VOV.VN - Amid COVID-19 fears, beer drinkers in Hanoi can now toast one another by clinking glasses under a transparent shield erected in table instead of the normal way.

Relevant agencies need to take drastic and concerted actions and quickly remove barriers and difficulties to speed up the disbursement of public investment, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total number of coronavirus infections has crossed the 1,000 mark, hitting 1,007 after 14 further cases were confirmed on August 20.

VOV.VN - A total of 2,400 checkpoints have been put up once again throughout residential areas of Hai Phong port city to warn local residents about preventive measures amid complex developments of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

VOV.VN - The 20th International Agricultural Trade Fair (AgroViet 2020) is scheduled to take place in Hanoi capital from Dec. 3 to 6 in the hope that the COVID-19 epidemic will likely be put under control nationwide.

VOV.VN - While many of Vietnamese agricultural exports have faced COVID-19 challenges, rice exports during the opening seven months of the year increased by 10.9% in value, with the price of 5% broken rice now the highest globally.

Vietnamese tea makers are now faced with choosing to either renovate or leave the industry.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered the Government Office to be a pioneer in national emulation campaigns while addressing a ceremony on August 20 to mark the 75th anniversary of its traditional day (August 28) and patriotic emulation congress for 2015-2020.

A “Rice ATM” using artificial intelligence (AI) technology was set up in Da Nang on August 18 to help those facing difficulties due to social distancing measures amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the central city.

An online workshop was held on August 20, providing training and networking activities to help connect Vietnamese enterprises with foreign distribution networks.