The Politburo has agreed in principle to continue issuing policies supporting the employees and employers hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the busiest and most populous city in Vietnam, has recorded 161 out of a total of 305 new cases confirmed across the country during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health on June 25.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea, TPS Farmers and Vinaka companies signed an agreement in the southern city of Kwangyang on June 25 to boost the import and distribution of Vietnamese farm produce in the country.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has proposed borrowing non-interest loans worth VND800 billion (US$34.77 million) to deal with its difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ​

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has proposed an inter-ministerial working group be founded to tackle the container shortages and stabilise logistics fees which have skyrocketed recently.

The Vietnamese economy has fared better than most during the COVID-19 pandemic and is well placed to capture renewed FDI interest, according to an article posted on the UK website lexology.com on June 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 91 coronavirus cases in nine localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, including 57 locally acquired cases in Ho Chi Minh City alone, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the World Health Organization (WHO) support and give priority to Vietnam, thus enabling it to soon get the next batches of COVID-19 vaccines as committed under the COVAX Facility.

VOV.VN - Airport, railway, and bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City have been left largely deserted in recent days due to local authorities imposing social distancing measures throughout the southern city as part of efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 127 additional positive COVID-19 cases, including one imported infection at midday on June 24, with 75 infections being picked up in Ho Chi Minh City.