The sugar industry has wrapped up the 2020-2021 fiscal year, with many businesses showing rosy performance.

Vietnam recorded 9,667 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday and a further 326 people have died of coronavirus complications.

The Vietnamese national men’s football team finished 92nd globally in the latest FIFA rankings for August, leaving local rivals Thailand far behind and staying atop Southeast Asia.

Vietnam has the second largest number of students in Japan, according to the latest statistics from the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO).

The initiatives proposed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the virtual UNSC High-level Open Debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation” on August 9 have earned praises from many international scholars.

The Government is to roll out a 118 trillion VND (5.2 billion USD) COVID-19 relief package by the end of the year, said deputy minister of finance Nguyễn Đức Chi during a government meeting on August 11.

Vietnam may be able to produce a COVID-19 vaccine in September if everything goes smoothly, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told scientists, units and businesses participating in vaccine production and research at a meeting on August 12.

Vietnam has sent NanoDragon satellite to Japan to hand over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to launch into space.

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said that Ho Chi Minh City will administer all of the vaccines it has been allocated by August 12 and will then use China’s Sinopharm vaccine.

At a meeting of the Da Nang People's Council on August 12, Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang said the city would impose higher social distancing measures if the number of cases does not decrease in the next four days.

The virtual currency in the Vietnamese blockchain game Axie Infinity - Axie Infinity Shards (AXS) - has hit a new peak of $71, setting a record capitalization of $4.4 billion.

The 23-member executive board of a project on training and developing human resources for information security for the 2021 - 2025 period has been established, led by Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung.

The Ministry of Transport has requested that localities facilitate conditions in which people who have tickets for international flights can access airports on time.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on marine transport and logistics businesses to cut fees for container storage and warehousing for companies that have reduced operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The HCM City People's Committee has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Finance to disburse Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) capital from the central budget this year

The ongoing coronavirus outbreaks are now threatening to bring the timber industry to its knees, with businesses and associations hoping for preferential vaccine treatment and financial support for test kits and other pandemic-related expenses.

While you are staying safe and working from home during social distancing, doctors and nurses are working hard to treat infections and many volunteers are assisting people in quarantine zones.

Relatives of people who died of Covid-19 in Ho Chi Minh City were moved as the ashes of their loved ones were brought to their homes by local authorities.

The health crisis is becoming increasingly complex and expected to continue drawing a grey economic picture in the region.

The Government has agreed to prioritise vaccine distribution to HCM City and parts of Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An Provinces, the country's top COVID-19 hotspots, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a conference in the city on Tuesday.