VOV.VN - Socio-economic development issues in the 2021 to 2022 period were mentioned in the opening speech by the Party chief at the 13th Party Central Committee’s fourth plenum, with the event putting forward a message on the process of economic recovery and development in the new normal.

The Vietnamese Government continues to consider official development assistance (ODA) as an important capital source and allocate part of it for socio-economic development in the mid-term public investment plan, said Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi capital has locked down a building after a person tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control reported on September 30.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested on September 28 that various ministries, agencies, and localities speed up and increase the efficiency of public investment disbursement, which is currently going slow nationwide.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has increased its charter capital to VND22.14 trillion (nearly US$1 billion) by issuing additional shares to current shareholders.

Foreign investment into Vietnamese startups is predicted to increase although the COVID-19 pandemic has left negative impacts on the economy, according to experts.

Vietnam may attract about US$30 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2021, posting a year-on-year rise of 2%, economists forecast, pointing to positive signs in FDI attraction in the first eight months of 2021 despite the complexities of COVID-19.

Foreign investment into Vietnamese startups is predicted to increase although the COVID-19 pandemic has left a negative impact on the economy, according to experts.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a working session on September 14 with officials of the Supreme People’s Court, the Presidential Office and agencies concerned on the implementation of an inter-sectoral plan on dealing with capital punishment dossiers in line with the law.

VOV.VN - The capital is in the process of redoubling COVID-19 containment efforts during the fourth wave of the pandemic which has adversely affected the city's businesses, production, and the daily life of citizens.