7 Vietnamese athletes compete at Paralympic Tokyo 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over medical supplies and consumables to the Ministry of Health as part of its continuing support to the Vietnamese Government for COVID-19 response.

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly created "golden" conditions for the financial industry to accelerate digital transformation and shift to cashless payments.

As the market is witnessing adjustments in the rate of ownership for foreign investors in banks, analysts say that it depends on the strategy and business plan of each bank from time to time.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, trade revenue between Vietnam and other ASEAN countries has still been on the rise, but much still needs to be done to fully capitalise on these neighbouring markets.

On August 17, when hearing from a volunteer that two members of a family with four Covid patients were getting worse, Nguyen Van Chanh of the ‘Thay thuoc dong hanh’ network (Companion Physicians) immediately picked up the phone.

These collections of ornamental trees are impressive for both the quantity and quality of the trees.

After one year of teaching online, Vietnamese schools and teachers have become familiar with the new teaching mode.

Coc Coc has had to shift to Google’s user agent, a string of text that helps identify a browser when connecting to web pages, to protect users from possible negative impact from the policy on blocking access to many Google’s websites and services.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) wants to have 95,000 more teachers as regular personnel in the next five years, including 31,000 in 2021.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first US Vice President to visit Vietnam, had three busy days in Hanoi, with a packed schedule.

By August 26, Ho Chi Minh City had 401 mobile medical stations in operation and it is now establishing 12 more stations.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam reached 410,366 as 12,920 new infections were reported on August 27 evening.

Head coach Park Hang-seo of the national men’s football team on August 27 announced a 25-man squad of Vietnam for the match against Saudi Arabia in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers.

“All the people in isolated areas must be considered F1 cases (contacts of infected people) and they must be tested. Those who refuse testing must be taken away to concentrated quarantine,” said Hanoi Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh.

Vietnam will launch a revamp of its 2021-2025 budget management strategy, which is expected to ensure national security and control public debt.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit almost every country in the world, including Vietnam, causing disruption in the global supply chain. 

The General Department of State Reserves is giving 14,500 tonnes of rice from the national reserve for free distribution to HCM City's struggling populace.

Tuong (classical drama) artist Bach Mai and culinary artisan Trieu Thi Choi died after days of COVID-19 treatment in hospitals in HCM City on Thursday. 

Some people who have not earned enough money because of Covid-19 and have had to borrow money have fallen into traps set by usurers.