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Local horror film wins three awards at Asian film art festival

A Vietnamese thriller named "Người lắng nghe: Lời thì thầm" (Listeners-The Whispering) has won three awards during the course of the Asia Film Art International Film Festival (AFAIFF) 2021.

Lychees and the agricultural revolution in Vietnam

Farmers in the northern province of Hai Duong have earned revenue of VND1,600 billion in the lychee season this year, the highest ever. 

Chinese 'Research Mission' to Hoang Sa islands “illegal”: Foreign ministry

All research activities in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands without Vietnam’s express permission are illegal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Le Thi Thu Hang, said at a press briefing on Thursday.

HCMC penalizes people going out for non-essential reasons

The local authorities of HCMC will impose administrative sanctions on people that go out for non-essential reasons from July 9.

Japan donates 600,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam

A batch of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Japanese Government arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City early on July 9.

UNSC: Vietnam calls for goodwill dialogues for GERD-related issues

Vietnam called for goodwill dialogues to find a satisfactory solution to issues related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) at a meeting of the UN Security Council on July 8.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 9

Vietnamese, German firms sign contract for supply of container cranes

More groups given priority for COVID-19 vaccination

The list of groups given priority in COVID-19 vaccination has been expanded in the largest-ever immunisation campaign of Vietnam.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JULY 9

Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally soars by 609

Vietnam to solve bottlenecks to develop its auto industry

Limited market capacity and price differences between domestically produced cars and imported cars are the two biggest bottlenecks for the local auto industry, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Exports increase sharply, but concerns persist about trade deficit

Vietnam’s merchandise trade balance in the first half of the year resulted in a trade deficit. Last year, it had a trade surplus for the same period.

 

Growing demand for land plots to develop data centres

Booming online work and increased internet entertainment pushed by the health crisis have pressured investors to find suitable land plots to set up data centres across Vietnam.

Vietnamese aviation market forecast to recover from mid-Q3

The Vietnamese aviation market is predicted to begin recovering by the middle of the third quarter with this year’s total estimated capacity of over 70 million passengers.

Vietnam to get 8.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in July

As many as 8.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam this July, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

2 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive in Vietnam this weekend

Two million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, assisted by the US, are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam this weekend, the Health Ministry announced on July 8.

Vaccine diplomacy now urgent, long-term solution to stamp out COVID-19: Deputy FM

Vaccine diplomacy is one of the strategies Vietnam is pursuing to secure supply of foreign-made COVID-19 vaccines as fast and many as possible to combat the pandemic,

Hanoi suspends outdoor sport activities, physical exercise

Hanoi authorities have decided to suspend outdoor sport activities and physical exercise starting 6:00pm on July 8 until further notice due to the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PM commits all possible support to HCM City in COVID-19 fight

PM Pham Minh Chinh has pledged to give priority to HCM City in terms of financial resources, infrastructure, materials and biological products to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, which is spreading rapidly and complicatedly in the southern hub.

Vietnam vows to contribute to ASEAN-EU strategic partnership

Vietnam treasures and will make positive contributions to the ASEAN-EU strategic partnership, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, said at the annual ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM).

Fishery exports expected to hit US$8.5 billion this year

Vietnam’s fishery exports are on the way to fulfil the target of US$8.5 billion in value in 2021, after hitting more than $4 billion in the first half of this year,