PM Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Ministry of Science and Technology to coordinate the research and production of COVID-19 vaccines within the national product development programme by 2030.

Land acquisition, compensation payments and resettlement for affected households should be completed by the end of July so that construction on HCM City’s second metro line can begin, city officials have said.

The health ministry on Monday announced four new COVID-19-related deaths, all elderly people with multiple chronic health issues in the southern region, bringing the total number of fatalities to 90.

The Ministry of Health this afternoon, July 5, reported four Covid-19 deaths and 247 fresh domestic infections, with HCMC accounting for the most, 196.

Lao Cai city in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has been submerged after heavy rains this morning.

Vietnam’s national COVID-19 caseload topped 20,000 on Monday morning after the Minister of Health announced 328 new cases.

The 13th Party Central Committee held its third conference on July 5 in Hanoi to examine important issues relating to national socio-economic development and the election of key positions within the State apparatus.

HCM City on July 4 hit back at rumours that it will lock down the entire city for epidemic prevention, saying the information is incorrect that affects the ongoing COVID-19 fight in the city.

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Despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the e-commerce industry still witnessed explosive growth in 2020.

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However, there has been no plan as yet to adjust the economic growth rate for the entire year, despite numerous difficulties ahead, with the speed of pandemic vaccinations in the country remaining slow.

On the back of reopening global economies and a rising crude oil price, Vietnam’s inflation target for 2021 may be harder to achieve, with regulating government bodies attempting to manoeuvre through the year while keeping inflation pressure at bay.

Vietnam witnessed a major financial surplus in 2019 according to new official calculations, with the latest picture in the state’s assets, debts, and capital freshly revealed and demonstrating the health of state coffers.

With the desire to conquer the world market by “make-in-Vietnam” products, domestic enterprises have brought many products with Vietnamese characteristics to participate deeply in the global supply and distribution chains.

Dire statistics for the first half of 2021 point to tens of thousands of tourism businesses in Vietnam facing the risk of permanent closure if the sector does not receive timely financial support policies.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has just partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to launch a program for the implementation of technology in agriculture in the period from 2021-2030.

The burden of certificates has been compared to “sub-licenses”, “a miserable and expensive journey”, and “buying certificates” by many National Assembly deputies.

The Vietnam national football squad will be able to play on the home stadium of My Dinh after the VAR technology is first used here according to the regulations of the Asian Football Federation (AFC).