VOV.VN - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently handed out 6,903 dignity kits to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) as a means of supporting women and girls who are at risk of violence in the country’s five flood-hit central provinces.

VOV.VN - Despite the local economy facing up to the various challenges brought about throughout the course of the year and many industries suffering negative growth, the export sector has remained resilient and has recorded stellar gains at an estimated figure of over US$44 billion.

The Vietnam – Turkey B2B Matching Webinar on Packaging Products 2020, co-organised by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade), the Vietnam Trade Office in Turkey, and the Vietnam Packaging Association (VIPAS), took place on December 16.

VOV.VN - Up to 80% of businesses have not received government assistance to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Vu Tien Loc, President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) at a forum in Hanoi on December 8.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City will work alongside economic experts to devise orientations for a new bailout package, with local firms hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic expected to receive the package with interest rates of 0%, according to Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the HCM City People's Committee.

VOV.VN - As a means of increasing the efficiency of economic stimulus packages, concrete plans should be devised in an effort to support sectors most affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, including aviation, tourism, and consumption, whilst accelerating the digital transformation and restructuring of businesses’ operations, according to insiders.

Real Beans Coffee, a coffee brand in Vietnam, are among nine winners of the 1st ASEAN-Korea Excellent Design Exhibition Award this year which honours the best packaging designs made in ASEAN countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will test food, especially frozen items, imported from coronavirus hit countries to prevent a possible spread of the virus into the country, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - A Vietnam Airlines flight with 290 Vietnamese citizens onboard landed at Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province on November 23 after departing from the Republic of Korea (RoK), with every passenger paying the full cost of quarantine packages.

Vietnamese tourism businesses have expressed hope over the second aid package provided by the Government to help them overcome the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, after the first package brought about little impact on all economic sectors.