COMMERCIAL BANKS CUT PROFIT TARGET AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Many banks in Vietnam have reduced their profit target for 2020, and plan to support companies severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
PM ASKS FOR QUICK REPATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE STRANDED AT FOREIGN AIRPORTS
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has tasked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to have plan to repatriate Vietnamese who are being stranded at foreign airports.
GOV’T ANNOUNCES NEW FEED-IN-TARIFFS FOR SOLAR PROJECTS
Accordingly, feed-in-tariff for projects approved by competent authorities before November 23, 2019 and starting commercial operations (part of the project or the whole project) between Junly 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 shall be:
COVID-19 UPDATE - ENTRY RESTRICTION ON NON-HONG KONG RESIDENTS COMING FROM OVERSEAS EXTENDED
Further to our email to you on March 24, the HKSAR Government has decided to extend, until further notice, the entry restriction on non-Hong Kong residents coming from overseas countries or regions by plane and those having been to overseas countries or regions in the past 14 days preceding arrival at Hong Kong. All transit services at the Hong Kong International Airport will also continue to be suspended until further notice.
REAL ESTATE MARKET HAS LOWEST TRANSACTION VOLUME IN Q1: VARS
The domestic real estate market in the first quarter had the lowest transaction volume in the past four years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Việt Nam Association of Real Estate Brokers (VARS) said.
GOV'T ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
The Government Office late Friday issued a document detailing the instructions on the implementation of Prime Minister’s Directive 16 regarding a 14-day nationwide stay-at-home order and social distancing measures starting April 1 to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
WEBINAR INVITATION: INTELLIGENT STERILIZATION ROBOT (ISR) TO ENSURE A VIRUS-FREE WORK ENVIRONMENT – 9 APRIL 2020
Workplace hygiene is of utmost importance in this COVID-19 season. IDHKBA is inviting Time Medical to share about their ISR in the coming webinar. Time Medical is a Hong Kong company which develop the world’s first intelligent robot which has integrated both vaporization disinfection feature and UV-C disinfection in one robot. This ISR is now serving in Hong Kong International Airport to ensure a hygiene environment for everyone.
GUIDELINES ON EXTENSION OF FOREIGNERS’ TEMPORARY RESIDENCE DUE TO COVID-19
The Viet Nam Immigration Department has issued guidelines on extension of temporary residence for foreigners in Viet Nam who are unable to exit Viet Nam to return home due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
