A number of industry trade groups have called on the Government and HCM City to issue travel permits to employees of their member companies to enable them to carry out some urgent tasks amid the city’s social distancing.

A national railway development scheme with vision towards 2050 awaits approval for more than 1,500km of railways.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, more than 1,200 lecturers registered to study for a PhD under the State-funded Project 89 in 2021 and over 1,300 registered in 2022.

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Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said 2022 will be a transitional year when the educational sector prepares for more comprehensive reform of the organization of high school finals.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has requested relevant stakeholders to prioritise the use of domestic oil and gas products as Vietnam’s oil refineries are facing a risk of halting due to high inventories during the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 20 technology platforms of the National Technology Center for Covid-19 Prevention and Control will be put on BugRank, a platform that detects security vulnerabilities.

At the national level, much more data in the health, economic and social fields is needed to make science-based rather than sentimental decisions for anti-epidemic and economic fronts.

Vietnam recorded 11,575 new COVID-19 cases, including 11,569 domestic and six imported, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 26, the Ministry of Health announced.

US Vice President Kamala Harris said her trip to Vietnam “signals the beginning of the next chapter” in the relationship between the two countries, at a press conference on June 26 at the end of her three-day visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

SHB has signed agreements to transfer charter capital at SHbank Finance Company Limited (SHB Finance) to Bank of Ayudhya in Thailand, commonly known as Krungsri – a strategic member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).

Children aged below 16 who are direct contacts of Covid-19 cases are permitted to self-quarantine at home for 14 days, instead of staying at centralized quarantine centers as earlier, according to new Ministry of Health guidelines.

A recent report from Viet Dragon Securities Corporation (VDSC) said that the social distancing order in Vietnam will negatively affect the supply of processed seafood in the last six months of the year due to reduced operating capacity at factories.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has issued a decision approving the detailed planning of the Vietnam Museum of Nature which will be built in Liep Tuyet, Ngoc My and Ngoc Liep communes of outlying Quoc Oai district.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has asked cities and provinces to create favorable conditions for the transport of goods amid social distancing regulations in many localities.

Green growth and digital development are likely the most anticipated trends in the first half of the 21st century, helping a country develop fast and sustainably.

Through vaccine diplomacy, Vietnam has so far received millions of vaccine doses from the support of the international community.

More than 100 artists and art collectors have participated in a painting auction to raise funds for hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.

To help achieve its desired economic growth target, the National Assembly Standing Committee is expected to sign off on a new fiscal initiative that will aim to benefit the business community and individuals.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Minister of Health to announce the encouragement of localities and organisations to procure vaccines against COVID-19.

The capital of Hanoi is at high risk of recording an increase in the number COVID-19 cases within the community as it has many densely populated alleys and streets, as well as crowded residential areas, according to experts.

Many expatriates in HCM City are providing meals and milk to hospitals and disadvantaged people suffering from the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Le Van Cong of Vietnam has won silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics in the men's 49kg powerlifting event on Thursday morning.

HCM City authorities have asked the ministries of health and finance to devise a payment scale for COVID patients at private medical facilities.