HCMC fines citizens $1,000 for not wearing masks
By Ha An April 28, 2021 | 04:23 pm GMT+7
A man in HCMC is given a face mask for free by a member of a patrol team. Photo by VnExpress/Ha An.
Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday fined 12 people VND24 million ($1,040) for not wearing masks in public.
At a restaurant on Huynh Van Banh Street of Phu Nhuan District, three employees and one customer were found not wearing masks and fined VND2 million each.
Six people at the September 23 Park near the Ben Thanh Market of District 1 were also fined for the same reason.
That same morning, a patrol team called on local residents to wear masks, keep their distances and medically declare themselves, adding those who refuse could be fined up to VND3 million. Those without masks would be provided ones for free by ward authorities.
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This file image shows a fireworks performance marking Reunification Day in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tu Trung / Tuoi Tre
The Ho Chi Minh City administration has called off all fireworks displays that were previously planned for the celebration of this year’s Reunification Day (April 30) given the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries.
The decision was announced by chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong during an urgent meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control on Monday morning.
There will be no pyrotechnic performances on this year’s Reunification Day, which will fall on Friday, chairman Phong asserted.
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Vietnam’s aviation market boasts huge potential for expansion. Illustration image
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has invested heavily in airport infrastructure development as Vietnam’s aviation market boasts huge potential for expansion, according to an official from the corporation.
Deputy head of ACV’s business and market development board Nguyen Quoc Hung said that more than 25 trillion VND (over 1 billion USD) has been poured into expanding infrastructure over the last five years to better serve the growth being seen in passenger and cargo traffic.