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Vietnam to fully reopen borders from mid-March

HANOI: Vietnam on Wednesday finalised a plan to fully reopen its borders to foreign tourists from next month, as it looks to accelerate its economic recovery and revive a battered tourism sector.

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Vietnam to re-open to tourists after two-year closure

Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam will re-open to international tourists on March 15 after a two-year border closure due to the pandemic, the government said Wednesday.

AFP

Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia to host Asian Champions League east zone group ties

The 2022 Asian Champions League's group stage matches for clubs in the east zone will be held across Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Wednesday.

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Vietnam eyes full reopening to tourists from next month

Vietnam's tourism ministry on Tuesday proposed a full reopening of the country to foreign visitors and a lifting of nearly all travel restrictions from March 15, three months earlier than planned.

Reuters

Coronavirus live: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened

UK cases down 30% on the previous week, with weekly deaths down 27.2%; 500 French vehicles arrive in Brussels to protest against Covid measures

The Guardian - AU

Vietnam to lift Covid-19 restrictions on international flights

Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam will lift coronavirus restrictions on international flights for fully vaccinated passengers from Tuesday, the country's aviation authority said in a statement.

AFP

Vietnam to end COVID curbs on international flights from Feb 15

Vietnam will remove its COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets starting Feb. 15, with no limitation on the number of flights, the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported on Sunday.

Reuters

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Vietnam to end Covid curbs on international flights from Feb 15

HANOI: Vietnam will remove its Covid-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets starting Feb 15, with no limitation on the number of flights, the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported on Sunday.

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Vietnamese cannabis farmers who lived in 'squalid conditions' in County Durham are jailed

Muoy Van Tram and Nam Dan Nguin were arrested on June 7, last year

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Canadian insurers see growth potential in Asian markets as middle class grows

TORONTO — Canadian insurers Manulife Financial Corp. and Sun Life Financial Inc. said Thursday that they see significant potential for Asian markets as the region's middle class continues to grow.

The Canadian Press

COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened

Look back at how all the coronavirus news from across Australia unfolded in our live blog.

ABC News

Award-winning Vietnamese environmentalist arrested as rights groups fear ‘clamp down’

Green energy activist Nguy Thi Khanh, recipient of the Goldman prize, is latest activist to be detained on tax-related charges

The Guardian - UK

Vietnam arrests green activist on tax charges

Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam on Wednesday arrested a high-profile environmentalist known for taking on the energy industry on suspicion of tax evasion, state media said.

AFP

Jay Ambrose: Closing the border to killer drugs

The horror of war, one of humankind’s worst afflictions, is often summed up by the number of a nation’s soldiers killed, and here are examples: the war in Korea, 33,643 American military deaths; Vietnam, 58,220; Iraq, 4,550; and Afghanistan, 2,448.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Across Asia, Spike in Virus Cases Follows Lunar New Year

Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays, as health officials grapple with the highly-transmissible omicron variant and expectations that numbers will continue to rise in coming weeks. The Lunar New Year, which is China’s biggest holiday, was celebrated across Asia…

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China Locks Down City on Vietnam Border as COVID Cases Rise

Authorities in China's southwestern city of Baise ordered residents to stay at home from Monday and avoid unnecessary travel as they enforced curbs that are among the toughest in the nation's tool-box to fight rising local infections of COVID-19. The outbreak in Baise, which has a population of about 3.6…

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

AFP

China locks down city of 3.5 million near Vietnam border

Beijing (AFP) - A Chinese city of 3.5 million near the border with Vietnam was on lockdown Monday after more than 70 coronavirus cases were discovered there over the past three days.

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Programmed to learn

Anothai Wettayakorn considers himself an adventurous eater, though he was originally a beef lover. Thanks to a job that has allowed him to visit many countries, the 52-year-old executive has learned about different cultures to help him manage in a diverse market landscape, partly through exploring the local food.

The Conversation

Economic migration: the root problem is not smugglers but global inequality

Migration has always been a regular feature of human existence, but these days it is more visible – and politicised – than ever. A 2016 survey found the vast majority of people (80%) would welcome refugees, in agreement with the 1951 UN refugee convention that those fleeing wars or at…

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Chaba Kaew face must-win tie

Thailand take on Taiwan in a must-win play-off encounter this Friday afternoon to keep alive their hopes of making it to the finals of the 2023 Fifa Women's Cup without going through another qualifying battle.

Bangkok Post

Industrial estate firm WHA to invest B50bn over 5 years

Thai warehouse and industrial zone developer WHA Corporation Plc announced plans on Wednesday for new income streams by investing 50 billion baht ($1.51 billion) over the next five years to expand in Vietnam and in digital technology.

AFP

'Give us a refund': China's latest World Cup flop sparks fury

Beijing (AFP) - Angry Chinese football fans lashed out Wednesday at their country's "shameful" record after a 3-1 defeat at Vietnam ended any slim hope they had of reaching the 2022 World Cup.

Bangkok Post

B2m cash reward offered to Thais as play-offs start

Thailand football team were offered a two-million-baht incentive for making it the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup finals on the eve of their first play-off battle against Vietnam in Mumbai, India.

AFP

Vietnam clobbers China in Lunar New Year upset

Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam rattled China in a 3-1 upset during a World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday, sparking jubilation among Hanoi crowds as both countries celebrate Lunar New Year.

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