Wuhan coronavirus seen to cut tourism revenues in Asia, including the Philippines: Expert
MANILA, Jan 26, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. The influx of Chinese tourists to the…
Vietnam
Viet Nam is an economy of 92 million people. When it joined APEC in 1998, Viet Nam’s real GDP was recorded at USD 54 billion and its real per capita GDP was USD 696. By 2016, Viet Nam’s GDP has tripled at 164 billion, as did its per capita GDP, which stood at 2,170.
Singapore and Malaysia both report fourth confirmed coronavirus cases
SINGAPORE, Jan 25, 2020, AFP, SCMP. Singapore and Malaysia both reported their fourth confirmed cases…
Filipino bags first prize in ASEAN logo design contest
JAKARTA, Jan 25, 2020, The Manila Times. A Filipino graphic artist from Batangas won first…
Major Russian travel companies suspend sales of tours to China
MOSCOW, Jan 25, 2020, TASS. Russia’s biggest travel companies suspended sales of tours to China…
China says 25 people have died from the coronavirus as South Korea, Japan confirm second cases
BEIJING, Jan 24, 2020, CNBC. China’s National Health Commission said as many as 25 people…
Vietnam reports first novel coronavirus infection cases
HCM City, Jan 24, 2020, VNA. Two Chinese citizens have been quarantined at Ho Chi…
Thai tourism tumbles under blanket of smog, fat baht
BANGKOK, Jan 23, 2020, The Nation. The Association of Thai Travel Agents expects air pollution…
Vietnamese farm owners in Russia
HANOI, Jan 23, 2020, NDO. A number of Vietnamese people in the Russian Federation have…
Vietnam grants investment decision to $4B LNG project
BAC LIEU, Jan 22, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Authorities in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of…
Vietnam, Cambodia sign agreement against transnational crimes
HANOI, Jan 21, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Drug crime remains one of the biggest problems…
Vietnam aims for $9B worth of fishery exports in 2020
HANOI, Jan 21, 2020, VNA. Vietnam has targeted to earn 9 billion USD from fishery…
Vietnam targets to have 100,000 digital firms by 2030
HANOI, Jan 20, 2020, The Hanoi Times. In 2020, Vietnam would announce the strategy of…