Vietnamese investors and contractors struggle due to higher steel price

Although local iron and steel prices have dropped, they are still at high rates, up 1.7 times compared to the end of 2020, causing investors and construction contractors to suffer.

Việt Nam News Olympic news bulletin - July 26

7,859 new COVID-19 infections found on Monday

Phạm Minh Chính confirmed as PM: pledges reforms, balanced development All 479 deputies present the plenary session (95.99 per cent of all this tenure's total) cast their votes in favour to adopt the resolution on Chính's re-election for the 2021-26 term.

Police stop 137-strong motorbike caravan from HCMC in Central Việt Nam Traffic police in the central region stopped a 137-strong caravan of motorbikes returning from HCM City to the central provinces of Thừa Thiên Huế, Quảng Trị, Hà Tĩnh and Nghệ An early Sunday morning (July 25).

Int'l organisations launch programmes to help Vietnamese businesses improve operation

USAID and WB have launched programmes to help Vietnamese enterprises to promote digital transformation and apply technology solutions to improve performance.

Nguyễn Xuân Phúc re-elected as State President, swore to realise comprehensive development All 483 deputies present (96.79 per cent of all deputies this term) voted in favour of the resolution for the re-election of Phúc, born in 1954 in the central province of Quảng Nam, who has been serving as the State President since 2021 April.

Việt Nam joins global peers in developing digital money

Việt Nam is playing catch-up in a global race to develop its own digital currency and experts believe this will not only help the country develop new technologies but also present an opportunity for Việt Nam to join the most technologically advanced countries.

COVID-19 positive mothers should be extra careful amid the pandemic

As Việt Nam is experiencing the worst wave of COVID-19 infections with thousands of new cases recorded each day, concerns are growing for all citizens, and pregnant women are no exception. Doctors say mothers to be should be extra careful against the virus as they are in a moderate clinically vulnerable group.

Home quarantine offers hope for hospitals in need of beds HCM City is the first locality in Việt Nam to pilot a new scheme allowing asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to quarantine at home. In a recent interview with the Việt Nam Government Portal, Doctor Trương Hữu Khanh, Head of HCM City’s Paediatrics Hospital No.1’s Infectious and Nervous Diseases Department shares about the scheme amid increasing cases in HCM City.