VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proposed a number of solutions for developing countries to have access to more COVID-19 vaccines at the Global COVID-19 Summit themed “Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better".

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Hanoi on September 17 received more than VND182 billion (nearly US$8 million) in cash and kind donated by localities, enterprises and individuals to support the capital city’s COVID-19 fight.

Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc has affirmed that the State budget is enough for expenditures planned by the National Assembly (NA) and the Prime Minister.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on September 17 signed a decision on expense to buy nearly 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine BNT162 by Pfizer.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka city, in the Japanese prefecture of the same name, raised a total of JPY7.65 million (US$69,600) from August 21 to September 15, in support of Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on September 16 that the Japanese government will provide personal protective equipment to help Vietnam fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed spending up to VND89 trillion (US$3.91 billion) from the unemployment insurance fund to support labourers strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - A Dutch-funded project “Vietnam Tropical Fruit Quality Improvement” has been launched recently, creating a wealth of opportunities for Vietnam to export its dragon fruit to the European Union in a sustainable manner.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) reported that its pre-tax profit in the first eight months of the year surpassed the set plan by 177% and tripled the figure for the same period last year, reaching VND30.2 trillion (US$1.32 billion).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand held a webinar on August 30 connecting the Vietnamese community together amid the COVID-19 pandemic.