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Ho Chi Minh City to vaccinate people after 6pm

To speed up mass vaccinations, Ho Chi Minh City will vaccinate its people after 6pm, even though local people are banned from going out from 6pm to 6am.

Vietnam announces 106 more Covid-19-related deaths

On the evening of July 28, Vietnam announced 106 new Covid-19-related deaths in six provinces, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 630 cases.

Hanoi begins largest Covid-19 vaccination campaign

Hanoi has started to administer Covid-19 vaccines to people at health centers of districts and towns.

The 27-member Cabinet of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term

The first session of the 15th National Assembly on July 28 approved Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s proposal for the 27-member Cabinet line-up for the 2021-2026 term.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 29

Hai Duong to postpone receiving foreign employees and experts from August 1

Huge medical forces mobilized to assist Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City has welcomed more than 6,000 medical staff who have come to support the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.

US Secretary of Defence pays official visit to Vietnam

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin is on an official visit to Vietnam on July 28 and 29 at the invitation of Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang.

HCM City sets up advisory group for epidemic prevention/control and economic recovery

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has signed a decision to establish an advisory group on policies on epidemic prevention and control as well as economic recovery.

Paradox: Thousands of containers idle at seaports amid severe shortage for delivery

While the world is in a crisis over the lack of empty containers to deliver goods, leading to skyrocketing shipping fees, thousands of containers are idling away at Vietnamese seaports.

Produce stuck on farms as COVID-19 restrictions interrupt supply chains

Farmers are unable to sell their produce while consumers are struggling to buy food in the southern provinces, in a frustrating paradox created by COVID-19 travel restrictions and the closures of both wholesale and retail markets as a result.

Buses sell vegetables around HCM City

Unable to transport passengers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some bus operators in HCM City have now begun to use their vehicles for selling vegetables and other essential goods.

Supply chain crisis ahead for top brands

The ongoing disruption in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces poses a threat to the global supply chain of multinational corporations, which source goods from Vietnamese-based suppliers.

NA Deputy complains about ‘ask-and-grant’ in public investment activities

Some officials tasked to allocate public investment capital give themselves the right to "grant favors" to agencies and businesses.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JULY 29

Nearly 660,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive in HCM City

Vietnam calls for end to violence in West Bank

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, expressed his concern about continued violence in the Occupied Palestine Territory, particularly in the West Bank, 

Delivery drivers should be allowed to continue working: MIC

Delivery drivers should be allowed to continue work during the stay-at-home period to eliminate obstacles facing the transportation of goods and avoid disrupting the supply chain, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) suggested.

Most students use mobile phones for distance learning

Kaspersky's latest survey shows that 59% of children in the Asia Pacific region have used their phones to attend online classes.

Vietnamese cybersecurity expert tops world white-hat hacker ranking

Nguyen Tuan Anh, security expert of Viettel Cyber Security, surpassed more than 25,000 "white hat hackers" in the world to top the June 2021 rankings of Bugcrowd, the world's largest security vulnerability search platform.

Prime Minister: stricter social distancing measures may be imposed

In a recent meeting with local officials, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that social distancing measures at a higher level than those stipulated in Directive 16 could be applied to quickly prevent the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Hanoi to use market coupons in all districts

Believing that the market coupon model first applied in Tay Ho ensures social distancing, Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung said the model should be used in all districts.