Digital payments increase but cash payments are still popular in Vietnam

Data shows that the Covid-19 pandemic has strongly promoted non-traditional forms of spending, but the use of cash is still high.

Vietnam tightens administration to reduce harmful effects of social networks

The popularity of social networks to the community has both negative and positive impacts, especially during the social distance period when people have to use the Internet to update information around them. 

Acecook asked to clarify warning over Hao Hao noodle

The Science and Technology Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade today, August 28, asked Acecook Vietnam to promptly respond to a warning over the contamination of its Hao Hao instant noodles and Good vermicelli.

UK visa application centre set to reopen in Hanoi

The Vietnamese Government has given the go-ahead to the reopening of the UK visa application centre in Hanoi for August 30, with restrictions set to be in place following its launch.

Ministry of Health issues drug list for treating Covid-19 patients at home

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a list of drugs that can be used for treatment for COVID-19 patients at home.

Vietnam considers granting registration certificate for conditional circulation to Nano Covax

In its statement issued on August 28, the National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research affirmed that the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine meets safety requirements.

 

Vietnam logs additional 12,103 COVID-19 cases

Vietnam recorded an additional 12,103 COVID-19 infections, including 12,097 domestic and six imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 28, the Ministry of Health announced.

Students should be vaccinated against COVID-19 to return to school: PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered authorities to seek proper vaccine sources and make students a priority group for vaccinations so they can return to school.

Idle footballers do other jobs after V-league canceled

After V-League 2021 was canceled, the players now have to turn to all kinds of jobs to have enough money to cover family life.

Soldiers help HCM City residents in coronavirus battle

Images of soldiers helping local citizens in their daily life have become familiar as HCM City tightens restrictions on movement amid an increasing surge of coronavirus cases. 

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An Giang Cardiovascular Hospital receives award from World Stroke Organisation

VN youngest mechanical engineering professor passionate about automation and robotics

Le Anh Tuan, a lecturer of Vietnam Maritime University, was honoured to receive the title of professor last year when he was 40.

Vietnam-China cooperation to be promoted at 18th CAEXPO

As an essential open platform for cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) has played a significant role in advancing in-depth exchanges and win-win cooperation between China and Vietnam.

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Shares end week higher on large-caps

Vietnamese netizens call for boycott of online game with 'cow's tongue line'

Purrfect Tale game distributors have removed and blocked the Vietnamese IP, but the online community continues to call for boycotting this game until it completely removes the illegal 'cow's tongue line'.

Front-line command post established at Hanoi’s Covid-19 hotspot

The authorities of Thanh Xuan District in Hanoi have set up a front-line command post for Covid-19 prevention and control in an isolated area on Nguyen Trai Street in Thanh Xuan Trung Ward.

The use of pesticide in Mekong Delta remains high

The use of fertilisers and pesticides in the Mekong Delta has decreased over the years but is still higher than the national average, despite it proving to be ineffective.

Mobile oxygen-production stations provide oxygen cylinders to hospitals in need in HCM City

Ministry of National Defence’s Air Defence - Air Force is using two container trucks as mobile oxygen-production stations to meet oxygen demand of hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in HCM City.    

Vietnam elected to Postal Operations Council

Vietnam has been elected to the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) for the 2022 - 2025 term. This is an opportunity for Vietnam to deeply participate in international postal operations.

Seven Vietnamese athletes compete at Paralympic Tokyo 2020

7 Vietnamese athletes compete at Paralympic Tokyo 2020

WHO presents medical supplies to support Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight

The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over medical supplies and consumables to the Ministry of Health as part of its continuing support to the Vietnamese Government for COVID-19 response.

Calls for cashless payments to take-off in Vietnam

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly created "golden" conditions for the financial industry to accelerate digital transformation and shift to cashless payments.

Adjusting ownership rate for foreign investors in bank sector is a long-term strategy

As the market is witnessing adjustments in the rate of ownership for foreign investors in banks, analysts say that it depends on the strategy and business plan of each bank from time to time.

Vietnamese firms yet to fully take advantage of ASEAN markets: experts

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, trade revenue between Vietnam and other ASEAN countries has still been on the rise, but much still needs to be done to fully capitalise on these neighbouring markets.

The sleepless nights of doctors of the ‘Companion Physicians’ network

On August 17, when hearing from a volunteer that two members of a family with four Covid patients were getting worse, Nguyen Van Chanh of the ‘Thay thuoc dong hanh’ network (Companion Physicians) immediately picked up the phone.