VOV.VN - The municipal administration of Hanoi capital on September 6 decided to extend social distancing in a number of selected districts for another two weeks till September 21 as the COVID-19 outbreak there remains complicated.

Exports of electronic products and components may reach US$50 billion in value in 2021, a year-on-year rise of 13.5%, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has become Brazil’s leading trade partner in ASEAN, with two-way trade exceeding US$3 billion in July, an annual rise of 28%, according to the secretary for Bilateral Negotiations in Asia, the Pacific, and Russia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil.

Vietnam is currently the 10th largest trading partner of the United States and an important link in this country's supply chain.

An escalation in COVID-19 cases and deaths in July-August will undermine Vietnam’s previously strong recovery from the pandemic shock and may temporarily set back the positive rating momentum, said Fitch Ratings.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP is expected to expand by about 4.8% in 2021, or 2% lower than the projection made by the World Bank Group in December 2020, the WB says in its latest edition Taking Stock released on August 24.

VOV.VN - With the majority of incoming flights suspended and travel restrictions imposed due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the capital recorded no visitors in August, according to Hanoi Tourism Department.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has requested that the Government provide the city with VND28,000 billion and more than 142,000 tonnes of rice to support poor labourers affected by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health recorded an additional 9,716 COVID-19 infections, including 6 imported ones, over the past 24 hours to 6 p.m. on August 14, a rise of 536 from the previous day.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed 3,301 new COVID-19 cases, with three imported infections on April 5 evening, pushing up the overall number in the day to 7,244, down 379 from one day earlier.