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One million people have lost jobs while 17 million others saw lower incomes due to the Covid-19 pandemic according to a report by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Decision 1322/QD-TTg approving the national programme to support businesses to improve productivity and quality of products and goods in the 2021-30 period.

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have suspended the licensing of agricultural tourism projects in Dalat City.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh attended a ground-breaking ceremony for the Becamex VSIP Binh Dinh Township and Industrial Park on September 27.

Qatar Airways said Sunday it received $2.0 billion in state aid to weather the coronavirus crisis, as it posted huge annual losses after enduring one of its "most difficult years".

Vietnam’s electricity consumption increased in the first eight months of the year in spite of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

E-stamps will be used for imported tobacco and alcohol products that are subjected to excise taxes, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Many hotels in Hanoi’s Old Quarter area are for sale due to big losses resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Americas remained some of Vietnam’s largest trade partners despite the adverse effect on commerce caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, heard participants at a conference organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The central city of Danang has issued instructions on Covid-19 prevention in tourism activities.

With the issuance of the ground-breaking Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment, private groups have voiced expectations for future guiding decrees, requesting to extend the risk-sharing mechanism to completed and ongoing projects.

HCM City People's Committee has proposed a plan for the first phase of Metro Line 5 which will kick off in 2023.

A bustling street in the northern city of Haiphong is home to many traditional mooncake shops which is attracting lots of customers over recent days.

A coastal tourism project in the central province of Ha Tinh is facing the risk of being cancelled due to its slow pace of construction.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from September 29-30 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, according to the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.

Chu Prong Gia Lai Wind Power Joint Stock Company and Chu Prong Gia Lai Wind Energy Joint Stock Company started the construction of two wind power plants in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on September 24.

Markets in the central city of Danang have only attracted a very modest number of customers since the social distancing restrictions were eased.

Vietnam recorded 361.5 billion USD in foreign trade by mid-September this year with trade surplus hitting a record high of 14.5 billion USD, 1 billion USD higher than the eight-month figure.