In the last 18 months, lockdowns and social distancing have been imposed on four occasions. As a result, many enterprises have had to reinvest or restart business because of disrupted production chains during the social distancing periods.

Some Vietnamese rowers have already qualified for this summer's Tokyo Olympics, but that doesn't mean they're overlooking the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on home turf this winter.

Vietnam might reach the ‘finish line’ – vaccination and herd immunity – later than Europe and the US by five to six months, but it would prefer to go slowly and carefully.

Vietnam’s VinFuture Foundation has announced to close the nomination portal for the 2021 VinFuture Prize after receiving nearly 600 nominations from more than 60 countries.

GOAL, the world's largest online football publication, has recently released its list of the top 25 players from the ASEAN region born on or after January 1, 2002, with four Vietnamese players being named in the rankings.

The F1 case at Pouyuen Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Pouyuen Vietnam), located in Tan Tao Ward, Binh Tan District, has caused more than 1,100 workers to temporarily stop working.

The Thai Hoa Palace historical relic, part of the UNESCO-recognised Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, is being excavated prior to its upcoming restoration.

The total value of assets under the management of domestic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has soared by 64 percent to 1 billion USD so far this year, while foreign ETFs increased 12 percent to 1.4 billion USD.

Vietnam faces challenges in sorting, recycling and treating plastic waste and current policies for the reuse and recycling of solid waste, including plastic waste, still have shortcomings, according to experts.

Banks have cut lending interest rates, now at the lowest levels in many years, to help people and businesses hit hard by Covid-19.

COVID-19: 61 cases added to national tally on June 10 afternoon

Some Vietnamese enterprises have invested in electric-car manufacturing and charging stations, but an overall electric car strategy has yet to be developed by the government.

Vietnam to see export growth as global demand recovers

The Vietnam Olympic Committee has proposed organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in July 2022 instead of November and December this year over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the region.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center is preparing to seek UNESCO’s world heritage recognition for Nine Dynastic Urns of the Nguyen Dynasty, Vietnam's last royal rulers.

The freshly-concluded sixth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting offered a chance for countries to affirm their commitments to cooperation in addressing urgent issues in the region, 

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on June 9 called on the Sudanese government to strengthen its capacity to protect civilians and take measures to address violence between communities in Darfur.

Vietnam has granted emergency licenses for three vaccines against Covid-19: AstraZeneca, Sputnik V and Sinopharm. It is expected that Pfizer will be the fourth vaccine on this list.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long met recently with the ambassadors of Australia, Switzerland and France in Vietnam regarding cooperation in epidemic prevention, especially the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam.

Vietnam National University - Hanoi and Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City have been included in the top 1,000 best universities in the world in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2022, which was released on June 9.

From early morning, thousands of Da Nang residents went to the beaches after a ban that had been imposed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 was lifted.

While taking a boat trip off Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province, US Sergeant Searcy and his teammate saw a capsized tourist boat and quickly saved the people on the boat, including a 10-year-old boy.

The Vietnamese Government has responded swiftly to the COVID-19 economic impacts, which was supported by strong fundamentals, thus ensuring the economy’s resilience, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Vietnam Andrew Jeffries.

Boats are anchored ashore, buses are resting at parking yards, and hotels and restaurants are closing their doors. On Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai province, there are no tourists.

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