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The US Government has no plan to suspend the import of Vietnamese garments-textiles, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 20 stressed the need to regulate price of pork by the market price with certain management, and to prevent speculation and unreasonable price hiking in this sector.

Projects invested by Japanese investors or funded by Japanese official development assistance capital have played a crucial role in economic development of Vietnam and Hanoi in particular, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

HCM City authorities are seeking Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s approval for extending tax payments and slashing different kinds of taxes for local businesses amid the worsening Covid-19 epidemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing considerable impact on Hanoi’s economy, but the capital city still maintains its growth target of 7.51 percent for this year.

As many as 120 hotels nation-wide have offered the use of their facilities as quarantine areas.

The Asian Development Bank today announced a USD6.5 billion initial package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries as they respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced a halt of flights between Vietnam and Russia and Taiwan from March 19 amid the Covid-19 spread.

The single window and automated aviation customs supervision system is scheduled to open at Noi Bai International Airport in May, according to Hanoi’s Department of Customs.

Farmers in Hiep Xuan Commune, Hanoi, are busily harvesting the mulberry and expecting huge incomes.

The number of billionaires in Vietnam has fallen to four in Forbes’ latest list of the world’s richest people.

Petroleum prices in Vietnam were cut from March 16, following a decision by the ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance.

The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has consistently urged the entire banking system to carry out urgent solutions to prevent and fight against the COVID-19 epidemic amid the new and unpredictable development of the disease.

An Australian supermarket chain will start opening its doors exclusively to customers over 60-years-old for one hour a day as part of an effort to ease the burden of panic-buying on the most vulnerable.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has asked Vietnamese credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches in the country to disinfect cash in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak.

The authorities in HCM City have seized over 1,500 fake luxury products at local shopping centres on March 12.

Businesses directly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak would be allowed to pay VAT and rent five months late, according to a Government's draft decree being developed by the Ministry of Finance.

Japan will help the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre to establish a climate-resilient agricultural value chain, said the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Office in Vietnam on March 12.

Public buses in Hanoi are reporting a decreasing number of passengers due to Covid-19 outbreak.