Stagnant business and production activities as a result of the impact of Covid-19, increased pressure over delivery to partners, and high transport costs are threatening the supply chains of the apparel sector.

ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021, the biggest online shopping event of all ASEAN consumers, is scheduled to begin at 00.00hrs on August 8 and last through to 24.00hrs on August 24.

Vietnam has confirmed 4,941 more coronavirus cases in 23 cities and provinces across the country during the past 12 hours, with most cases recorded in the south, reported the Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 8 morning.

Many forwarding companies have found it difficult to deliver goods as there are not enough deliverymen.

Vietnam's leading corporations are making efforts to provide essential goods and services to the people amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their operations and business goals.

Despite being significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery exports still earned 28.6 billion USD in the past seven months, up 26.7% over the same period last year.

In July, the Center for Environment and Development of the University of Oslo, Norway organized a webinar entitled “Sustainable urban transport in Vietnam: Transition, challenges and future prospects”.

Three students auctioned paintings to raise more than VND 200 million to donate to Covid-19 epidemic prevention organizations to buy vaccines and equipment.

The Southern Power Corporation will slash VND1,170 billion of power charges for customers affected by the Covid-19 epidemic in 21 southern provinces in 2021.

Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, hotel owners have been forced to put their properties up for sale at much lower prices, providing opportunities for investors who were betting on the tourism recovery when the virus was brought under control.

Two geographical information system applications to help people shop online and authorities monitor the COVID-19 pandemic, trialled for one month in Thu Duc City, will now be expanded to 11 districts in HCM City.

As of August 5, nearly 3.5 million Vietnamese people have had an online certificate of COVID-19 vaccination.

A proposal for the celebration of Vietnamese poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu’s 200th birthday anniversary is expected to be approved by the UNESCO General Assembly in November. 

Vietnam’s No. 1 player Le Quang Liem (world No. 32) defeated world No. 5 Levon Aronian of Armenia after winning tie-break points on August 6, cruising into the final match of the ongoing the Chessable Masters tournament.

A number of foreigners residing in Ho Chi Minh City, the epicentre of Vietnam’s latest COVID-19 outbreak, cannot hide their excitement after receiving their initial vaccine shot to help protect themselves and the wider community.

The Northern and Central regions of Vietnam are experiencing a severe heat wave with daytime temperature reaching a record high in August, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The impact of COVID-19 in Vietnam has spurred more than ever the growth of cashless payment, including electronic purses.

The Vietnamese Government has issued a national strategy on the research, development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) till 2030 with a view to gradually turning Vietnam into an innovation and AI hub in ASEAN and the world.

Vietnam's real estate prices have increased rapidly in the past two years despite the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced the incomes of the majority of the population, experts have said.

The Vietnam Football Federation has agreed to delay the national football tournament V.League 2021 till February 12, 2022.

Vietnam reported 3,540 COVID-19 cases, including one imported, in the past over 12 hours to 6.30pm on August 7, bringing the total number of infection in the day to 7,334, according to the Ministry of Health.

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Ho Chi Minh City's 5th vaccination campaign took place from July 20 to August 2, giving vaccinations to more than 920,000 people. Data about over 630,000 vaccinated people is available.

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With just VND1.2 million and a passion for scientific research, a group of students has successfully assembled a robot arm controlled by image recognition.