Due to the complexity of the latest Covid-19 outbreak in HCM City, residents have been asked to download and install the apps named ‘Y Tế HCM’ and ‘Tổng đài 1022’ on their iOS or Android devices for ease of health declaration and information updates.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided a 100 million USD long-term loan for the Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB) to increase the private sector’s contributions to green and sustainable growth in Vietnam.

According to the State Bank of Vietnam’s department of credit for economic sectors, as of April credit injected into rural and agricultural development had reached VND2.3 quadrillion ($100 billion), or 24.6% of the banking sector’s total loans.

Vietnamese nationals and foreigners can now register online for COVID-19 vaccines, according to Nguyen Truong Nam, Deputy Head of the Information Technology Department of the Ministry of Health.

Archaeological exploration and excavation work at three ancient pagodas in the northern province of Hai Duong has been licensed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Taking advantage of its natural conditions and investment attraction policies, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has become a destination for investors in renewable energy projects.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism wants to reduce the value of insurance deposits by 80 per cent to help travel companies that are struggling because of COVID-19.

Though exports remain strong, several sectors face difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and require support from the Government if they are to sustain the growth, experts said.

Commercial banks have agreed to slash the lending interest rate in order to help businesses and people overcome the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 crisis.

The Hanoi Construction Department has sent a dispatch to the Ministry of Construction (MOC), asking for guidance on procedures that parties have to follow to transfer a part of the Ciputra urban area project.

For over the past year, one of the largest 5-star hotels in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, has been used as a quarantine site for visitors who enter Vietnam by air. 

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a meeting for visiting Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan in Hanoi on July 13.

The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control’s Treatment Sub-Committee on July 13 announced five more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 130.

Vietnam is struggling with the 4th wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of infections has spiked and is now at the highest level since the virus appeared in Vietnam early last year.

Police forces nationwide are stepping up efforts to combat hi-tech crimes which have become more popular and more sophisticated.

From July 9, Ho Chi Minh City entered 15 days of social distancing under Directive 16 of the Prime Minister. This is a valuable time for Vietnam’s largest metropolis to find new strategies to 'live together' with the Covid-19 epidemic.

The international community has continuously called on parties concerned to follow international practices and rules, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) amid the complicated developments in the East Sea.

An online concert connecting musicians from Vietnam, Germany, France and Ghana will be held on July 17.

Vietnam recorded 2,915 cyber attacks in the first six months of 2021, an increase of 898 compared with the same period last year.

Khanh Hoa proposes developing Van Phong-Nha Trang expy project

Viettel have ended their debut AFC Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory against Kaya FC from the Philippines.

Authorities in HCM City and Long An Province have suspended operations of a number of businesses so that epidemic prevention measures can be carried out.

Home-quarantine to be piloted nationwide

Vietnamese shares plunged on Monday as panic selling flooded the market, following surging COVID-19 cases, reinforcing fears of further economic pain from restrictions induced by the virus.

Storing and restoring films is a way for cinema to become the living heritage of a nation. This requires financial and human resources but is also an urgent requirement for the Vietnamese cinema industry, according to experts.