll after the US -- while the worldwide vaccine campaign received the royal endorsement of Queen Elizabeth II, 94, who urged people not to be wary of the injection. President Joe Biden declared the US rollout is now "weeks ahead of schedule" as he celebrated 50 million vaccines administered since he took office on January 20, but he warned Americans to keep masking … [Read more...] about US, EU say vaccine programs on track as global deaths hit 2.5 mn
Local businesses face risks of disruption under Covid-19 outbreak
The Hanoitimes - Many businesses are in shortage of workforce after a long-break Tet holiday, as travel remains restricted between different localities. A prolonged Covid-19 in a number of provinces and cities is putting local businesses under serious stress to avoid disruption of operations. A Covid-19 checkpoint at An Duong district, Hai Phong city. Source: Phapluatxahoi.vn The Private Economic Development Research Board (Board IV) revealed the information following its quick survey with 12 business associations from February 19-22. In the survey, the majority of respondents said they forecast the Covid-19 pandemic to stay in long-term and have adjusted their operations to better cope with the situation. However, businesses are facing some common problems, including shortage of workers after a long-break Tet holiday as travel remains restricted between different localities. The Covid-19 pandemic also causes severe impacts on the transportation sector, … [Read more...] about Local businesses face risks of disruption under Covid-19 outbreak
Hundreds of Vietnamese seafood firms permited to export to Taiwan
Taiwan has mainly imported from Việt Nam frozen/fresh tiger and white-leg shrimp and frozen pangasius fillet. Photo baodansinh.vn HÀ NỘI — The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has announced a list of 697 Vietnamese seafood enterprises permitted to export their products to Taiwan, reported the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Processors and Exporters (VASEP). This list of eligible Vietnamese seafood enterprises is valid from February 23, 2021, according to the TFDA's announcement sent to the Việt Nam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, the association said. The VASEP said Taiwan is not among the top 10 seafood export markets of Việt Nam. But this market also has a relatively stable seafood import value from Việt Nam with more than US$100 million per year, accounting for 1.3 to 1.8 per cent of national total seafood exports in recent years. This market mainly imports frozen/fresh tiger and white-leg shrimp, frozen pangasius fillet, processed shrimp, surimi, … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Vietnamese seafood firms permited to export to Taiwan
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 1
Vietnam logs no new COVID-19 infections on March 1 morning Vietnam documented zero COVID-19 infections in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on March 1, leaving the national tally unchanged at 2,448 patients, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Earlier, Vietnam reported 16 COVID-19 cases at 6pm on February 28, including 12 locally infected cases in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, and four imported cases in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Thap. Of the total infections, there were 1,542 domestically-transmitted cases, including 849 recorded since the latest outbreak hit the northern province of Hai Duong on January 27. Ten cities and provinces nationwide have gone through 16 consecutive days without any locally-infected cases of COVID-19, including Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 1