Medical students pitch in to fight COVID-19 Cải lương guru releases new MV to inspire people during pandemic Education ministry plans to streamline curriculum amid long school closure COVID-19: Number of cases jumps to 134 Vietnamese children talk about containing COVID-19 pandemic Tân Thanh is one of the secondary border gates in the northern […]
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HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội Department of Industry and Trade has planned four scenarios to ensure sufficient supply of goods for people in quarantine zones amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Nguyễn Đức Chung, Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee, worked with Hà Nội Department of Industry and Trade and businesses to prepare goods […]
Dragon fruit being processed for export at a Lavifood factory in the southern province of Long An. Việt Nam’s agro-forestry and fisheries exports to the US and the EU have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. VNA/VNS Photo Bùi Giang HCM CITY — With Việt Nam’s main agro-forestry and fisheries export markets after China […]
A street in HCM City is quiet during the weekend due to the pandemic. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Fitch Solutions on Tuesday revised down Việt Nam’s economic growth in 2020 to 6.3 per cent from 6.8 per cent previously due to the Covid-19 outbreak. In a report on the outlook for emerging markets […]
A rendering of the proposed Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai. Photo courtesy of Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) HCM CITY — Đồng Nai authorities plan to speed up capital disbursement, as well as site clearance, compensation and resettlement for affected households, so that construction of Long Thành […]
A production line at Thành Thành Công-Biên Hoà JSC (SBT). TTC hit the floor price of VNĐ12,750 on Tuesday. — Photo sugar.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares slid on Tuesday but some reclaimed ground lost in the previous day’s sharp sell-off as large-caps were picked up by bargain-hunting. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh […]
The largest solar power plant in Southeast Asia will be built in Ninh Thuận Province starting in the second quarter of this year. – Photo: tapchigiaothong.vn NINH THUẬN— A 450MW solar power plant, the largest in Southeast Asia, will be built in Phước Minh Commune, Ninh Thuận Province. Trung Nam Group, the investor, said […]
A corner of Hải Dương Asembly Factory of Ford Việt Nam. —Photo plo.vn HÀ NỘI — Ford Việt Nam announced that it will halt operations at its automobile assembly factory in the northern province of Hải Dương from Thursday this week. Ford is the first automaker in Việt Nam to suspend production due to the COVID-19 […]
Tra fish processed at Southern Seafood Industry Limited Company. The coronavirus pandemic was hitting seafood producers and exporters hard. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HÀ NỘI — A survey by the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep) found that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was hitting seafood companies hard, especially since the beginning of March. […]
Many industries including agriculture have been affected by the pandemic. Photo vov.vn HÀ NỘI The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it was ready to provide Việt Nam with timely and flexible support for the Government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “The ADB stands ready to provide financial assistance and policy […]
All entrants into Việt Nam since March 8 will be checked: PM PM requests closure of unnecessary services to prevent COVID-19 Vietnamese Embassy helps citizens amid COVID-19 in Singapore HCM City uses hotels in Cần Giờ as quarantine areas VN sets tasks to prevent virus spreading A garment production line of Việt Thắng Jean in […]
A shopper scans QR codes of products on VinID. — Photo viinid.net HÀ NỘI — With more people staying indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping is enjoying a surge in popularity. While sales at traditional markets in Hà Nội have decreased by 50-80 per cent, revenue through e-commerce channels has increased by 20-30 per […]
Việt Nam’s canned tuna exports could boom since the EU countries and the US are stocking up amid the COVID-19 epidemic uncertainty. — VNS Photo Văn Châu HCM CITY — The outbreak of COVID-19 is causing EU and the US to stock up on canned tuna, and this is likely to increase demand from Việt […]
Gold is traded at the Phú Quý Gold Firm in HCM CIty. On March 24, gold prices increase in both global and local markets. — Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — Gold prices went up in both global and local markets on March 24 when the gap of the prices between the two markets narrowed. As of today, […]
Japan-invested Sumi Việt Nam Wiring System in Hà Nam Province. Foreign investors poured a total of US$8.55 billion in Việt Nam from January 1 to March 30. – VNA/VNS Photo Đại Nghĩa HÀ NỘI — Foreign investors poured a total of US$8.55 billion in Việt Nam from January 1 to March 30, equivalent to 79.1 […]
From Việt Nam, Emirates serves daily direct passenger flights, which are operated with two-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from both Ha Noi and HCM City to Dubai. — Photo courtesy of Emirates HCM CITY — Emirates and dnata (Dubai National Air Transport Association) have been adapting operations in line with regulatory directives as well as travel demand […]
The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has auctioned 17.5 million shares it has in CIENCO5 for US$14.5 million at the Hà Nội Stock Exchange. – Photo hanoimoi.com.vn HÀ NỘI The State Capital Investment Corp (SCIC) has earned VNĐ342 billion (US$14.5 million) for selling a part of its ownership at the Civil Engineering Construction Corporation […]
Côn Đảo Island is temporarily closed from Tuesday — VNS Photo David Mann HÀ NỘI — The popular tourist destination of Côn Đảo Island will close to tourists from Tuesday. The move is a precautionary measure to prevent the spreading of COVID-19. The island, which is far from mainland Việt Nam, has limited health personnel and […]
Cashew processing at the Mỹ Lệ Co in Bình Phước Province. Việt Nam gained year-on-year growth of 21 per cent in cashew exports to the US in the first two months this year. Photo vietnambiz.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s cashew exports to the US in the first two months of the year rose by 21 per cent […]
