The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand, in collaboration with the Thai Embassy in Hanoi, co-organised a webinar themed “Vietnam-Thailand economic cooperation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic” on September 23.

The fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic starting from late April has had more negative impacts on daily life as well as socio-economic development than the previous waves in the country.

VOV.VN - The administration of Da Nang, a coronavirus hotspot in central Vietnam, has initiated plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions and resume a range of socio-economic activities from October 1.

Vietnam hopes to become a food innovation hub in the region, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in his message sent to the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit held in New York on September 23 (local time).

VOV.VN - The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on September 23 received the token of US$300,000 in aid from the Sultanate of Oman to support a number of flood-hit central provinces of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A total of 9,472 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 7 imported and 9,465 domestic infections were recorded in 33 provinces and cities, down 2,060 from the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on September 23.

Businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) poured over US$2.43 billion into Vietnam in the first eight months of 2021, ranking third in terms of total registered capital after Singapore and Japan.

VOV.VN - The number of residents heading to supermarkets around the capital has increased sharply following the decision by local authorities to ease COVID-19 restrictions, resulting in difficulty in shoppers keeping a safe distance from one another to protect against the pandemic.

VOV.VN - The executive committee of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) made the decision on September 23 to cancel all local professional football leagues, including the V.League 1, which will have no champion and no relegation this year.

VOV.VN - The easing of social distancing must be done carefully and gradually, with safe and flexible adaptation measures in order to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control nationwide as soon as possible.