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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Việt Nam ensures people’s livelihoods, fair distribution of vaccines

I was surprised to receive a call from an American friend who lives in Singapore, asking about the pandemic situation in HCM City, Việt Nam’s current COVID-19 epicentre with a daily record of thousands of cases. 

Pork supply ensured in HCM City despite VISSAN cutting supply VISSAN Joint Stock Company will continue to supply fresh food to the HCM City market though some its workers were found infected with COVID-19 coronavirus.

'Essential goods' confusion causing problems with supplies, changes needed MoIT

Light bulbs are not something Đỗ Thu Hằng, 40, usually stores at home. There is a hardware store in front of her house on Đội Cấn Street, in Hà Nội, so she has never really had to. However, under Directive 16 the hardware store is now closed. As a result, when the bulk in her kitchen blew she didn’t know what to do.

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Produce stuck on farms as COVID-19 restrictions interrupt supply chains Farmers have failed to sell their farm produce while consumers have difficulties to access food sources in the southern provinces because of the restriction of travel and the closures of both wholesale and retailed markets.

Over 20 Vietnamese basa fish exporters withdraw from EU market

Nearly 25 Vietnamese enterprises exporting basa fish have withdrawn from the EU market since the beginning of the year.

Stores work hard to follow limited operating hours

Lưu Thế Hiển, 28, a deliveryman in HCM City, said he was rushing to deliver the last shipment of the day before 5pm, when the booking application automatically turns off until 6am the next day.

Shares gain on strong cash flow

Việt Nam's stock market settled higher on Tuesday as stocks in all sectors recovered from recent losses thanks to a strong injection of cash flow.