HCMC implements second support package worth US$38 million to Covid-hit people

The second support package worth VND886 billion (US$37.8 million) will be directly given to HCMC dwellers who have been affected by the coronavirus epidemic.

Hanoi reports 10 COVID-19 cases, disrupting 10 days without infections

The Centre for Disease Control of Hanoi on Tuesday morning reported 10 community cases of COVID-19 in the city, including five members of a family in My Duc District, breaking a 10-day streak without new cases.

Minister of Home Affairs: state apparatus is too cumbersome

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra says that the state apparatus is overly cumbersome with too many levels of hierarchy and an overlapping structure in ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

Four more COVID-19 deaths announced, bringing total to 94

Four more COVID-19 deaths were announced on Tuesday morning, all of them elderly women with serious underlying health issues in Hanoi, Nghe AN, Ha Tinh and HCM City.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 6

Seaports must go green since 2030

Vietnamese banks remain attractive to foreign investors

Vietnamese banks are still attractive to foreign investors thanks to the country’s economy and strong resilience to unprecedented difficulties and challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Businesses to take gas emission inventory in 2022

Vietnam from 2022 will produce gas emission inventory for five major fields. 

Hanoi’s education department proposes reopening schools on July 10

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has proposed municipal authorities allow students to return to schools between July 10-24, after a two-month-long pause to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

Vietnam's top chess star advances to Banter Blitz Cup quarterfinals

Vietnam’s No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem is due to play Dutch GM Benjamin Bok in the quarterfinals of the Banter Blitz Cup online chess tournament on July 5.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JULY 6

Notice for automatic stay extension for foreigners stranded due to COVID-19

Urban governance model piloted in Hanoi

Hanoi began piloting an urban governance model on July 1 in all wards of its 12 districts and Son Tay township under a National Assembly resolution, in which People’s Councils at the ward and commune levels will no longer exist. 

Vietnamese, Saudi Arabian foreign ministries sign MoU on political consultation

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on July 5 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on political consultation between the two ministries.

CPI rises slowly as people run out of money

The reported CPI only reflects 60-70 percent of the real situation, according to the former Chair of the Hanoi Supermarket Association Vu Vinh Phu.

What are the chances for Vietnamese team in World Cup Qualifiers?

Vietnam have reached the final qualifying round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, among the 12 strongest teams of the continent.

Rare striped rabbits discovered in Central Highlands

The rare Annamite striped rabbit has been found in Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park (Bidoup NP), located just 20km from Da Lat City.

Vietnam railways corporation incurs big losses, thousands of workers take leave

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is experiencing its toughest days in history as many trains have stopped running during Covid-19. Many workers have had to take unpaid leave.

Naval Region 2 Command increases training

As part of the training programme at sea in the first phase of 2021, the Navy Region 2 Command organises K2 training with live ammunition firing, and instructs units of the Naval Region 2 on how to coordinate with each other.

A paradox of power consumption and generation

Renewable energy output is being reduced even as Vietnam is seeing blackouts as power consumption is off the charts.

Stage artists long for theatres to reopen

Although all theatres have had to close to prevent COVID-19, artists still rehearse for new plays, waiting for the day they can return to the stage.

Vietnam to upgrade cultural and sports facilities network nation wide

The Vietnamese Prime Minister has approved a plan to create a new network of cultural and sports facilities over the next ten years.

Southern localities report four Covid-19 deaths on July 5

The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control at noon on July 5 announced four deaths related to the coronavirus in some southern provinces.

Another Vietnamese boxer secures Tokyo Olympics slot

Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam has become the country’s latest Olympian to qualify for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s under 51kg category, taking the total number of Vietnamese participants in the global competition up to 18.

Priority given to vaccine production, science application in health sector

PM Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Ministry of Science and Technology to coordinate the research and production of COVID-19 vaccines within the national product development programme by 2030.

Construction on second metro line to begin in late 2021

Land acquisition, compensation payments and resettlement for affected households should be completed by the end of July so that construction on HCM City’s second metro line can begin, city officials have said.

Four elderly patients in southern region died from COVID-19: Health ministry

The health ministry on Monday announced four new COVID-19-related deaths, all elderly people with multiple chronic health issues in the southern region, bringing the total number of fatalities to 90.