Factories have reopened and production is steadily picking up in major manufacturing centres of Southeast Asia as COVID-19 cases have dropped in recent weeks, easing some of the supply chain constraints that companies blame for lost sales, reported the US’s Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

VOV.VN - Japan has continued to place trust in Vietnam’s investment environment, pouring a total of US$3.3 billion into the market in the opening nine months of the year, or 14.7% of the country’s total foreign direct investment (FDI).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese players have secured four gold medals at the Asian Youth Online Chess Championship 2021 that concluded on October 31.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism sector has reopened after months of social distancing and travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several places of historical and scenic interests in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, home to the ancient capital of Hue, will be connected in a tour aiming to attract domestic tourists back to the province in the post-pandemic period.

Digital technology, if exploited to the maximum, can bring over VND1.733 quadrillion (US$74 billion) to Vietnam by 2030, with the most beneficial sectors including manufacturing, agriculture and food, and education-training.

So far, Hanoi authorities have help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with more than VND3.086 trillion (about US$134.6 million), with over VND2.69 trillion coming from the State budget.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh touched down at Prestwick airport on October 31 morning (local time), beginning his trip for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and a working visit to the UK at the invitation of his counterpart Boris Johnson.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) posted a record loss of over VND856 billion (US$37.3 million) in post-tax profit in the third quarter, blaming the poor performance on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed halving the registration fee for locally assembled or manufactured cars from November 15 until mid-May next year.