VOV.VN - Long queues of traffic lasting for several hours formed at gateways to Hanoi due to the administration of the capital tightening pandemic control measures as part of efforts to deal with the growing number of local infections

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Commission and EU trade commissioner, have co-chaired the opening meeting of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)'s Trade Committee.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese export of fruit and vegetables to the United States increased by 16.6% on-year to US$57.4 million during the four months of the year, according to details provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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.

The Vietnam Public Joint Stock Commercial Bank (PVcomBank) has been honoured as the Best Trade Finance Bank, the Best Card Service Provider, and the Best Bank for Customer Services in Vietnam for 2021 among the Finance Derivative Awards.

Over 20 hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have offered free accommodation and meals to medical workers involving in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, with about 50,000 room nights, reported the municipal Tourism Department on July 19.

VOV.VN - As many as 200 COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms and in critical condition will be given treatment at a newly-established centre inside the 175 Military Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City following the increase of local infection cases.

VOV.VN - Shopping malls, supermarkets, wholesale retailers, and wet markets in the capital have been requested to ensure an adequate supply source of essential goods for residents amid the increasing complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese culture and cuisine were highlighted at the second Vietnamese Festival that took place from July 16-18 in La Plagne Tarentaise town, a popular destination in France’s southeast region of Savoie.

VOV.VN - A further 1,612 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,600 local cases and 12 imported infections, were recorded on the evening of July 17, with Ho Chi Minh City registering the highest number of infections with 2,786 for the whole day.