VOV.VN - In a report submitted to the National Assembly on July 24, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long admitted that Vietnam’s vaccine rollout is slow and the national vaccination rate remains low at 5%.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, Ho Chi Minh City has introduced more restrictive measures in an effort to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus due to continued transmission throughout the locality.

VOV.VN - Cuba attaches importance to strengthening the relations of special friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, Ambassador Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén said at a press briefing in Hanoi on July 21.

Domestic banks will continue striving to ensure business performance and deliver on commitments to investors while supporting clients amid difficulties this year.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) pledges to continue fostering exchange rate flexibility while maintaining macroeconomic and financial market stability, so as to ease concerns from the US Department of Treasury about the country’s currency practices.

VOV.VN - The latest wave of COVID-19 is anticipated to last longer than previous outbreaks, thereby adversely affecting the livelihoods of citizens and socio-economic development, particularly in the southern region, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) on July 15 said it will cut lending rates in Vietnam dong for the fifth time.

VOV.VN - The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) has revised two scenarios for the Vietnamese economy by the end of the year, with the GDP rate forecast to expand by 5.9% and 6.2%, respectively.

Most banks have agreed to cut the lending rate for enterprises hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic from this month until the end of this year.

VOV.VN - As many as 4,040,783 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Vietnam since the fits shot was given on March 3, the Ministry of Health said on July 11.