Most illegals enter by air

A medical worker takes a sample from a local for Covid-19 testing. HCDC has warned that Chinese illegally entering Vietnam may cause new Covid-19 hotspots - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – If the Chinese who illegally enter HCMC are not detected and quarantined, they may be the source of Covid-19 community transmission and lead to new Covid-19 hotspots, according to the HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC). … [Read more...] about Chinese illegally entering Vietnam may cause new Covid-19 hotspots: HCDC

HCM City (VNA) – Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have so far busted 152 illegal entries since May. According to the municipal Central for Disease Control (CDC), most of the illegal migrants are from China (72 percent) and Cambodia (11 percent), with the remains being citizens of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea. Upon being detected, all of them were quarantined and tested for COVID-19 in line with regulations. One of them was tested negative for the virus and became Patient 912 in Vietnam. The patient, who is a Chinese citizen, illegally entered Vietnam via the northern border area together with seven others. They travelled to HCM City between July 27 and 29 and were arrested on July 30. The group was tested negative for three times. The fourth test showed the one negative case on August 12. As of August 14, the southern economic hub recorded 72 COVID-19 cases, including 61 recoveries. There were 51,217 locals, who returned from Da Nang city – the latest COVID-19 … [Read more...] about HCM City detects 152 illegal entries since May

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Court on August 14 sentenced two foreigners to 15 months imprisonment for illegally taking people abroad. They are 62-year-old Nagasawa Kazuaki from Japan and 38-year-old Lu Yu from China. According to the indictment, in October 2018, Zhu Yanhua, 49, from China, established Vibaserco Overseas Study Consulting Ltd., Co. in an attempt to send people abroad illegally. She employed Tran Dieu Thu, 28, residing in Lang Thuong ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi, as an interpreter and to perform some tasks regarding the sending of Vietnamese to Europe. In the ring, Hoang Manh Duong, 36, residing in Tu Nhien commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi; and Nguyen Trong Duong, 33, from Bao Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, the central province of Nghe An, were tasked with seeking customers. Those who want to go abroad will have to pay about 20,000 USD each. From April to October 2019, Zhu Yanhua and her accomplices found four people who wanted to … [Read more...] about Two foreigners sentenced for illegally sending people abroad

The residents were asked to stay home and go out only for necessary reasons like buying food, medicine, going to the hospitals or to avoid accidents and disasters. They must wear face masks when going out. Gatherings of more than two people are banned in public and each person must keep two metres apart. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia August 15

Three Vietnamese accomplices were responsible for sourcing customers. Between April and October 2019, Yanhua’s company had received four Vietnamese clients who wished to travel to Germany and France as tourists and then illegally remain to seek jobs. … [Read more...] about Two foreigners jailed for trying to smuggle Vietnamese to Europe