Central beach clean-up campaign launched

National footballer Phan Van Duc will join local communities and young people in a beach clean-up campaign in Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces from July to September.

Music project for young artists launched

Young artists are encouraged to take part in a music project called Production House, recently launched by Bpro Entertainment in HCM City.

Series of classic books for children launched in domestic market

A series of world classic books for children have recently been introduced to the local book market.

Hanoi to spend VND500 billion to inspect old apartments

Hanoi plans to allocate a budget of VND500 billion in 2021-2025 to conduct inspections and assess the quality of all old apartments.

Vietnam Airlines incurs huge overdue debt of VND13.3 trillion

The total overdue debt incurred by Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has reached VND11.338 trillion. The airline still cannot pay for aircraft leasing, fuel, engine repair and flight services to its foreign partners.

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NA approves resolution on 2019 State budget balance

One more big player joins Make in Vietnam security camera market

Unlike other services, this is the only security camera solution in the market with camera, internet service and cloud system provided by one supplier.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 28

MoF suggests reducing trading board lot size from 100 to 10 on HSX

VN to have factory producing 100 million vaccine doses/year with US technology

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has said that under a vaccine technology transfer contract signed with a US partner, a vaccine production factory with a yearly capacity of 100 million doses will operate in 2022.

 

2,500 doctors give remote consultancy to Covid-19 patients nationwide

The ‘Thay thuoc dong hanh’ (Companion physicians) network has mobilized 2,500 doctors and nurses nationwide to give advice to Covid-19 patients who cannot go to medical units.

Longan distribution gets stuck, farmers suffer

Gardeners, farms and cooperatives need to sell 700 tons of longan a day, but collectors and distributors cannot access the growing areas because of Covid-19 restrictions.

2,000 Vietnamese children drown every year

Although the number of children who have drowned in Vietnam has fallen in recent years, drowning is still one of the leading causes of death among children.

HCM City children enjoy 'quiet' summer, indoor activities amid pandemic

Due to the impact of the pandemic, most children are at home this summer and socially distanced from the world, and, as a result, parents are being more considerate when it comes to their entertainment and educational needs.

VN is like a living organism that mustn’t be cut apart because of pandemic

How to organize social distancing while still ensuring uninterrupted production and goods circulation is uppermost in agencies' thoughts.

Vietnam hopes to become food innovation hub of Asia: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the virtual pre-summit of the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021 on July 27, highlighting Vietnam’s wish to become a food innovation hub of Asia.

Confusion over 'essential goods' hampers QR code implementation

Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked provinces and cities to urgently update and add types of goods that are allowed to travel during the lockdown...

Hanoi denies rumor of 3,000 epidemic checkpoints

Colonel Tran Ngoc Duong - Deputy Director of the Hanoi City Agency – has denied that the capital city has set up 3,000 Covid-19 epidemic checkpoints.

HCM City: 171,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses given so far in 5th phase of vaccination drive

HCM City Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc has said that in the 5th phase of Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the city has administered 170,177 vaccine doses.

Parliament eyes average growth of 6.5 - 7 percent for five years

The National Assembly (NA) on July 27 approved a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2021 - 2025, targeting an average annual growth rate of 6.5 - 7 percent during the period.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Hoang Thi Duyen unable to bring home medal

Female weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen was not able to win a medal in the women's weightlifting competition under 59 kg in the competition on July 27 at the Olympic Tokyo 2020.

COVID-19: 5,149 cases added to national tally on July 27

An additional 5,149 cases of COVID-19 were reported from 6am to 7pm July 27, raising the national tally to 114,260, according to the Health Ministry.

Police take legal action against ex-leader of Binh Duong

The investigation police agency today decided to take legal action against Tran Van Nam, former Secretary of the Party Committee and former Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Binh Duong, for his wrongdoings.

Hanoi’s district first to hand out market coupons

Residents of Nhat Tan and Buoi wards in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district are the first in the capital to use Hanoi’s district first to hand out market coupons to go to the market alternately on even or odd days.

Over 2,000 volunteers to help HCM City fight Covid-19 epidemic

According to the Ministry of Health, by 6pm on July 26, the number of volunteers registered to assist HCM City's fight against the pandemic was over 2,000, including nearly 1,900 people in HCM City and over 200 people from other provinces.

14-year-old painter donates over $130,000 to COVID-19 fund

Xeo Chu, a 14-year-old painter, has joined hands in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City by donating nearly 3 billion VND (about 130,200 USD) raised from auctions of his paintings.