Currently, visitors to the Maldives must provide a negative PCR test and proof of hotel reservations in order to gain entry. Maldives Tourism Minister Abdulla Mausoom recently said the Maldives’ Health Protection Agency is about to announce the lifting of entry restrictions for tourists who have completed their vaccinations. In addition, the country is preparing to deploy the 3V strategy “Visit, vaccinate, vacation” to attract and facilitate international tourists. Maldives is known as “paradise of relaxation”. Source: Getty Images However, the Maldives has not decided on the time of implementing this program. The government will first give priority to the people, to ensure that they are fully vaccinated with two doses of Covid-19 vaccine. When that process is completed, the country will be ready to vaccinate foreign visitors to visit and travel. So far, about 53% of the approximately 530,000 inhabitants of the island nation have received the first dose; this includes about 90% of frontline travel workers. It is not clear if tourists will have to pay for the vaccine, but the leader said vaccine supplies should not be an issue for the Maldives. The island nation receives vaccine funding from India, China and the World Health Organization’s Covax program; In addition, they also ordered more vaccines from Singapore. This year, the Maldives has welcomed 350,000 visitors, mainly visitors from neighboring country India. In addition, a large number of visitors come here under the “workation” model, with longer stays to work remotely. Minister Mausoom said that these long-stay guests will also receive two doses of vaccine. The 2021 target of the Maldives is to welcome 1.5 million visitors and 10 million room nights.

The new initiative aims to attract tourists to revitalize the Maldives economy, which largely depends on tourism. (Source: MTN) Maldives is an archipelagic country in South Asia, famous for its tropical climate and pristine waters, and depends heavily on tourism. About 67% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is sourced directly and indirectly from the tourism industry. Currently, visitors to the Maldives must provide a negative PCR test for Covid-19 and proof of hotel reservation in order to be admitted. Maldives Tourism Minister Abdulla Mausoom recently said that the Maldives Health Protection Agency is about to announce the lifting of the entry restrictions for tourists who have completed the vaccination. In addition, the country is preparing to implement the 3V strategy – “Visit, Vaccinate, Vacation” to attract and facilitate international tourists. However, the Maldives has not decided on the time of implementing this program. The government will give priority to the people first and foremost, ensuring that all are vaccinated with 2 doses of Covid-19 vaccine. When that process is completed, the country will be ready to vaccinate foreign visitors to visit and travel. To date, 53% of the island nation’s approximately 530,000 residents have received the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, which includes 90% of frontline travel workers. It is not clear if tourists will have to pay for the vaccine, but the leader said vaccine supplies should not be an issue for the Maldives. The island nation receives vaccine funding from India, China and the World Health Organization (WHO) COVAX program; In addition, they also ordered more vaccines from Singapore. This year, the Maldives has welcomed 350,000 visitors, mainly visitors from neighboring country India. In addition, a large number of visitors come here under the “workation” model, with longer stays to work remotely. Minister Mausoom said these long-stay guests will also receive two doses of the vaccine. The target for the whole year 2021 of the Maldives is to welcome 1.5 million visitors and 10 million hotel nights. (according to VOV / CNBC)

Singapore Green Plan 2030 is the latest plan with the cooperation and efforts of 05 ministries (Ministry of Education, Ministry of National Development, Ministry of Natural Resources and Sustainability, Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Transport) to advance to a greener and more sustainable Singapore, while offering more business opportunities and creating more jobs. A City Between Nature, Sustainable Living, Renewable Energy, A Green Economy and a Resilient Future By 2026, Singapore will build 200 hectares of new parks, which are about 8 times the total area of ​​My Dinh Stadium. By 2035, Singapore will have an additional 1,000 hectares of green space. At the same time, Quoc Dao will plant 1 million more trees with the ability to filter an additional 78,000 tons of CO2 for a clean air and plenty of shade. These are some of the key goals of the Singapore Green Plan 2030. Singaporeans and future visitors can expect more nature-based recreational activities, such as hiking, bird watching at the upcoming Nature Parks: Rifle Range, Mandai Mangrove, Khatib Bongsu … Natural parks offer visitors an immersive experience in nature, and also act as green buffers to reduce visitor pressure on nature reserves. Roads in the industrial park will be dense with native trees and plants in multi-layered structures, mimicking those in tropical rainforest. This will make the shady routes wider, cooler and more comfortable for pedestrians. By 2030, the bicycle routes in Singapore will be widened from 460km to 1,329 km. At the same time, the Park Connector Network will be expanded from the current 340km to 500km by 2030 so that tourists and Singaporeans have maximum access to nature. This network will include the Round Island Route, the Rail Corridor and the Coast to Coast trail. Accordingly, all apartments will be within a 10-minute walk from the park. Park Royal Hotel on Pickering in Singapore is designed as a hotel in the middle of a nature garden (Photo courtesy of Trivago) Another prominent target is that 80% of tall buildings will be green. Park Royal on Pickering Hotel’s landscape in Singapore is designed to self-maintain and minimize resource use such as: rainwater collected from the upper floors will irrigate the lower levels of the trees through power without running pumps, while rooftop photovoltaic systems can power the lighting system, in hopes of creating the world’s first energy-free sky garden . In addition, when coming to Singapore, visitors can not help but see the magnificent and magnificent Marina Bay Sands when viewed from afar. This is the first MICE facility in Southeast Asia to achieve ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Management System certification and is one of the largest buildings in Singapore to be awarded Green certification by Construction and Construction Authority (BCA). Mark Platinum, is committed to long-term environmental protection. Schools are also committed to contributing to this green 2030 plan with the goal of reducing carbon use by two-thirds. Mr. Ong Ye Kung, Minister of Transport, said: “We are the only country in the world to stop the increase in the number of transport vehicles. And we are also one of the few countries that has taken advantage of the water cycle and reused the last drop. ” Hopefully in the near future, when tourists return to Singapore, they will be more surprised and interested in a modern, modern country that is green, clean and friendly with the environment.

The first phase of PUB’s smart water meter program will be completed in 2023. (Source: PUB) According to the Vietnam News Agency reporter in Singapore, from the beginning of 2022, Singapore will install 300,000 for free Smart water meter The first for homes, commercial and industrial buildings at 7 sites is the new residential properties. This is part of the plan digitizing water system Country of the Lion Island. National Water Authority Singapore PUB said these watches use digital technology to track water usage and water leaks. The first phase of the smart water meter program is scheduled to be completed by 2023. With the new engine, PUB can automatically access the speedometer without needing a lot of manual reading, which is now done every two months. Besides, in conjunction with the customer portal, users will be able to track leaks and high water usage in real time. A pilot test conducted on 800 households in Punggol and Yuhua in 2016 and 2018 found that about 10% of them experienced a water leak that often goes unnoticed until they receive a bill. water bill is higher than normal. With smart meters, these households have saved about 5% of costs by detecting early leaks and adopting water saving habits. Public water supply network director Mr. Ridzuan Ismail said: “In the context of increasing water demand and the challenges posed by climate change to water resources, we are also constantly challenged in finding more efficient ways to supply water and save water, to protect water security. ” The project is estimated to be worth SGD 123.7 million. SP Services Company – a subsidiary of the government-owned SP Group – will be responsible for the supply and installation of smart meters and supporting infrastructure, as well as for their operation and maintenance for 15 years. year. Mr. Stanley Huang, CEO of SP Group, said the deployment of smart water metering system for Singapore is built on the Group’s achievements in setting up and operating smart electric metering systems across the island. As of March 31, SP Group has installed more than 500,000 smart electric meters nationwide and plans to complete installation for all 1.4 million households by 2024./.