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The administration of Ho Chi Minh City on March 27 issued an official directive outlining the penalties for those who fail to comply with measures enacted to prevent and control COVID-19, including a VND100,000-300,000 (US$4.3-12.9) fine for face mask wearing violations. … [Read more...] about 10,000 face masks seized near Ho Chi Minh City airport

Hanoi’s busiest bus station Giap Bat is deserted on March 31 due to the drastic drop in travel demands. Hanoi’s air quality in March reported an improvement partly due to the reduction of traffic flow. — VNA/VNS Photo Doan Tuan The concentration of fine dust PM2.5 still exceeded Vietnam’s standard of 50 micrograms per one cu.m of air on some days, however, the pollution level showed a downward trend compared to January and February. … [Read more...] about Hanoi air quality improves in March thanks to COVID-19

Also at the meeting, Standing Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem asked localities to be proactive in the prevention of epidemic, drastically carry out the five on-spot plan, instantly enhance dissemination of information about disease prevention measures as well as raise awareness of people so that they abide by the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 “Only going out when necessary”. … [Read more...] about District authorities should provide timely assistance to poor households

Hanoi (VNA) – The ASEAN Film Week 2020 is scheduled to be organised in Vietnam in June or July to mark Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year. The event, which will take place in Hanoi, central Da Nang city, and Ho Chi Minh City, will introduce outstanding films of ASEAN member states. Accordingly, each nationa will choose one film to send to the organsing board. The selected film should demonstrate the cultural indentity as well as the beauty of natural landscapes and people of the host country. The films will be screened for free in the three major cities of Vietnam. Themed “ASEAN Cohesion and Proactive Adaptation”, the event is expected to help audience understand more about cultures, lives and peoples of ASEAN member states, and contribute to enhancing mutual understanding, thus creating a foundation to expand cooperation in economics and politics. It is also hoped to help increase the role and position of Vietnam as the Chair of ASEAN this year, affirming … [Read more...] about Vietnam to hold ASEAN Film Week in mid-year

HCM City (VNA) – Real estate business and housing construction in Ho Chi Minh City have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant decreases recorded in supply and demand, according to market watchers. By the end of the first quarter, rent for the ground floor and first floor property in the downtown area of the city had fallen by 11 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, while rent in the suburbs was down 15.9 percent. For the office market, the average rent of Grade-A offices in Q1 was 44.6 USD per sq.m per month, down 1.2 percent against the previous quarter and 3.6 percent year-on-year. Senior Director and Head of Valuation and Market Research Services at CBRE Vietnam Duong Thuy Dung said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, the office market could reshape, with tenants starting to pay more attention to the health of employees by choosing high-quality buildings instead of just saving money as before. So buildings which are environmentally friendly … [Read more...] about Real estate supply, demand in HCM City decrease amid COVID-19 outbreak