Hopes for the ease of social distancing measures and recovery of the economy are rising along with the decrease in the nber of new cases.

People's Artist Ngo Manh Lan, screenwriter and animator of many famous animated works such as The Tale of Saint Gióng and Diary of a cricket passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87.

The price for iPhone 13 will be from 24.99 million VND ($1,085), iPhone 13 Pro from 30.99 million VND ($1,345).

HCM City will loosen restrictions on activities and services from September 16, according to an urgent dispatch issued on September 15.

A delivery of 852,480 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses has arrived in Hanoi on September 16. This is a contribution from Germany towards the Vietnamese vaccination campaign.

The Vietnamese tennis team got off to a perfect start at the 2021 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III tournament in Jordan after a 2-1 win over Pacific Oceania in their Pool B opener on September 15.

Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has underlined the importance of reviewing criteria under Resolution 2577 of the UN Security Council, towards lifting sanctions against South Sudan.​

Like local residents, foreigners living in Hanoi have received COVID-19 tests and vaccine shots as part of the capital city’s efforts to resume the new normal situation soon.

Foreign investors maintain confidence in Vietnam’s economy

Receipts from taxes are on the decrease, which show that goods consumption and production of enterprises have been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis.

Following complaints about the state of the pitch at Vietnam’s national stadium, Hai Phong FC is offering to host the next round of World Cup qualifier games.

Two biosphere reserves Nui Chua in the central province of Ninh Thuan and Kon Ha Nung in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have earned UNESCO recognition.

VGCL proposes to spend US$3.9 billion to support COVID-19 affected labourers

The 18th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) was held on September 10-11 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a high-raking delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State to pay an official visit to Cuba from September 18 to 20.

The Australian Government has announced a grant of nearly 1.4 million AUD (US$1 million) for four Vietnamese high-tech application projects in the field of digital transformation, through the Aus4Innovation Programme.

The country’s GDP this year is expected to reach 3.5-4 per cent if the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled in September and a 'new normal' achieved from the fourth quarter, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

A set of postage stamps to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Giap Van Cuong (1921-1990) - the first admiral of the Vietnam Navy – known as the "General of Truong Sa (Spratly)”, has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

While Phu Yen lobster prices are surging, VND100,000 per kilogram more expensive than the previous crop, other aquatic specialties including ca lang (hemibagrus) and hau sua (oyster milk) have seen prices plummet, causing big losses for farmers.

Management of electrical and electronic waste is a challenging issue in Vietnam. 

The new academic year has begun, but both school leaders and teachers still don’t know what they need to do when teaching integrated subjects.

The largest Vietnamese mobile carriers such as Viettel, VinaPhone, and Mobifone are named in the list of 5G networks that iPhone 13 supports.

Some steel mills have converted a part of their production lines into ‘oxygen ATMs’

Vietnam’s economy will recover on the back of solid growth achieved in the first half of 2021 after the lockdown is lifted, Dorsati Madani, Senior Economist at the World Bank (WB) Vietnam, has said.

A state-level funeral was held in Hanoi on September 15 for General Phung Quang Thanh, former Politburo member, former Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and former Minister of National Defence.