VOV.VN - Vietnamese electric-vehicle startup VinFast has initiated plans to open a factory in the United States after setting up a 50-member San Francisco research office in preparation for putting its vehicles on sale in the California market ahead in 2022, according to the US newswire Bloomberg.

More than 62 million tonnes of goods were handled at Vietnam's sea ports in the first month of 2021, up 17% on year despite COVID-19.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has offered the central province of Quang Tri over VND6.9 billion (over US$300,000) in non-refundable aid to help it handle the damage caused by consecutive storms and flooding in October last year.

VOV.VN - A further three community cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed on February 23 morning in Hai Duong, Vietnam’s biggest coronavirus hotbed, raising the national count of local transmissions to 1,496, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The administration of Hai Phong city has decided to immediately suspend all non-essential services from February 22 following the detection of a healthcare worker who has been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

VOV.VN - The third train that is set to be used as part of Hanoi’s metro system docked at Hai Phong port on February 21 ahead of being put into use on the line.

VOV.VN - Despite many types of transport being seriously impacted and suffering huge losses last year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, maritime transport can be viewed as a bright spot in the transportation sector as it enjoyed positive growth.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded no new positive COVID-19 cases on February 17 morning, with the overall number of nCoV patients standing at 2,311, according to the Ministry of Health.

Central provinces must adjust their socio-economic development goals and strategies to minimise the adverse effects brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters in 2020, officials have said.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of northern Hai Phong city Nguyen Van Tung on February 7 granted a certificate to LG Display Vietnam Hai Phong’s project adding US$750 million in investment.