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Big rearers win big

Many animal husbandry enterprises are leveraging the pork supply shortage to sell at high prices, earning huge profits

 

Vietnam rules out Hydroxychloroquine, uses convalescent plasma in COVID-19 treatment

Vietnam has completely halted the use of Hydroxychloroquine, the controversial antimalaria drug touted by US President Donald Trump, in its treatment of COVID-19 patients and instead opted for plasma from recovered cases.

Corporate income tax reduction comes into effect

Resolution 116/2020/QH14 granting a reduction of 30 per cent on corporate income tax (CIT) for eligible enterprises officially came into effect on Monday.

 

Vietnam actively contributes to building AIPA

Since joining the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (now ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly) on September 19, 1995, Vietnam has strived for becoming an active member of the organisation.

Four investigated for selling fake medical clothing

Prosecutors in Hanoi have prosecuted four people for selling sub-standard counterfeit medical suits.

HCM City warns unmasked residents of fines starting tomorrow

As residents have recently been giving little heed to the health authority’s advice to wear masks in public amid the surge in new Covid-19 cases,

 

Japanese exec infected with Covid-19 interacted with 28 people in HCMC

During a two-day stay in HCMC, a Japanese business executive who had been confirmed positive for the new coronavirus by the Japanese authorities while returning to Tokyo from Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province on July 31 interacted with 28 people

VN businesses slow in preparing to enjoy preferential tariffs in EVFTA

 Experts have raised concerns that Vietnamese businesses are slow in preparing conditions to enjoy preferential tariffs in the Viet Nam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

 

Vietnam expects to launch domestic Covid-19 vaccine by October 2021

Four vaccine manufacturers and research agencies in Vietnam are in a race for vaccines against Covid-19.

Apps rolled out to fight pandemic

Those with smartphones would do well to download Bluezone, a Bluetooth-based app that helps determine if a person has come in contact with a COVID-19 patient, 

VN Civil Aviation Authority's plans for new Quang Tri Airport face opposition

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) plans to build Quang Tri Airport in Quang Tri province, but experts disagree with the idea.

Vietnamese, Scot jailed in Hanoi on drug offences

The Hanoi City People’s Court on August 3 handed down jail sentences to a Vietnamese and a Scot on charges of trafficking drugs.

PM assigns ministry to decide on organisation of national high school graduation exams

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to decide on the organisation of the national high school graduation examinations as regulated in the Law on Education, at a regular cabinet meeting in Hanoi on August 3.

Two die as storm Sinlaku sweeps through northern Vietnam

Storm Sinlaku, the second of its kind to enter the East Sea since the beginning of this year, has caused two deaths, according to reports from the provinces at a meeting in Hanoi on August 3.

Probe into Tenma Vietnam’s alleged bribery underway: police official

The investigation into the Japanese-invested Tenma Vietnam company’s allegation of bribing civil servants and tax and customs officers of northern Bac Ninh province is still ongoing, according to a police official.

Singapore researchers create "electronic skin"

Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain.

 

US online magazine lauds Vietnam’s leadership in ASEAN

US online magazine Foreign Policy has published an article looking into Vietnam’s leadership progress in ASEAN.

Web dramas on cai luong to be released

A web drama series on cai luong (reformed opera), the south’s most popular theatre form, has started to be released on YouTube this week.

Blockbuster 'Tenet' to be screened in Vietnam this August

Vietnam is among countries to screen Christopher Nolan's hotly-awaited sci-fi Tenet, which is the first film released internationally since the COVID-19 crisis.

VN textile, electronics hardest hit in pandemic: official

Textile and electronics have been the two export-oriented sectors mostly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, an official has said.