The Lao government has announced a temporary halt on the import of 4-16 seater cars and pickup trucks from August 20 to December 31, 2024 or until further notice.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked local authorities, which are imposing social distancing, not to let residents leave their places of residence for another locality after July 31 until the end of social distancing in his latest dispatch.

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung has ordered the suspension of tax and customs officials implicated in the alleged bribery by Tenma Vietnam, a subsidiary of Japan’s plastic product maker Tenma Corporation, according to an official letter issued on May 26.

Tourism destinations and activities in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh were resumed from May 1 after more than one month of suspension to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on late March 14 ordered the suspension of operations of local entertainment facilities starting from 6pm on March 15 to March 31 as an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on February 28 that it will exempt fees of changing flight itinerary or departure date for Korean passengers who are affected by the suspension of visa-free entry amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the Republic of Korea.

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that it will adopt seven measures to soften the impact of the US suspension of trade benefits for the Southeast Asian country.

Myanmar’s army announced on December 21 suspension of all military actions against armed groups which are operating in five military command regions for over four months until April 30, 2019.

President Tran Dai Quang on July 23 signed a decision on the suspension of Truong Minh Tuan from his position as the Minister of Information and Communications.

Thailand has suspended the broadcast license held by the satellite-based Peace TV led by red-shirt leaders for 30 days because its two recent programmes were deemed detrimental to national security.

Saudi Arabia’s temporary ban on the imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Vietnam over concerns about avian flu has no effect on the nation as it has not exported live poultry to any country yet.

India will lift its suspension of the import of some Vietnamese agricultural products, which was enforced on March 7.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has sent a diplomatic note to India requesting the country follow international practices and early lift its suspension of the import of some Vietnamese products.

Vietnam has suspended the import of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea), cassiatora linn (Cassia spp.), cocoa seeds (Theobroma cacao) and beans (Phaseolus spp.) from Indonesia.

Vietnam is to suspend the import of tamarind (tamarindus indica) from Indonesia as the product is contaminated with insects subject to Vietnam’s plant quarantine.

The Ministry of Health has suspended sales of 13 beverage products of Coca-Cola Vietnam categorised as “supplement food” because the company does not have certificates on food safety for supplement fo

Nearly 500 bridges have been built across the Central Highlands, serving the travel of local ethnic minority groups, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands Region.