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Applying for a transportation business license under Decree 10 will not cause any significant disruption to ride-hailing services or Grab’s operations. Grab is operating in passenger transportation with fewer than nine-seat vehicles through its GrabCar services using electronic contracts. Therefore, the vehicles are required to affix a contract car badge on the front windshield, the logo of the transport co-operative on the car door, and the GrabCar stamp inside the front windshield. Thus, GrabCar vehicles only need to affix badges and stamps to meet the new regulations. … [Read more...] about Vietnam formalises legal framework for Grab and other ride-hailing platforms

According to the official, the 64-year-old man entered Vietnam in late December 2019 through Moc Bai Border Gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh and travelled to different provinces and cities across the country, including Ninh Binh province on March 17, HCM City from March 21 to 22 and Hanoi from March 22. He has blood cancer. On March 26, the patient was injured in an accident and was sent to Vietnam-France Hospital in an ambulance. He returned to a local hotel afterwards. On March 31, he started having a nosebleed and had an examination at Duc Giang General Hospital then was transferred to the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion. The patient was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 on April 3 and admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. Speaking at the meeting, chairman of the Long Bien District People's Committee, Nguyen Manh Ha explained that the man did not lie in the group of foreign people who need to be monitored or take viral … [Read more...] about Swedish man Covid-19 positive when treated for Hanoi traffic accident

Production is expected to begin in two weeks, after which Vingroup said it plans to sell these products to the Ministry of Health at the cost price of imported parts at VND22 million ($930) for each non-invasive ventilator and VND160 million ($6,800) for each invasive ventilator. … [Read more...] about Vingroup to produce ventilators as Covid-19 infections rise

Hai alleged these people of breaking the provisions in Vietnam’s Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Law on Handling of Administrative Violations, and the Penal Code by traveling to the province from COVID-19-affected areas. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese province explains charging returnees from Hanoi, Saigon for quarantine costs

Singaporean markets slumped on Friday after the city-state shutdown most businesses to fight the coronavirus, while the energy-heavy Thai index was boosted by rallying oil prices and hopes of stimulus to support its economy.       … [Read more...] about SE Asia Stocks-Thailand posts best week since 2015 on oil surge; Singapore down