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Accordingly, passengers should stay in a country in the corona corridor for at least 30 days before boarding a flight to Vietnam. Passengers who transit through a third country will not be accepted. Moreover, they should present an ‘immune passport’ – a certificate indicating they test negative for the virus three days before their flight. … [Read more...] about Aviation authority proposes ‘travel bubble’ to receive foreign travelers

The company, which belongs to Singapore's LLHP Group, has signed distribution agreements with thousands of international suppliers and distributed over 200,000 items, including cosmetics, food & beverage, fashion, household appliances, pharmaceuticals and electronics items since entering Vietnam in 2015. … [Read more...] about E-commerce platform helps diverse foreign brands click in Vietnam

Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced on June 30 that seven foreign companies had confirmed plans to relocate production facilities to Indonesia, mostly from China. This is an encouraging signal for the country’s investment climate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. The relocation of factories of the seven companies, including the industrial conglomerate LG of the Republic of Korea and Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, is estimated to bring investment of 850 million USD to the country and potential employment for 30,000 workers, according to the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). Other companies that have reportedly confirmed their relocation include Taiwan-based audio equipment maker Meiloon, Japanese rubber products manufacturer Sagami, US-based light product maker Alpan, Taiwan-based tire-maker Kenda and Japanese automotive component manufacturer Denso. Speaking during his tour of the newly established Batang Industrial … [Read more...] about Many foreign companies relocate facilities to Indonesia

At a government meeting in Hanoi last week, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam was not yet ready to open up to international tourists given the lack of improvement in the global situation and the second wave of infections suffered by several countries in the region, including China and South Korea. … [Read more...] about HCMC grants special entry permission to 3,000 foreign specialists, families

"It also further exposed the hypocrisy of the so-called freedom of press and speech boasted by the US," said Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the ministry. "We strongly urge the US to abandon the Cold War mentality, ideological prejudice, and immediately stop and correct this practice that does harm to both sides." … [Read more...] about US designates 4 more Chinese media organizations as foreign diplomatic missions