Việt Nam records second-highest daily COVID-19 increase on Friday, adds nearly 300 deaths

Việt Nam recorded 8,622 domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections along with 27 imported cases in the past 24 hours, making this the second-highest daily new cases since the beginning of the pandemic, pushing the total in the fourth wave to 133,257.

President visits pandemic epicentres HCM City, Bình Dương President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked HCM City to continue to strictly implement the current high level of social distancing measures.

COVID-19 patients with no symptoms will quarantine at home for 14 days

Patients with locally acquired COVID-19 showing no symptoms, and with no underlying disease or obesity, will now be under a 14-day home quarantine, according to new guidelines released by the HCM City Department of Health on Thursday.

New approach, new solutions necessary for long fight: PM

The fight against COVID-19 will be long even when vaccines are available, therefore, there must be new approaches and new solutions, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday.

HDBank profits up 44.2% in H1, NPL ratio at only 0.8%, joins hands with community to combat pandemic The Hồ Chí Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank has reported pre-tax profit of VNĐ 4.19 trillion (US$183.9 million) for the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 44.2 per cent and equivalent to 58 per cent of the full-year target.

Việt Nam ensures people’s livelihoods, fair distribution of vaccines

I was surprised to receive a call from an American friend who lives in Singapore, asking about the pandemic situation in HCM City, Việt Nam’s current COVID-19 epicentre with a daily record of thousands of cases. 

CPI increase lowest since 2016

Consumer price index (CPI) increased by 1.64 per cent in January – July period, the lowest rate since 2016 on lower food and electricity prices thank to the Government’s effort of stabilising prices and supporting virus-hit citizens and enterprises in the pandemic, the latest updates of the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed.

Pork supply ensured in HCM City despite VISSAN cutting supply VISSAN Joint Stock Company will continue to supply fresh food to the HCM City market though some its workers were found infected with COVID-19 coronavirus.

HCM City to get 100 more ambulances for transporting COVID patients to hospital

The HCM City Department of Health plans to buy ambulances and call on private hospitals and companies to hand over theirs so that emergency aid teams can transport patients amid the relentlessly rising incidence of COVID-19.

Shares record four-day gains on bank, steel stocks Vietnamese shares rose for four straight days on Thursday, bolstered by a significant injection of cash flow into banking and steel stocks, pushing up indices.