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Lan to put best foot forward at first Olympics

Quach Thi Lan has promised to give her best performance at the coming Olympics after she was confirmed as the only Vietnamese track-and-field set to compete in Japan.

VN needs system that automatically scans, detects bad content on social networks

The second technological solution is a system that automatically scans and detects content unreasonable to children, or content where children are the subjects of abuse.

More than 400,000 people vaccinated against Covid-19 in HCM City

Five days after Vietnam’s biggest city launched the largest-ever vaccination campaign, more than 400,000 people have been vaccinated, said Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Nguyen Tan Binh at a press conference yesterday.

Deposit interest rate proposed to gradually lower to 0%

The Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) on Tuesday proposed gradually lowering the Vietnamese dong deposit interest rate to zero per cent.

Central bank, Quang Ninh continue to top 2020 administrative reform index

The State Bank of Vietnam and the northern province of Quang Ninh continue topping the 2020 Public Administration Reform (PAR) Index, the Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform announced on June 24.

Health Ministry urges speeding up of locally made Covid-19 vaccines

After an emergency meeting, the National Ethics Council agreed to test the locally-made Covid-19 vaccine Nanocovax on 13,000 volunteers. This third phase trial will be completed in mid-August.

Japan set to donate additional one million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The Japanese Government is set to grant a further one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam to combat the pandemic, as announced on June 25 by Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu.

HCM City to build more parks, green spaces

HCM City is building more than 10 hectares of public parks and two hectares of public green spaces by the end of the year.

KRX trading system to run officially at the end of this year

The stock trading system from the Republic of Korea, known as KRX, will be officially put into operation at the end of this year after a six-month trial run.

VCCI proposes working group to tackle container shortages

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has proposed an inter-ministerial working group be founded to tackle the container shortages and stabilise logistics fees which have skyrocketed recently.

Still no fixed date for upcoming 31st SEA Games

Representatives of Southeast Asian (SEA) nations have yet to set the official date for the 31st SEA Games following hosts Vietnam’s proposal to postpone the event due to COVID-19,

Intense heat wave returns to northern Vietnam

Northern and north-central provinces of Vietnam will be hit by another heat wave that is due to begin this weekend and last several days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Vietnamese wins Best Actor Award at 18th Asian Film Festival

Tran Anh Khoa, playing Rom in the movie of the same name, took home the Best Actor Award at the 18th Asian Film Festival taking place in Rome from June 17 – 23.

Vietnam's COVID-19 success not luck: foreign ministry

The foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said reducing Vietnam's achievements in the containment of COVID-19 pandemic to mere luck is "entirely unobjective,"

HCM City to spend $10m to support freelancers affected by pandemic

The HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed that the Department of Planning and Investment spend VND230 billion (US$9.97 million) to support freelance workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Law on 'state of emergency' to protect people’s health in pandemic: experts

Vietnam needs to have a law on the state of emergency, which would pave the way for the State to make necessary intervention during the pandemic and protect people’s freedom and lives.

Festival in France to introduce Vietnamese culture

The 2nd Vietnam Festival will take place from July 16-18 at the Paradiski resort, a world-famous ski destination in La Plagne Tarentaise town of France’s Southeastern Savoie Province.

Massive development moves may foster oversupply crisis

While expansion of industrial property land funds may be a necessary factor to attract waves of foreign investment into Vietnam, 

Vietnam attracts over 15 billion USD of FDI in six months

Foreign investors have poured 15.27 billion USD of investment in Vietnam so far this year, equivalent to 97.4 percent of the amount recorded in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Vietnam to receive an additional 13 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in two months

In July and August, Vietnam is expected to receive about 13 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from many sources, according to the Ministry of Health.