The Ministry of Health recorded 9,180 new cases of COVID-19, including 30 imported ones, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 13, a reduction of 503 against the previous day.

A government working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, has been set up under a decision signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

As Ho Chi Minh City grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak, hotels have actively adapted to the situation by offering paid quarantine services to maintain their operation.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has completed a report on maritime environment and national islands in the 2016-20 period, Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands Ta Dinh Thi said on August 13.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long suggested localities adopt three-tiered COVID-19 treatment model to minimise fatality rate during a video teleconference (VTC) on August 13 morning.

For centuries, the role of Thị Mầu in Vietnam’s most famous cheo opera Quan Âm Thị Kính (Goddess of Mercy) has been as a flirtatious woman.

The HCMC government is considering mobilizing recovered Covid-19 patients as volunteers in the fight against the pandemic in the city.

Along with the active work of the medical staff, the technology human resources are trying to develop useful software pieces to serve Covid-19 prevention and control tasks in hope of putting the latest outbreak under control at the earliest time.

Many HCM City businesses, even small traders in traditional markets who are not usually thought to be tech-savvy, have been focusing on selling online and networking to survive, or even thriving, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City is experiencing extremely difficult days as the number of Covid-19 infections continues to remain steady day by day. 

Ha Long City, a popular tourist destination in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, will implement a series of measures to classify, collect, transport and treat domestic and construction waste from early next year.

Despite a new outbreak of COVID-19 in Vietnam, the industrial property sector saw positive signs with new industrial zones established and key industrial projects beginning operations, according to Savills Vietnam.

The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong has directed commercial banks in the Mekong Delta region to support rice producers and traders to overcome difficulties amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City begins COVID-19 inoculation for expectant women

The Ministry of Information and Communications and Ministry of Health has called on localities to take full advantage of information and technology to administer vaccinations rapidly and effectively.

COVID-19 deals blow to automobile sales in July

High-end apartment prices continued increasing in the second quarter, according to the Ministry of Construction (MOC). Some projects are being offered at high prices of VND650-800 million per square meter.

In the past few days, the news about two Vietnamese engineers who surpassed 1,600 teams to win the international Show US the Data contest has attracted public attention.

Recognizing that there is not much room for growth, the Minister of Planning and Investment suggested that along with strengthening measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, it is necessary to urgently remove bottlenecks in the economy.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said the ‘three on-the-site’ is a good model, but southern provinces have found it difficult to implement.