VOV.VN - Border forces operating in Dien Bien province have moved to strengthen patrols and border control amid the current cold spell in order to prevent illegal exit and entry to the country amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

VOV.VN - A group of three volunteers are scheduled to receive their second shot of the 25mcg dose of the local novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Nanocovax on January 14 as part of ongoing human trials, according to the Military Medical Academy.

VOV.VN - The nation has shown an effective response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, even when there was no vaccine available, wrote Helge Berger, assistant director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Asia and Pacific Department, in an article recently published on Indian online newspaper ThePrint.

VOV.VN - The capital is set to test all of the 100 samples of imported food for SARS-CoV-2 in order to ensure safety for local people during the upcoming 13th National Party Congress, according to Khong Minh Tuan, deputy director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - The nation’s export of leather, footwear, and bag products last year reached US$20 billion, representing a decline of 10% compared to figures from 2019 due to a drop in the number of export orders in major markets, according to statistics released by the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso).

Fertiliser businesses have been predicted to flourish this year thanks to many positive supporting factors.

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) said it is providing loans for 6.4 million poor and near-poor households.

VOV.VN - The growth of cheap chicken imports in recent times has put greater competitive pressure on domestic products, thereby causing plenty of difficulties to domestic chicken producers, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Last year’s export growth of 6.5% can be viewed as a bright spot in the nation’s economic picture, with this growth being attributed to the signing of a number of free trade agreements (FTAs).

Cars in Vietnam since 2021 are subject to new regulations such as registration fee, import tariff, and higher emission standards.