One million doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrive in HCM City, health ministry urges faster vaccination One million doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell have arrived in HCM City on Saturday, as part of the five million doses deal, the health ministry announced.

Barriers removed to help e-commerce platforms ensure essential supplies

The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Department of E-commerce and the Digital Economy has been cooperating with e-commerce platforms to remove barriers to the transportation of essential goods during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Banks to tighten credit in risky sectors in remaining months of this year Banks would continue to tighten lending in risky sectors including securities, real estate, financial and tourism business, seeing higher credit risks in the remaining months of this year.

Farming cooperatives cultivate GAP-standard products, raise value in Kiên Giang

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang is taking measures to develop the collective economy in the 2021- 25 period in an aim to improve efficiency and produce high-value products.

COVID-19 patients with no symptoms will quarantine at home for 14 days

Patients with locally acquired COVID-19 showing no symptoms, and with no underlying disease or obesity, will now be under a 14-day home quarantine, according to new guidelines released by the HCM City Department of Health on Thursday.

City inspectors apprised about authorised delivery people to enforce travel restrictions To ensure smooth delivery and distribution of essential goods amid the COVID-19 restrictions, the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has created a database of delivery staff that can be easily accessed by inspectors and notified the public about businesses that sell essential products.

July retail sales plunges nearly 20 pct year-on-year due to COVID-19 Total retail sales of goods and services shrank 8.3 percent month-on-month in July to VNĐ339.4 trillion (US$14.84 billion) as a result of restrictions induced to stem the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

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Vietnamese projects win three “Impactful Social Innovative Concepts” awards Three Vietnamese projects were among the top five to win the “Impactful Social Innovative Concepts” awards in the Social Business Creation 2021 competition.

Market to recover once the pandemic is contained: experts Even though the market benchmark plunged in July, experts see it as short-term move and the stock market is still an important capital mobilisation channel in the long-run.