The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has increased its charter capital to VND22.14 trillion (nearly US$1 billion) by issuing additional shares to current shareholders.

The People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City has approved the largest-ever relief package worth over VND7.3 trillion (US$321.3 million) to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

VOV.VN - The average export price of Vietnamese coffee in August hit a record high of US$2,012 per tonne, the highest since November 2018, according to details given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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.

VOV.VN - A total of 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Japan are scheduled to arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on September 25, according to Japanese Embassy in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the epicentre of the country’s prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, is taking drastic actions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus and getting its ailing economy back on track after September 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has attracted over US$22 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the opening nine months of the year, representing a rise of 4.4% against the same period from last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Cars have been selling very slowly in amid COVID-19 and social distancing. A gloomy future has been predicted for the automobile industry.