Vietnam will receive 54 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines in October, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen told an anti-virus meeting with 12 southwestern provinces. 

Some 2.62 million tons of plastics in Vietnam are disposed of per year, that is, not recycled, resulting in a waste of 75% of the material value of plastics, which is equivalent to US$2.2 billion to US$2.9 billion per year.

A string of fresh policies on subsidies for employees and employers affected by COVID-19, assistance for SMEs, tuition fee cuts for students shall come into effect from October 2021.

People in suburban areas of Hanoi have commenced the summer-autumn rice harvest. The village roads are now being filled with postharvest straw, creating a typical idyllic scene of autumn in the northern region.

HCMC has allowed buses, taxis, passenger cars and tech-based vehicles with fewer than nine seats each to resume their operations from October 5. 

There will be no increase in electricity prices from now until the end of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) - the country's power regulator - announced yesterday during the ministry's monthly press conference.

Data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed that in August, the number of firms leaving the market was higher than newly-established ones. 

Vietnam's national football team landed the UAE on October 1 ahead of their 2022 World Cup qualifier against China in a week's time.

The health and beauty industry has been seriously hit throughout the four Covid-19 waves. Many owners of gyms and spas worth billions of dong have had serious losses.

Vietnam’s resilience, friendliness along with beautiful landscapes and culture will be introduced at the 2021 Vietnam Days in Switzerland programme scheduled to begin on October 9.

Fight against IUU fishing: violations strictly handled

Vietnam’s stock market mobilised total capital of VND292.1 trillion (US$12.8 billion) in the first nine months of this year, up 12 per cent compared to the previous year.

Shares ended lower due to sell-off in bank stocks

The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on October 1 looked into disciplinary measures against the Standing Board of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Coast Guard in the 2015-2020 tenure and a number of individuals for their violations.

“The stories about my students who had an exam in the epicenter have given me more strength not to shrink back from difficulties in my life,” Le Khanh Tuan, a lecturer of the Saigon University, writes in the following essay:

Vietnam has received 300 vaccine refrigerators funded by Japan and procured through UNICEF.

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee yesterday formally introduced Decision No.1528/QD-TTg, issued on September 14, 2021 by the Prime Minister, about the task of adjusting the general planning for HCMC until 2040,

‘Greening’ the workforce and using technology are the solutions that supermarkets in HCM City in the new normal have taken.

A decree on frequency auctioning is expected to be signed in the fourth quarter that will enable the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to grant 4G/5G frequencies to telecom carriers.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has proposed increasing the yearly maximum extra working hours as a solution to help enterprises recover amid the Covid-19 pandemic.