VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS AUGUST 14

Shares recover on large-cap stocks

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 14

HCM City to have online ceremony for new school year

Health ministry focuses on reducing treatment workload and minimising deaths

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long yesterday emphasised the strategy of reducing treatment workload and minimising deaths from COVID-19 at an online training conference on management, treatment and care of COVID-19 patients and safe vaccination.

Ministry approves project on digitalising Vietnamese festivals

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has approved a project on digitalising all types of Vietnamese festivals for the 2021-2025 period. They involve traditional and cultural ones, industry festivals, and those of foreign origin.

COVID-19 threatens to break supply chains in the south

Supply chains in HCM City and the southern provinces are at great risk of snapping because many businesses have been forced to stop operating or...

Exports of agricultural products to China face difficulties

Exports of Vietnamese agricultural products via border gates to China are facing numerous difficulties. Ministries, localities and branches from the...

Artists join hands in online coronavirus concert

A line-up of artists from Hanoi and HCM City will gather to perform in an online concert to show the importance of joining hands in the fight against the COVID pandemic, on Sunday night.

Hanoi’s mass covid-19 testing campaign through photos

Hanoi is carrying out a campaign to provide 1.3 million RT-PCR tests and 2 million rapid tests with the goal of screening and isolating Covid-19 pathogens in the community.

Physics class sets school record with 18 international medals, multiple records

Many students in the 12th Physics Majoring Class of the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have won numerous medals at competitions, as well as scholarships to study at leading schools in the US, UK, Singapore and Canada.

HCM City to fight epidemic in two phases after August 15

The epidemic situation in Ho Chi Minh City is still complicated. The number of new infection cases is "flattening" but covid-19 related deaths are still high, said HCM City’s Vice Chair Duong Anh Duc at a press conference on August 13.

Vietnam reports 9,180 new COVID-19 cases on August 13

The Ministry of Health recorded 9,180 new cases of COVID-19, including 30 imported ones, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 13, a reduction of 503 against the previous day.

Government establishes working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy

A government working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, has been set up under a decision signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Hospitality sector seeks ways to maintain operation amid pandemic

As Ho Chi Minh City grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak, hotels have actively adapted to the situation by offering paid quarantine services to maintain their operation.

First report on maritime environment, national islands completed

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has completed a report on maritime environment and national islands in the 2016-20 period, Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands Ta Dinh Thi said on August 13.

Localities asked to adopt three-tiered COVID-19 treatment model

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long suggested localities adopt three-tiered COVID-19 treatment model to minimise fatality rate during a video teleconference (VTC) on August 13 morning.

From flirt to feminist: a cheo opera revitalised

For centuries, the role of Thị Mầu in Vietnam’s most famous cheo opera Quan Âm Thị Kính (Goddess of Mercy) has been as a flirtatious woman.

HCMC considers mobilizing recovered Covid-19 patients as volunteers

The HCMC government is considering mobilizing recovered Covid-19 patients as volunteers in the fight against the pandemic in the city.

Vietnam integrates databases for Covid-19 prevention, control tasks

Along with the active work of the medical staff, the technology human resources are trying to develop useful software pieces to serve Covid-19 prevention and control tasks in hope of putting the latest outbreak under control at the earliest time.

Businesses discover online channel route to surviving COVID

Many HCM City businesses, even small traders in traditional markets who are not usually thought to be tech-savvy, have been focusing on selling online and networking to survive, or even thriving, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Doctors spend sleepless nights reassuring anxious people

HCM City is experiencing extremely difficult days as the number of Covid-19 infections continues to remain steady day by day. 

Quang Ninh to implement solutions for garbage crisis

Ha Long City, a popular tourist destination in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, will implement a series of measures to classify, collect, transport and treat domestic and construction waste from early next year.

Industrial property sees rising FDI despite new pandemic outbreak

Despite a new outbreak of COVID-19 in Vietnam, the industrial property sector saw positive signs with new industrial zones established and key industrial projects beginning operations, according to Savills Vietnam.

Commercial banks directed to aid rice industry amid pandemic

The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong has directed commercial banks in the Mekong Delta region to support rice producers and traders to overcome difficulties amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 13

HCM City begins COVID-19 inoculation for expectant women

Localities urged to apply IT to increase vaccination capacity

The Ministry of Information and Communications and Ministry of Health has called on localities to take full advantage of information and technology to administer vaccinations rapidly and effectively.