Culture - Sports
The organising committee of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (Para Games 11) has devised three scenarios in response to developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration.
Culture - Sports
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival in the central city of Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son district as National Intangible Heritage.
ASEAN
Malaysia’s labour productivity contracted by 5.4 percent in 2020, marking the first time since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) said on February 22.
Society
Students in the northern province of Quang Ninh will return to school from March 1 after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday was extended due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
World
Indonesia’s Ministry of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is planning to form a geothermal group in 2021 which is expected to become the largest in the world.
Business
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,140 VND per USD on February 23, up 15 VND from the previous day.
Business
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to give in-principle approval to a project to build infrastructure of Yen Phong II-A Industrial Park (IP) in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
World
The Ministry of Health of Laos on February 22 called on the people nationwide to be vigilant against dengue fever, towards effectively controlling the spread of the disease as the number of cases is increasing rapidly across the country.