The increase in price of fuels and input materials of many products has occurred in 2021. Notably, the price fever of many commodities has not shown any signs of "cooling down".

According to UNICEF, preterm birth is the leading cause of death in children under five. It is estimated that 17,000 children die within their first 28 days and 103,500 babies are born preterm annually in Vietnam.

More and more gyms have shut down or have been transferred to others, sometimes for free.

The way people buy food in HCM City has changed after a period of social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with more food products bought online, according to online sellers.

Many factories, including about 200 contracted factories that make sportwear for Nike Corporation, resumed production in Vietnam earlier this month. 

Economic expert Pham Chi Lan said that financial solutions to support pandemic-affected businesses this year have not yet learned from the irrationalities of 2020. 

Couples have had to delay their weddings because of social distancing, and contracts signed with photography studios have been canceled, leaving wedding shops with slow sales.

HCM City still has not allowed lottery ticket sales to resume, but ticket vendors, who ran out of money during lockdown, are taking a risk to go back to work though demand is low.

According to the Center for Research and Scientific Application on Gender-Family-Women- Adolescents, during social distancing, violence against women and girls not only increased in the number of cases but also changed in some aspects.

The Vehicles Importers Vietnam Association (VIVA) has submitted a written proposal to the Ministry of Finance regarding a 50% cut in car registration fees.

The Government and relevant ministries are working on stimulus packages to support businesses and stimulate economic development.

Becoming unemployed and running out of money, bus drivers and bus attendants have had to drink rainwater, and eat and sleep on buses, waiting for the day the bus station resumes operation.

Most of the 1,500 orphaned COVID-19 youngsters are living in families of freelance workers in HCM City. Without financial or spiritual assistance, the previously limited path to these children's future has become even more bleak. 

During the peak of the pandemic, Vietnamese products such as Luc Ngan and Thanh Ha lychee and Binh Thuan dragon fruit were still shipped abroad. Some kinds of goods were event sold to the pickiest markets at high prices for the first time.

The long lockdown in HCM City has caused karaoke parlours to hover between life and death. While struggling to survive, they have thought of a new service – renting karaoke equipment out to clients.

Ha Thanh Hau of Thu Duc City said she has gotten used to working from home during five months of social distancing. 

The target of having 1.3-1.5 million enterprises by 2025 may be difficult to achieve as many obstacles and the Covid-19 pandemic have affected business seriously. A strong recovery and reform program is needed to encourage Vietnamese businesses.

As many as 19 foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises with nearly 70,000 workers in Tien Giang Province have written to the prime minister seeking help to cope with the province’s unbearable Covid-19 restrictions. 

After the pandemic is gradually put under control in many provinces, local authorities and businesses are striving to get the economy back to normal. However, for businesses, to resume operation, capital for production 

Dang Trong Ha, 27 years old, from central province of Nghe An, moved to southern Dong Nai Province in April with the hope of finding a well-paid job.