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Vietnam, US businesses seek to weather COVID-19 storm
VOV.VN - Nearly 80 Vietnamese and US businesses attended a teleconference on July 15 to seek partnership and cooperation opportunities in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic globally.
Vietnam steps up health co-operation with the UK
VOV.VN - British Ambassador Gareth Ward and Vietnamese Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 15 to outline future co-operation through the Better Health Programme, part of the UK’s Prosperity Fund.
Corporate sustainability key to enterprise resilience after pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a big test for enterprise resilience but also an opportunity for businesses to re-evaluate their long-term strategy and urgency of sustainable development.
Rice purchases for national reserves to be completed by mid-August
The General Department of State Reserves (GDSR) is set to complete this year’s purchasing of rice for national food reserves by August 15.
Vietnam to evacuate over 100 COVID-19 workers from Equatorial Guinea
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health said on July 15 it is well prepared to receive 219 Vietnamese guest workers, including 116 people with COVID-19, to be repatriated from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
COVID-19: 350 Vietnamese citizens safely repatriated from Japan
VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 15 successfully brought home another 350 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Japan due to the impact of the COVIDF-19 pandemic.
Banks do well in first half but difficulties lie ahead for the year
Despite a worldwide economy hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the banking sector has still enjoyed a good first half of the year and are on course to meet targets.
ASEAN looks to boost sub-regional development
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is emerging and playing a central role in the region, thus looking to converge Mekong sub-regional cooperation with its development goals, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung,
Oxford Economics forecast Vietnam’s GDP to grow 2.3% in 2020
Vietnam’s effective containment of COVID-19 should allow it to make a quicker rebound than most other economies in the region and its GDP growth can be around 2.3% this year, Sian Fenner, an economist from Oxford Economics wrote in a July 14 report.
Eight imported cases of coronavirus from Russia raise national tally to 381
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on July 15 reported the discovery of eight fresh imported cases from Russia confirmed to have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 381.
