Thousands of residents are living in fear of possible fire risks at many apartment buildings in HCM City.

Despite the lingering effects of the pandemic, the Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts that Vietnam’s total trade value this year may reach a new record of between US$640 - 645 billion, with a slight trade surplus.

From March to December 3, Vietnam received 147.5 million Covid-19 vaccines. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has allocated 140.5 million doses in 95 campaigns through the country.

Provinces in the Southeastern region are making efforts to build more social housing units to address the housing needs of migrant workers from other parts of the country.

National Assembly Chair Vuong Dinh Hue has asked commercial banks to share difficulties with businesses, stressing that such support will also help themselves and that banks cannot have profits without businesses.

The HCMC People’s Committee has decided to continue with the trial to allow food and drink establishments to operate until December 31.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has submitted to the Government a draft Strategy for developing Vietnam’s digital economy and digital society, which may be approved this December. 

If approved, the loans will be given to people from poor and near-poor households so they can meet their needs in buying food, daily-life items, medical examinations and treatment, and means of transportation. 

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Vietnam's fiscal support package needs to contain the pandemic and minimise health and economic impacts, so it will be necessary to give priority to spending on health, social security and support for the business sector.     

Vietnam has received over 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with Sinopharm, AstraZeneca and Pfizer accounting for the majority of the stockpile, according to the health ministry on Monday.

Mondelez Kinh Do continues to make progress towards its ambitious commitments to reducing the environmental impact of packaging and tackling plastic waste.

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According to the Ministry of Health's report, of 3.5 million children 12-17 years old who were vaccinated with Pfizer vaccine in 34 provinces, 10,573 cases (0.3 % rate) had common reactions after injection. 

Housing for workers has once again become a hot issue after tens of thousands of migrant workers left cities to return to their hometowns during the fourth Covid-19 wave. 

Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, the runner-up at the Miss Universe Vietnam 2019, is now in the resort city of Eliat (Israel) for the Miss Universe 2021 pageant.

Vietnam continues to meet the US Treasury's criteria for not being labelled a currency manipulator, according to the US Treasury.

Despite uncertainty over coronavirus variants, the Vietnamese stock market is expected to inch higher next year and hit 1,700 - 1,760 points. 

The editors of Lonely Planet, which has sold 145 million travel guidebooks worldwide, have named dumplings as Vietnam’s greatest street food.

The World Bank and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) forecast that remittances to Vietnam are estimated at US$18.1 billion in 2021.