Stay updated with breaking news from Lai chavm. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 09:00 GMT+7 A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 testing from a customer at a drinking place in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22, 2021. Photo: Dan Thuan / Tuoi Tre Check out the news you should not miss today: Society Vietnam on Thursday morning reported no new cases of COVID-19, keeping the country’s tally at 2,412 with 1,804 recoveries, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the results of genetic sequencing, the Japanese expert who died in a hotel in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District in mid-February was identified as being infected with a new coronavirus variant circulating mainly in South Korea, Sri Lanka, India, and Taiwan, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long confirmed on Wednesday. ....
Ha Giang proposes dual-use airport construction in Bac Quang district 10:10 | 19/02/2021 In its comments to the Ministry of Transport on the draft master plan on Vietnamâs airport development for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, Ha Giang Peopleâs Committee proposed adding Ha Giang Airport. The cost for building an airport accessible by A320 aircraft or equivalents with a capacity of 2-3 million passengers per year comes to about VND4-5 trillion ($173.9-217.4 million) Ha Giang Airport was proposed for dual use (military and civil), to be located in Tan Quang commune, Bac Quang district following level II military airport and level 4C civil airport standards. ....
Tuesday, 00:50, 16/02/2021 VOV.VN - The tugging rituals and folk games were honored by UNESCO in 2015 as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, a multi-national project of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines, the first multi-national project ever recognized by UNESCO. The tugging game is always preceded by a worshiping ritual. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) In Vietnam, tugging is practiced in all regions, each differing from the others, mostly during spring festivals. To tug, players use bamboos, ropes, or a kind of extremely long and durable rattan rope called “song” in Vietnam. In some regions, they stand while tugging and in other regions, they sit on the ground. ....
ComfortDelGro registers first full-year operating loss of S$46.2 million Toggle share menu Advertisement ComfortDelGro registers first full-year operating loss of S$46.2 million File photo of ComfortDelGro s taxis parked at their vehicle inspection yard in Singapore. (Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su) 15 Feb 2021 06:24PM (Updated: 15 Feb 2021 06:30PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: ComfortDelGro on Monday (Feb 15) said that it registered its first full-year operating loss in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before taking into account Government relief packages. With economic activity coming to a near standstill in the markets it operates in, ComfortDelGro said it saw a full-year operating loss of S$46.2 million, compared with an operating profit of S$415.8 million in 2019. ....
Vietnam stock market among five best global gainers By Phuong Dong February 7, 2021 | 05:56 pm GMT+7 An investor looks at stock prices on a smartphone at a brokerage in HCMC s District 1, January 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran Vietnam’s stock market was a top five global performer last week with a single session loss and four consecutive gaining sessions. With a 6.65 percent increase to reach 1126.91 points, the VN-Index ranked fourth among the most active markets in the past week, according to StockQ.org. The top three on the list were India, Russia and Italy with respective increases of 9.91 percent, 7.13 percent and 6.73 percent. Vietnam was followed by Spain, with its stock market gaining 6.17 percent last week. ....