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Artists offer online training courses during COVID-19 pandemic

Artists in HCM City are providing online training courses in theatre and film-making on YouTube to encourage fans during the pandemic. 

Mekong Delta authorities speed up erosion prevention projects

Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) delta are speeding up works to prevent the damage caused by erosion along rivers, canals and coasts, especially in the ongoing rainy season.

Local student among top 50 finalists for Global Student Prize 2021

Dong Ngoc Ha, a first year biological science student at the Hanoi University of Science (Vietnam National University), has been named among the Top 50 Finalists for the Global Student Prize 2021.

Support for frontline workers urgently needed

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son has sent a document to the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control outlining the dire conditions for medical staff and proposals to improve them.

Welcoming visitors with "vaccine passports"

Van Don international airport in Quang Ninh province was selected to welcome the first visitors with a "vaccine passport" on September 4. 

China resumes importing Vietnamese dragon fruit, bananas

China has agreed to resume importing Vietnamese dragon fruit and bananas through the Kim Thanh International Border Gate in Lao Cai province following a hiatus due to COVID-19.

Online lessons for first graders: no more than two hours a day

Education experts warn that teachers will be sure of failure if they use in-person teaching methods for online teaching for first graders.

Reopening of the economy must be implemented gradually: experts

Businesses all want to resume economic activities but experts say the reopening of the economy must be done with a specific roadmap and that haste will lead to failure.

PM asks localities to complete testing by September 15

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested localities under social distancing measures to complete testing of the entire population by September 15 to eliminate the sources of COVID-19 infection from the community. 

Vietnamese households to spend more on food

The average Vietnamese household will spend 20.8 per cent of their total household budget on food in 2025, marginally increasing from 20.1 per cent in 2005, according to global financial services provider Fitch Solutions.

Govt adds VND14.62 trillion to anti-Covid-19 fund

The Government has agreed to use VND14.62 trillion from the State budget for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.

Labor ministry asked to loosen work permit regulations for foreigners

The Government on Thursday ordered the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to ease regulations on grant and re-grant of work permit for foreigners in Vietnam.

How are localities using high technologies to fight Covid-19?

While Da Nang, Bac Giang and Quang Ninh have been using It well to fight the pandemic, Hanoi has not deployed technology at the same level, especially for management procedures.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 10

HCMC’s government agencies create work plan for new normal state

Two out of five Vietnamese consumers will abandon long online banking account applications

Vietnamese consumers expect a seamless banking experience when it comes to opening an account via a mobile app or website, with two in five expecting to answer 10 questions or less or they will abandon the process.

Vietnam, Belgium agree to bolster bilateral relations

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne in Brussels on September 9.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 10

VN-Index bounces back on blue chip recovery

Garment-textile, footwear may take long time to recover: insiders

Viet Nam’s garment-textile and footwear sectors have endured the brunt of COVID-19 and firms may take a long time to recover, experts said.

HCM City asks PM to allow private medical facilities to collect fees for Covid-19 treatment

HCM City Chairman Phan Van Mai said the participation of private medical facilities in Covid-19 treatment will reduce pressure on the public healthcare system, but private facilities need funding.

Breakthrough policies key for Vietnamese sci-tech

The Ministry of Science and Technology is aiming to amend regulations towards simplifying administrative procedures and creating more favourable conditions for sci-tech businesses,