VOV.VN - A total of 23 commodities recorded an export value of over US$1 billion during the opening seven months of the year, accounting for 87% of the country’s total export turnover, the General Statistics Office reported.

VOV.VN - Relevant agencies of Vietnam, the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar, and low-cost carrier VietJet Air on July 30 coordinated with Myanmar’s competent agencies to bring home 240 Vietnamese citizens from the country.

VOV.VN - The Qatar Football Association has sent an invitation to the Vietnamese U16 team to play a friendly match in Doha in October ahead of the AFC U16 Championship 2020’s final round.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has issued novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control instructions in a bid to promote a safe industry, with local tourism departments set to follow relevant advice.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang has scrambled to build a field hospital to test and treat COVID-19 patients as the virus is spreading rapidly within the local community.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on July afternoon confirmed five more coronavirus cases in Quang Nam province, central Vietnam, taking the country’s tally of COVID-19 infections to 464.

VOV.VN - Streets throughout Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site, have fallen quiet as local people strive to clean historical and cultural sites ahead of a social distancing order being imposed at midnight July 31.

VOV.VN - The World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam on July 30 signed a US$6.2 million grant agreement to strengthen Vietnam’s coronavirus surveillance and testing capacities, research capacity for COVID-19 vaccines and test kits.

Facing complex developments from a new COVID-19 outbreak, the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has requested that its central and local units, training establishments, and places of worship enhance prevention and control measures.

VOV.VN - Residents of Da Nang flocked to wet markets and supermarkets on July 30 in order to purchase and hoard essential items amid fears surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in the central city.