Charity class gives poor kids an education

On an area of 20 square metres in a narrow alley in HCM City’s District 12, there is a special classroom which gathers dozens of students who try to write letters and repeat the multiplication tables they learned the day before.

Textile and apparel firms lack orders for the last two quarters The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that textile production increased by 1.8 per cent, while clothing production decreased by 4.6 per cent in the first seven months of this year over the same period last year.

Local businesses slow in preparing to enjoy preferential tariffs in EVFTA

Experts have raised concerns that Vietnamese businesses are slow in preparing conditions to enjoy preferential tariffs in the Việt Nam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Textile and electronics hardest hit in pandemic: official Textile and electronics were the two among mostly affected export-oriented sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic, said an official.

Business plans thrown into turmoil amid COVID-19 spike

The new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic came suddenly in Việt Nam last weekend and has continued to spread. The country recorded its first death related to COVID-19 on Friday.

200 firms take part in Vietnamese goods trade fair Around 200 Vietnamese companies are showcasing their products at the Tôn vinh hàng Việt (Honouring Vietnamese goods) fair in HCM City from July 29 to August 2.

Lào Cai border guards bust illegal immigration ring Border guards in Lào Cai Province have busted a smuggling ring bringing Chinese nationals illegally into Việt Nam.

Firms to re-enter COVID-19 prevention mode As soon as the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in Đà Nẵng and Quảng Ngãi, many firms have re-implemented pandemic prevention measures starting early this week.

India looks to boost cotton exports to Việt Nam The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which has surplus stocks of cotton ahead of the next harvest season, is trying to boost exports of cotton to Việt Nam and Bangladesh.

Face mask prices on the rise

The prices of medical mask have been on the rise after two new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Sunday evening, bringing the total number of community infections linked to Đà Nẵng and Quảng Ngãi to four in the past three days.