Automobile manufacturers are facing sharp drop in sales and increased inventories as social distancing has been imposed in many cities and provinces, vehicle registration has been halted, and sale agents have had to close the doors.

Vietnam’s No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem enjoyed a successful competition as he made a breakthrough to finish fifth at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz chess tournament in the United States, which was wrapped up on August 15.

Quang Ngai provincial authorities have asked the Prime Minister to prioritize the use of petrochemical products from domestic oil refineries rather than from imports.

A pregnant woman who tested positive for SARS-COV-2 successfully gave birth to a boy at the Quang Ngai Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics hospital on Thursday.

Korean artist Joseph Kwon has praised the land and people of Vietnam in his recent music video entitled ‘Vietnam’.

Following HCM City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Tra Vinh, many southern localities have decided to continue practicing social distancing under the prime minister’s Directive 16 as the pandemic remains complicated in these localities.

A Vietnamese producer has won a prize in the Open Doors category at the Locarno Film Festival, which recently wrapped up in Locarno, Switzerland.

A 49-year-old man received two doses of Vero Cell vaccine in one minute in a rare accident in HCM City.

Living in accelerated change through new technologies, True North School leads in the creation of a new global learning pathway to prepare students for the future economy through a growth mindset, an active learning ecosystem, character development.

Under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 70,000 people who work in other provinces and cities have returned to their hometown in the central province of Nghe An in the past four months. 

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The HCM City People’s Committee plans to establish technical standards to develop a single smart card that could be used for all types of public transport.

Ho Chi Minh City rolls out measures to control pandemic before September 15

Since August 3, the Binh Son Refinery and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company, one of the country's largest petrochemical enterprises, has been forced to operate at 90 per cent capacity, its minimum technical efficiency.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the importance of accelerating testing and ‘filtering’ all COVID-19 cases out of the community during lockdown period in a bid to soon lift restrictions and restore economic activities.

Although Vietnam has dealt with previous COVID-19 outbreak with spectacular success, it stands to lose some of its hard-earned gains if it cannot overcome the latest outbreak that has paralysed industries in the past couple of months.

On average, Hanoi detected one F0 case out of 10,000 people in the first three days of the capital city’s large-scale covid-19 testing campaign. 

Chinese swimming coach, Huang Guohui, of the Vietnamese national swimming team died in quarantine after returning from the Tokyo Olympics.

On Sunday, as HCM City announced its plan to extend strict lockdown for another month until September 15, hundreds of migrant workers have packed their bags and personal belongings and rushed to the city's gateways

An exhibition showcasing art works by more than 100 painters and sculptors across Vietnam is being held virtually to raise funds to support needy people in HCM City.