US removes anti-dumping duty on Vietnam's OCTGs

Oil country tubular goods (OCTGs) are essentially tubes that are used in oil and gas production.

 

Ending monopoly in fuel imports key to boost petroleum market competitiveness: Experts

The participation of new players in the petroleum market would create benefits for businesses and customers.

Tay ethnic minority man gives his photos to hundreds of strangers

Luu Minh Khuong, a ‘million view’ TikToker, has given away 150 of his photos to laborers and created a job forum for 6,000 people interested in photography.

Online theater bringing art closer to audience

In the complicated context of the Covid-19 pandemic, online theaters or live broadcast plays are the solution for performing arts to reach the audience.

Danang calls on businesses for airport planning, Lien Chieu Port subdivisions

Ideas and proposals must be in sync with the planning the Danang International Airport for the 2021-30 period, with a vision to 2050.

Trade Ministry wants provinces to add drivers to vaccination priority list

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued an urgent dispatch to provinces and cities proposing they add workers active in the logistics and transport sectors to the priority list to receive the Covid-19 vaccination.

Vietnam in top 10 emerging markets for global data centres

Vietnam is rated one of the 10 emerging markets in the global data centre market, with impressive growth, international standard service delivery capacity, and a large number of organisations and enterprises, ResearchAndMarkets has said.

One million Sinopharm vaccine doses arrive in HCM City

One million doses of Vero Cell vaccine arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31 as part of a deal to import five million doses of the vaccine from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.

National infection tally crosses 150,000 as 4,734 COVID-19 cases recorded

The Ministry of Health confirmed 4,734 new COVID-19 cases, including two imported on August 1 morning, pushing up the national infection count since the start of the pandemic that hit the nation early last year to 150,060.

New online scams related to pandemic reported

Taking advantage of people's anxiety about health during the Covid-19 pandemic, criminals have committed new forms of fraud and profiteering through cyberspace.

Restaurants, breweries in serious distress

The tourism industry has become paralyzed and many eateries have shut down because of Covid-19. This has adversely affected the consumption of drinks, especially alcoholic drinks.

Flight at 1 a.m. transports 1,000 units of blood to HCM City

As many as 1,000 blood units have been promptly transported by air by the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Hanoi to the blood bank of Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City.

Huge challenges ahead for economic growth amid COVID-19 outbreak

The COVID-19 outbreaks in Ho Chi Minh City and many southern provinces are destroying the "health" of local businesses and hindering economic recovery,

Touching images shared during the Covid-19 pandemic

In the midst of the stressful and complicated developments of the epidemic, touching stories shared in the community have added motivation and strength to fight the epidemic.

 

Local startups find silverlining during COVID-19 pandemic

For many startups, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a nightmare. However, the pandemic has also opened up a number of new opportunities for those prepared to innovate.

 

Barriers removed to help e-commerce platforms ensure essential supplies

The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Department of E-commerce and the Digital Economy has been cooperating with e-commerce platforms to remove barriers to the transportation of essential goods during the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

HCM City, southern region lockdown extended by two weeks amid soaring COVID-19 cases

HCM City along with 18 southern provinces and cities will continue to enforce lockdown measures in line with Government’s Directive 16 for two more weeks.

PM urges vaccination priority for HCM City

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on cities and provinces to prioritise vaccination of people living in Covid-19 hotspots like HCM City and provinces with a large number of industrial parks.

Young singers release MVs on YouTube

Young singers have released new MVs on YouTube this summer to introduce more fans via social media to their music amid the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Young seek more chances by learning unpopular languages

Learning languages that were not too popular in the past is becoming a new trend among youths.  

British man who recovered from Covid-19: “I came back from the world of the dead”

On July 26, 17 Covid-19 patients who had previously been in critical condition were discharged from the HCM City's Covid-19 Resuscitation Hospital. 

Vietnam's position in US defense strategy in Southeast Asia

The US Secretary of Defense is on a trip to Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. This is the first visit to Southeast Asia by a top official in the Biden administration.

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July retail sales plunges nearly 20% due to COVID-19

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Drawing spreads love amid pandemic

Vietnamese scientists developing AI to detect COVID-19 via coughs

If the technicians can make a success of the project, it would be a low-cost COVID-19 screening measure that can be carried out on a large scale and ease the burden of pool testing./.