Economy
The capital city is committed to offering the best condition for foreign investors to conduct businesses, said the city's leaders during a meeting with foreign investors in Hà Nội yesterday.
Society
Medical workers from the Chợ Rẫy and Thống Nhất hospitals in HCM City have left for Cà Mau and Ninh Thuận provinces to help with the COVID-19 fight there.
Features
Traditional handicraft villages have started to resume operation after more than two months of suspension due to the fourth coronavirus outbreak in late April that forced the capital city to follow strict social distancing measures.
Opinion
The Government of Việt Nam late Tuesday issued its highly-anticipated Resolution No.128 on the adoption of provisional guidelines on safe and flexible living with COVID-19, after a few weeks of what presumed to be much haggling between invited stakeholders.
Economy
“From home” might be the phrase of the year as it has frequently been used in almost every sector during COVID-19, especially the fourth outbreak of the coronavirus in Việt Nam.
Society
The three months of fighting the coronavirus to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in HCM City will never be forgotten by Dr Nguyễn Ngọc Thành and other medical staff who volunteered to come to the city from northern Quảng Ninh Province.
Business Beat
The software industry is among the beneficiaries of the crisis, with many companies in Việt Nam doing well.
Economy
The Government Office has instructed the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport and the State Bank of Vietnam to study a proposal by the Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA), in which the airline industry is to gain access to VND25 trillion of zero-interest loan.
Life & Style
Dozens of film producers have sent a petition to the Government and HCM City People's Committee with the hope to restore operations soon and commit to ensuring safety during new anti-pandemic conditions.
Features
Provinces and cities where the pandemic is under control, such as Quảng Ninh, Kiên Giang and Hà Nội, are planning to open to both domestic and international tourists, but strict pandemic prevention measures will be applied
Society
Amid the outbreak of coronavirus infections in HCM City, hundreds of people including recovered COVID-19 patients, have volunteered to put themselves on the frontline in the fight against the pandemic.
Society
It has not been easy at all for the Việt Nam’s Government to walk the talk of the country's dual-target strategy, pursuing socio-economic development while keeping the spread of the novel coronavirus in check. But the Prime Miniser and his cabinet have been striving to secure the country’s economic health by doing all they can to support businesses operating in Việt Nam.
Economy
There will be no increase in electricity price from now until the end of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) - the country's power regulator - announced yesterday during a ministry's monthly press conference.
Economy
The government is to continue with the country's dual-target strategy, pursuing socio-economic development while keeping the spread of the novel coronavirus in check, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính during an online meeting with local government leaders and the business community across the country.
Society
The HCM City People’s Committee on September 24 approved a proposal from the city Department of Health to shorten the interval between AstraZeneca vaccine doses to six weeks from a previous period of eight to 12 weeks.
Society
The HCM City Department of Health plans to reduce the number of COVID-19 quarantine and treatment facilities as the number of patients discharged and being treated at home is increasing.
Opinion
During the visit of President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (September 18-20) and his meeting with President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel issues of common interest were discussed at length.
Opinion
As it is unfeasible to pursue a ‘Zero COVID’ policy, Việt Nam needs to have plans to live with COVID-19, minimise deaths from the disease and control outbreaks, according to Director of the Central Lung Hospital Nguyễn Viết Nhung.
Economy
The fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic starting from late April has had more negative impacts on daily life as well as socio-economic development than the previous waves in the country. However, Viet Nam attracted US$14 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eight months of this year, only 2 per cent lower than the same period last year, showing foreign investors’ confidence in the country’s economic scenario in the mid-and long terms.
Features
Migrating from the north to the far south of the country, the forefathers of Định Yên villagers brought an elegant craft that is now much sought after throughout the region and beyond