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Healthcare app allows customers to stay at home and order medicine

It’s every mother’s nightmare. Late at night, child with a high-temperature and no pharmacy open to buy any medication.

Week of August 24-30 sees big business deals

During the week, former managers of TTF completed an asset transfer. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen wanted to increase the ownership ratio in Sasco, while FPT’s Bui Quang Ngoc sought to sell 2.3 million shares.

Vietnam to collect quarantine fees from September 1

People who enter Vietnam at isolation facilities from September 1 will have to pay quarantine fees, with medical examinations and treatment costs covered by the State, 

Respected teacher of mathematics passes away

Prof Dang Dinh Ang, an outstanding teacher who made a great contribution to the development of Vietnam’s mathematics, passed away on August 29 at the age of 94.

Saigon’s 'underworld' market quiet amid Covid-19 pandemic

It was a few days before the full moon day of the seventh lunar month (the day for wandering souls), but Thiec market in District 11, the largest votive market in HCM City, was very quiet.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam down 66 per cent in eight months

In the first eight months of 2020, foreign arrivals into Vietnam reached only 3.8 million, down by 67 per cent compared to the figure of 11.3 million recorded in the same period last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted travel.

Mekong Delta to release floodwaters into rice fields to fertilise soil, destroy pests

Farmers in Dong Thap Province’s Hong Ngu District will not grow the autumn-winter rice crop, the year’s third, on more than 9,000ha and will instead release floodwaters into their fields to fertilise the soil and destroy pathogens and pests.

Adapting Vietnamese firms to the new normal of international business

Businesses are doing their best to manage the challenges and look for some opportunities from free trade agreements and COVID-19.

Loving photos show conjoined twins after removal of leg cast

Doctors have removed the casts from the legs of conjoined twins Hoang Truc Nhi and Hoang Dieu Nhi after a month and a half, therefore allowing them to prepare to take their very first steps in life.

Big auto manufacturer goes bankrupt, can't sell assets

Banks are trying to sell Vinaxuki’s assets to collect debts, but the assets remain unsold.

Virtual book exhibition to celebrate the National Day

A book exhibition will be held virtually on the website Book365.vn to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2) from September 1-15.

Vietnam to issue new rules on terrestrial mobile communication terminal devices

Vietnam will issue new technical regulations for terminal devices of terrestrial mobile communication, which will include integrating 4G into such devices.

E-governance approaches critical mass

Vietnam has made significant headway in developing an effective e-government, making public services far more accessible for enterprises, investors, and individuals.

New project on preserving Vietnamese folk arts launched

The Vietnam Folk Arts Association has launched a project on protecting and promoting the values of the country’s folk arts an intangible national heritage.

 

National exams reveal poor English

English continued to be the subject which saw the lowest scores in the national final exams this year.

Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia August 31

One more COVID-19 death and four new cases reported on Monday evening

Over 93,000 foreigners working in Vietnam

As many as 93,720 foreign labourers have been working in Vietnam as of August 2020, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Foreigners join Vietnamese in fighting Covid-19

Vietnam is having a difficult time fully containing the spread of Covid-19 and there have been many community infections over the last few days. 

VN beer industry: market slowly recovers

Domestic beer consumption in the second half of the year is expected to improve over the first six months, while next year the beer industry can...

First Vietnamese to visit Antarctica and her effort to fight climate change

In 1997, 24-year-old Hoang Thi Minh Hong became the first Vietnamese to visit Antarctica as part of an expedition that included young people from 25 nations.