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Vietnam's resumption of international flights must also be rolled out in line with the pandemic’s developments. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has outlined a detailed four-phased plan to resume international air services, which would allow the country to welcome back foreign tourists after months of imposing tight border controls. Accordingly, the first phase, slated for the last quarter of 2021, would see international commercial flights open to Vietnamese citizens with the approval of competent agencies. Passengers must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with the last dose administered at least 14 days prior to departure and undergone a negative RT-PCR or rapid antigen test within 72 hours before boarding. Otherwise, a certificate of recovery from Covid-19 issued no more than six months prior to the flight is required. In this phase, Vietnamese air carriers will cooperate with travel agencies to devise inbound flight packages, where passengers will pay … [Read more...] about Vietnam plans to resume int’l flights in Q4

Rises in drought, flooding, and other disasters in many countries need to be tackled now, Photo: Shutterstock 2009, COP15 Copenhagen: Great hope ends in great disappointment “The conclusion of a legally-binding climate agreement, valid for the whole world, which will be implemented as of 2012.” This was the central objective stated before the Copenhagen meeting, and meant reducing CO2 emissions to less than 50 per cent by 2050 compared to 1990. But three weeks before the beginning of COP15, China and the United States decided that the Copenhagen agreements would not be binding. The summit was described as failure and disaster by many governments and environmental organisations. 2010, COP16, Cancun: Creation of the Green Climate Fund Among the main agreements reached in Mexico just over a decade ago was the creation of the Green Climate Fund, which established an amount of $100 billion each year starting in 2020, and $30 billion for the period of 2010-2012 in order to … [Read more...] about Over a decade of climate conference milestones