VOV.VN - Total foreign direct investment (FDI) registered capital decreased by 11.1% to fall to US$16.7 billion by July 20 due to the adverse impact caused by the latest COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just released its growth forecast for the year, with Vietnam’s growth revised down to 5.8% from the previous figure of 6.7% put forward in April.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) is paying close attention to and sharing the ongoing difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City and other cities and provinces nationwide, according to NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Thai-backed company MM Mega Market Vietnam (MM) is offering online shopping solutions to provide the customers with a safe and convenient shopping experience amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - The national infection tally rose to more than 51,000 after the Health Ministry confirmed a further 2,472 fresh cases of COVID-19, including 18 imported on July 18 morning, with Ho Chi Minh City continuing to suffer the most infections at 1,756.

VOV.VN - The latest COVID-19 outbreak is anticipated to reach its peak in Ho Chi Minh City in the coming days before it begins to subside and is brought under control, according to Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - A total of 22 checkpoints have been set up across Hanoi capital as part of efforts to enforce health quarantine on individuals either leaving or entering the city and to minimise the risk of further COVID-19 outbreaks.

VOV.VN - Eighteen healthcare workers in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during 24 hours, according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC).

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s current biggest COVID-19 outbreak hotspot, is on the right track in pandemic prevention and control after two days of social distancing imposed in the entire city.

Vietnam is on the right track in managing current outbreaks in the country, including remaining hot spot provinces, said Dr Kidong Park, WHO Representative in Vietnam, in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.