IFC increases trade finance limits to support Vietnamese businesses amid Covid-19 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced it has increased trade finance limits for Vietnamese banks to improve their capacity to cover payment risks in granting trade financing to local companies affected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, known as Covid-19.

Việt Nam aviation authority dismisses rumours of ban on flights to RoK, Japan The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has not imposed a flight ban on routes to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, CAAV Director-General Đinh Việt Thắng has said.

State-owned Vinalines to divest capital from 13 firms in 2020 The State-owned Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) plans to divest capital from 13 member companies this year.

US-Việt Nam cooperation led to child sex tourism indictment in California A US federal grand jury has charged a 64-year-old man from of San Francisco, California, with repeatedly traveling to Việt Nam in order to engage in illicit sexual conduct, US Embassy in Hà Nội announced in a release on Friday.

VN team top regional rankings The Việt Nam national men’s football team maintained their 94th position in the latest FIFA Men's Rankings revealed on Thursday.

National radio ordered to boost digitalisation in broadcasting Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc emphasised the importance of digitalisation in broadcasting when meeting with leading officials from radio “The Voice of Vietnam” (VOV).

Cultural centre displays Korean folk paintings Nearly 50 folk paintings by South Korean artist are on display in Hà Nội.  Entitled Tương Lai Nhìn Từ Quá Khứ (Future from The Past), the exhibition shows aspirations and dreams of Korean people in different periods through various topics of nature, daily life and young woman. 

Ministry warns about impersonation of national branding programme The Ministry of Industry and Trade has warned about the impersonation of the Việt Nam national branding programme for the purpose of fraud.

HCM City tourism industry seeks tax breaks to cushion coronavirus blow

The HCM City Department of Tourism yesterday (Feb 20) called on the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism to seek preferential policies from the Government to soften the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Vietnamese medical staff win fight with COVID-19

Amid global concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), the full recovery of the first two patients who tested positive for the virus in Việt Nam affirmed the professional competence of Vietnamese physicians and the Government’s efforts to address the global epidemic.