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Crackdown on over-charging online sites

More than 30,000 stores have been closed on online shopping sites including Shopee, Tiki, and Lazada due to overcharging.

 

Nearly 40,000 train tickets returned due to Covid-19

Vietnam Railways (VR) said that its revenue dropped by nearly VND65 billion (US$2.8 million) in the past 19 days compared to the same period last year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

VN ministries set up TikTok account about COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Information and Communications have joined hands with TikTok to create an official account called @ICT_anti_nCoV that provides the latest information about COVID-19.

 

Super committee faces difficulties in checking SOE property

The increasing amount of property and land under State-owned enterprises (SOEs) was mentioned as a factor in their slow equitisation.

VN banks still living on credit

Most banks made fat profits in 2019 and some of them had profit of over tens of trillion of dong. But their profits mostly came from lending.

Vietnam to simplify customs checks

Vietnam plans to hasten the reform of customs checks to save time and costs for businesses and facilitate trade.

Korean recruitment platform enters Vietnamese market

SaraminHR, a Korean recruitment platform, announced a strategic investment with local firm TopDev on February 17. The deal’s value was not disclosed, but some insiders thought it could be worth seven figures.

 

Three coronavirus patients leave hospital, 15 out of 16 cured

Three patients from the northern province of Vinh Phuc were declared free from the coronavirus and discharged from hospital on Thursday.

No new suspected coronavirus cases in HCM City

All three patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and were treated in HCM City hospitals have recovered fully and all 32 suspected cases in the city have tested negative as of Wednesday.

Investment funds make more stock purchase despite decling prices

Although the novel coronavirus epidemic COVID-19 has been continuously slamming the stock market, sending stock prices down, many investment funds are still actively buying.

 

More than 100 people join hands to clean Ninh Thuan's polluted beach

More than 100 people have helped collect rubbish on a beach in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan. 

HCM City proposes school closure extension for coronavirus prevention

HCM City authorities have proposed further temporary school closures until the end of March for fear of coronavirus.

Hanoians queue to receive free hand wash

Many people in Hang Dao Ward, Hanoi have been provided with free hand wash during the coronavirus outbreak. 

Vietnam encourages private investment in energy: Politburo

The Politburo will encourage all economic sectors, especially private businesses, to invest in energy projects, Party General Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

Quang Binh thermal power plant hindered by local residents

The encroachment on the construction of Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant in Quang Binh Province has affected the project's progress.

Eleven face prosecution for exam cheating scandal in Son La

The Investigation Police Agency in the northern province of Son La has concluded another investigation into cheating scandal in the national high school exam in the province two years ago.

Hue Festival 2020 to open on August 28

The Hue Festival 2020 will open on August 28 this year instead of early April as previously planned due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the festival organising board said on February 20.

Vietnam continues working with China, other countries in COVID-19 fight

Vietnam will continue working closely with China and other countries to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, and is willing to share experience of treatment, Vice Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Doan Khac Viet said on February 20.

HCM City needs about 80,000 labourers in Q1

Around 80,000 workers are needed in Ho Chi Minh City for the first quarter of this year, according to the HCM City Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (FALMI) Centre.

ASEAN, China enhance cooperation in response to COVID-19

A special meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) and a special conference of ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers on cooperation in responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took place in Vientiane, Laos, on February 20.