Việt Nam Railway Corporation braces for $85 million loss The Việt Nam Railway Corporation (VNR) faces the most difficult period in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding in central Việt Nam, according to VNR chairman Vũ Anh Minh.

Ministry of Health tightens the management of medical waste during floods

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has told health facilities in flood-hit areas to prioritise clean water and ensure the areas are thoroughly disinfected to stop the spread of diseases.

Provinces and cities asked to strengthen measures ahead of storm Molave Deputy chief of the office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Nguyễn Văn Tiến on Tuesday requested coastal localities to urgently guide fishing vessels which are still operating at sea to shelter.

Sa Pa to host Korean Cultural Day

The South Korean Cultural Centre and Lào Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold Korean Culture Day in Sa Pa Town on Saturday.

Medical and civil assistance given to flood-hit central provinces The Ministry of Health on October 19 provided 4.2 million of Aquatabs 67mg water purification tablets to health departments in the provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên- Huế and Quảng Nam, and Đà Nẵng City.

Việt Nam urged to develop night-time economy

Việt Nam has missed some economic development opportunities and should not ignore the chance to grow the night-time economy, according to economist Trần Đình Thiên.

Housing prices in central provinces cool off Housing prices in central provinces have cooled off in recent times after rapidly rising in 2018-19.

ADB and Phú Yên sign Việt Nam’s first certified green loan for 257 MW solar power project

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Phú Yên TTP Joint Stock Company (Phú Yên JSC) on Friday signed a US$186 million loan to develop and operate a 257 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in the southern province of Phú Yên’s Hòa Hội, through the country’s first certified green loan.

Vietjet gives away millions of tickets with discounts of up to 50% Between Wednesday and Friday, passengers who book Vietjet tickets with code "DELUXE" will receive a 50 per cent discount on Deluxe fares (excluding taxes and fees) on all domestic flights. The flight period is from October 10, 2020 to December 31, 2021 (excluding the Tết holiday).

1,000 labourers affected by Covid-19 receive free technical vocational training

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German development agency, in cooperation with Việt Nam’s Directorate of Vocational Education and Training and departments of Labour invalids and Social Affairs in eight cities and provinces, will offer short training courses for 1,000 workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.