VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 28

Additional 139 domestic COVID-19 cases reported

Vietnam's aviation sector bears US$1.6 billion short term, due debts

According to the Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA), Vietnamese airlines have beared short-term debts and due debts up to VND36 trillion (US$1.6 billion) since the Covid-19 outbreak in the country. 

Covid-19 vaccines and the economy

“For vaccines not to become a political issue, we must return to the Party's orientation set 15 years ago that external forces are important, internal resources are decisive," Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, head of the PM's consultation group told VietNamNet.

F1 cases in Ho Chi Minh City under home quarantine

To prevent overloading at centralized quarantine facilities, the Ministry of Health has allowed people categorized as F1 cases (having close contact with Covid-19 patients) to be under home quarantine.

Nearly 12,000 new COVID-19 infections reported in two months

With the record of 76 new infections this afternoon, Vietnam has surpassed the milestone of 12,000 COVID-19 infections in the 4th wave.

Wild elephants re-appear in Gia Lai province

A herd of three to five elephants has re-appeared in several communes in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Chu Prong district in recent days.

Cold storage market faces serious lack of capacity

The trend of shoppers going online en masse is driving demand for cold storage facilities, something that is in severe short supply in Vietnam.

Vietnam pilots seven-day quarantine for foreigners with two Covid-19 jabs

Vietnamese Ministry of Health has decided to implement the pilot of the vaccine passport program in the Northern Province of Quang Ninh.

Vietnam move up one place to 32nd in FIFA Women’s Rankings

Vietnam climbed one place to 32nd in the latest FIFA women’s rankings released on June 25.

PM orders establishment of vaccine task force

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the establishment of a task force in charge of assisting the study, transfer and production of made-in-Vietnam vaccines to boost local vaccine manufacturing.

French museum hosts exhibition on painter Mai Trung Thu

The Ursulines Museum in France is currently exhibiting paintings by Vietnamese master Mai Trung Thu, the first retrospective ever in Macon City.

Exhibition links young Belgian and Vietnamese people

Young European and Vietnamese have the chance to spark conversations about values in a pandemic-hit world through a project supported by the Belgian embassy.

HCM City to build more parks, green spaces

Ho Chi Minh City is building more than 10 hectares of public parks and two hectares of public green spaces by the end of the year.

 

Real estate market expected to recover when pandemic is under control

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a slowdown in the property market but many experts believe this is only temporary and are pinning their hopes on a rebound once the virus is under control.

 

COVID-19: Vietnam confirms 50 new cases, including 40 in HCM City

Vietnam has logged an additional 50 coronavirus cases in three localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 40 cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

 

Women are exhausted from 'double responsibilities'

Vietnamese women are facing many persistent inequalities in the labor market - carrying on their shoulders the double burden of working and taking care of the family. This burden is even more pronounced after the pandemic broke out.

 

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 27

Vietnamese firms’ overseas investment rises nearly 2.5-fold in H1

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 27

Vietnam opens office for Odessa honorary consul

 

The 'battle' to find and buy Covid-19 vaccines

Since August 2020, Vietnam has been actively negotiating with various partners to buy vaccines.

Sacrificing on the pandemic frontline

Similarly, Pham Thi Hue, a 23-year-old nurse, cut her favourite long hair to facilitate the care of COVID-19 patients.

 

Well-known American brands sell pizza, fried chicken on pavements

Instead of luring customers to shops, American fast-food brands nowadays are looking for customers by selling pizza and fried chicken on pavements as sales have dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Leaders extend condolences over death of Greek Hero of People's Armed Forces

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and former President Nguyen Minh Triet on June 26 sent profound condolences over the Hero of People's Armed Forces Kostas Sarantidis passing.

All four Vietnamese students win silver at Int’l informatics Olympiad

All four Vietnamese students participating in the International Olympiad in Informatics 2021 brought home silver medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s Quality Management Department.

Petrol price rises VND700 per liter on June 26

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced the adjustment of petrol prices at 3 p.m. on June 26.

Online extra classes boom as summer holiday arrives

Many parents in Vietnam are choosing online extra classes for their children amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.