Taxis which can be hailed by EMDDI – a common app operated by 17 Vietnamese taxi companies – park in front of a building in Hanoi, Vietnam, December 10, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre The alliance includes taxi operators of high-quality services and has put together a task force that carries out checks on its members’ performance and handles customer complaints, the representative said. … [Read more...] about 17 Vietnamese taxi companies unite against ride-sharing services
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Two imported COVID-19 cases, 22 recoveries reported
Hanoi (VNA) – Two imported cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 18, raising the national count to 1,539, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The two new cases are a 28-year-old Vietnamese man returning from the US, and a 59-year-old Costa Rican expert who arrived in Vietnam from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They tested positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 while being quarantined after arriving in Vietnam Also on January 18, 22 patients were given the all-clear, raising the number of recovered patients to 1,402. The fatalities remain at 35. Among patients still under treatment, 11 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 10 twice and nine thrice. As many as 17,954 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined across the country, with 135 at hospitals, 16,466 at designated facilities and 1,353 at home or in their … [Read more...] about Two imported COVID-19 cases, 22 recoveries reported
VN-Index ends in the red as bluechips sink
Some of the biggest gainers among large-cap stocks were consumer goods producer MSN, up 2.26% to VND95,100, and sugar maker SBT, up 5% to VND25,000. Besides, retailer VRE and jewelry company PNJ increased 1.8% to VND37,350 and 1.7% to VND83,900, respectively. … [Read more...] about VN-Index ends in the red as bluechips sink