Tag: COVID-19 pandemic.
Construction firms see divergent earning results amid rising material prices
Construction enterprises have reported divergence in the first half of 2021 as a sharp increase in raw material prices has put them under pressure.
RoK donates 7.5 million syringes for HCMC’s COVID-19 vaccination
The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Government has donated 7.5 million syringes to Ho Chi Minh City to support the city’s COVID-19 vaccination program, the Consulate General of the RoK in HCM City announced recently.
President meets with PM, visits former Party, State leaders of Laos
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 9 met with Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh; and visited and held separated meetings with former Party and State leaders of Laos.
Special online concert supports COVID-19 vaccine fund
VOV.VN - A large number of local artists based both domestically and abroad participated in a virtual concert held on August 8 in Hanoi, with the primary aim to raise funds for the country’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.
Overseas remittances to HCM City hit US$3.7 billion in seven months
VOV.VN - Despite enduring the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the total amount of remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City during the seven months of the year surged by over 19% to US$3.7 billion compared to the same period from last year.
Foreigners receive COVID-19 vaccines in HCM City
VOV.VN - Thousands of expats residing in Ho Chi Minh City have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic in recent weeks, thereby helping to protect themselves and the wider community.
Further 600,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses allocated for HCM City
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health granted an extra batch of 600,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Ho Chi Minh City on August 9 following the southern city announcing it is running low on doses as it presses ahead with its extensive inoculation drive.
Vietnam, Laos sign 14 co-operation documents during high-level talks
VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith have witnessed the signing of 14 cooperation documents between the two countries’ ministries, sectors, and enterprises.
Checkpoints throughout Hanoi left congested at start of new week
VOV.VN - A large number of checkpoints across the capital witnessed major traffic jams on August 9 as on-duty officials moved to tighten control of travel between districts due to rising infection cases.
SMEs face challenges in digital transformation
Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are facing barriers in digital transformation and have a passive response to market changes, said Hoang Minh Chien, deputy head of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Viettrade).
