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The southern province of Ninh Thuan, a solar power hotspot, has been exempt from the change. Approved projects that begin commercial operations this year will enjoy the old tariff for 20 years. … [Read more...] about Vietnam cuts solar power buying price

"Patient 246" is a 33-year-old man from Yen Thanh District in the central province of Nghe An. He works as a chef in Moscow, Russia, and returned to Vietnam on Aeroflot flight SU290, seat 49F, on March 25. He tested positive on April 6 and is undergoing treatment at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District. … [Read more...] about Four new cases take Vietnam’s Covid-19 count to 249

Waste reduces Phu Quoc’s attractiveness to the Japanese Many tour operators operating in the Japanese market have expressed interest in taking their customers to Phu Quoc Island due to its beauty but have voiced concern over the pollution there.   … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc struggles to search for new dumping site

It donated VNĐ1.2 billion (US$51,207) in cash to support urgent public needs and those on the frontlines. Of this, it gave VNĐ800 million ($34,158) to the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) – HCM City and VNĐ200 million to the VFF – Đà Nẵng City while the remaining VNĐ200 million was contributed by its employees and trade unions to the Central Committee of the VFF. … [Read more...] about Latest covid-19 news in Vietnam and Southeast Asia on April 7 (updated hourly)

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on April 7 that he has decided to cancel the Khmer New Year celebrations scheduled for April 13-16 in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Speaking at a press conference, Hun Sen said State institutions and private firms should continue to work as usual, noting that the cancelled five-day holidays will be offset when the COVID-19 is over. “The government wants to reduce the travelling of people to prevent the spread of infection from one place to another. This m,easure is to prevent the people from contracting the virus,” he was quoted by a local newspaper. The same day, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said as from April 7, Cambodia will temporarily close all massage parlors and health spas across the country. Earlier this month, the country ordered the temporary closures of all schools, karaoke clubs, cinemas and museums nationwide. All religious gatherings at public areas were also banned. The … [Read more...] about Cambodia cancels Khmer New Year festivals amid COVID-19 outbreak