VOV.VN - A 57-year-old resident of Da Nang city, central Vietnam, has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 update on July 24.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said that as Vietnam’s stature has increasingly improved it is now time for the country to be more selective in its FDI attraction efforts.

COVID-19 has had a serious impact on vulnerable households, especially those of ethnic minority groups, those with members working in the non-official sector, or those with immigrants, according to a report released at a conference in Hanoi on July 23.

The e-magazine “Doanh nhan Vietnam” (Vietnam Entrepreneur) held a forum in Hanoi on July 23 to discuss business restructuring amid challenges caused by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - No coronavirus cases have been reported in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, and the country has gone through 99 days in a row without new locally transmitted infections, the Ministry of Health said on July 24.

VOV.VN - Four people, including a foreigner, returning from Russia and the Republic of Korea have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, bringing the country’s tally of coronavirus infections to 412, the Ministry of Health announced on July 23.

Vietnam has been playing an active role in building a common community in ASEAN since it became a member of the bloc and has increased its stature in recent years, according to Dr Balazs Szanto from the Webster University Thailand.

VOV.VN - Hanoi is aiming to lead the country’s economic recovery efforts in the post-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) landscape, with the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) at 1.3-fold higher than the country's GDP growth rate.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has enjoyed a trade surplus exceeding US$6 billion since the beginning of this year till mid-July despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

While news agencies are facing decreasing revenues from readership, advertisement and the State budget, digital transformation is required to help media survive, develop and catch up with the developments of the region and the world.