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Online customs declaration services will be made available for exports of additional 38,000 tonnes of rice at 0:00 am on April 26, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The livelihoods of about five million people have been affected in the first four months of this year due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

It would take Vietnam’s tourism sector at least two years to recover after being hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Le Tuan Anh, director of the Tourism Information Centre under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

A Hanoi appeal court on Friday morning proposed to uphold the life sentence for former Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Bac Son.

Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City has become busy again as more domestic flights have resumed as Covid-19 testing for passengers has been stopped.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed removing licenses for medical mask exports from May 16.

The Van Don international airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh has announced that commercial flights at the airport could be resumed in early May.

Some local experts have suggested that Vietnam should not limit rice exports even in the context of the on-going Covid-19 pandemic as the country’s paddy productivity this year is forecasted to remain high.

US crude prices bounced back into positive territory Tuesday, a day after crashing below $0.00 for the first time owing to crippled demand and a storage glut, while the commodity rout sent Asian equities sharply lower.

Air ticket prices have increased recently as the fight against Covid-19 has shown positive signs and demand is still higher than supply.

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow over the global economy, the HCM City office space market has not been badly affected this year, according to property consultancy companies.

Land prices in Vung Tau City have surged as soon as it was announced that Go Gang Airport will be built on a 250 ha of land in Long Son District.

Foreign-invested enterprises (FDI) in Vietnam have been maintaining production despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 outbreak while preparing plans to recover after the pandemic ends.

Despite the serious impacts of the ongoing global health crisis, Ho Chi Minh City’s real estate market has seen outstanding breakthroughs for a range of projects resumed after long delays.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines wants to buy 50 additional airplanes despite numerous difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc has called on US firms to continue to accompany the Vietnamese Government and people in the fight against COVID-19 and bolster socioeconomic development.

Quang An Flower Market remains empty as small traders and 300 shops close during the social distancing period and many have moved their businesses online.

The People's Committee of Lạng Sơn Province has sent to the Prime Minister a proposal that Tân Thanh Border gate temporarily stop receiving trucks transporting exported goods to China for 15 days from April 16.

The US Agency for International Development and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment virtually signed a US$42 million agreement on April 15 to help Vietnam improve its economic competitiveness.