ASEAN ministers look into coordinating measures to curb COVID-19

The ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) held its 25th meeting in the form of a video conference on April 9 chaired by the council’s chairman - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

PM Phúc discusses COVID-19 measures with Australian counterpart

PM Phúc asked the Australian Government and agencies to support Vietnamese students so that they feel safe to continue their study in Australia.

VPBank - Impact and response in time of COVID-19

As you may already be aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has become complicated across the globe despite efforts being made by governments and medical units. Amid this emergency, Việt Nam has taken solid measures against the pandemic with the involvement of the entire political system to achieve the “double targets” of aggressively preventing and containing the pandemic whilst resolving problems incurred, enabling production and business, and supporting people’s livelihoods and social security to fulfill the socioeconomic goals and missions set for this year.

COVID-19 pandemic brings crisis and opportunity: experts The global COVID-19 pandemic is damaging economies the world over, but it could also be an opportunity for Vietnamese agricultural businesses.

Vietnamese red dragon fruit sent to Australia Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restriction orders on movement, all marketing and distribution activities faced many difficulties.

Cassava exports recover in Q1 Việt Nam achieved cassava export growth in both volume and value in the first quarter of this year despite experiencing difficulties, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

New tariff scheme approved to encourage solar development The Government has officially decided to approve a new feed-in-tariff mechanism to encourage development of solar power in Việt Nam.

Garment 10 to produce medical face masks, first export order worth US$52m

Garment 10 Corporation Joint Stock Company was investing in producing medical face masks as well as cloth masks with ten production lines being installed

Blood donation in Việt Nam still unstable

On the 20th anniversary of ‘All-people blood donation day’ (April 7), Director of the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) and member of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation Bạch Quốc Khánh spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the voluntary blood donation movement, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hà Nội promotes cashless payment, e-commerce

Under a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee, the capital city targets that 90 per cent of modern retailers and water, electricity and telecommunications services providers together with 25 per cent of petrol stations would accept cashless payments by the end of this year.