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IFC provides US$40 million to facilitate SMEs’ post-pandemic recovery
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a US$40 million loan to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam make a resilient recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic through the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank).
Ninh Thuan deports 10 Chinese who entered Vietnam illegally
The competent forces of Ninh Thuan Province deported 10 Chinese citizens who had earlier entered Vietnam illegally, after they completed a mandatory quarantine period and tested negative for COVID-19 three times.
The “fields” of rice vermicelli
Thanh Long Commune in Nong Cong District of Thanh Hoa Province has been known for the craft of making miến, a version of Vietnamese rice vermicelli, for the past 30 years.
Norway provides US$1.3 million for waste management project in Vietnam
The Government of Norway will provide US$1.3 million for a project to scale up integrated and inclusive waste management models by empowering the informal sector and fostering the circular economy in Vietnam.
Arguably Kon Tum’s best culinary delight
Kon Tum Province in the north of the Central Highlands is bestowed with a long list of mountainous specialties.
One more airline pilots COVID-19 vaccine passport program
Vietjet Air has piloted the IATA Travel Pass, developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), making it the second carrier in Vietnam to pilot using COVID-19 vaccine passports, said Dinh Viet Phuong, managing director of the air carrier, on June 10.
Quang Ninh allows reopening of tourist sites, non-essential services
Tourist destinations, places of worship and several non-essential services in Quang Ninh Province were allowed to reopen from 12.00 p.m. on June 8, to serve the province’s tourists and customers.
HCM City plans to build 1,000-bed field hospital
Ho Chi Minh City will build a new field hospital with 1,000 beds at Phu Tho Stadium in District 11 if the number of COVID-19 infections reaches over 1,000.
Coastal city’s fish noodle soup
Visitors to the central coastal city of Nha Trang should not miss its distinctive seafood specialty—Nha Trang-style fish noodle soup.
COVID-19 vaccination tours to US postponed
Travel firms will suspend advertisements for their tour packages for Vietnamese citizens to the United States inclusive of COVID-19 vaccinations and will not organize the tours this year.