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Sixteen commercial banks cut over 21.24 trillion VND (936 million USD) of loan interest for COVID-19-hit customers from July 15 to December 31, 2021, surpassing their commitment by 5.13 percent, the State Bank of Vietnam has reported.

Vietnam and Australia have officially take on the role of co-chairs of the Southeast Asia Regional Program (SEARP) under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the term 2022-2025 from Thailand and the Republic of Korea.

The Huong Pagoda and spiritual sites in the special national relic site - Huong Son complex in My Duc district, Hanoi, will officially welcome back visitors from the 16th day of the first lunar month, which falls on February

Vietnam has continued to report rising number of Covid-19 infections with additional 23,956 cases confirmed on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health has reported.

The nation attaches great importance to and wishes to further develop relations with the Republic of Korea (RoK) into a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in 2022.

Thailand's Transport Ministry is planning a feasibility and design study on a new bridge across the Mekong River as part of the third phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project.

The first 300 children who lost their parents to Covid-19 have been admitted to a newly-established school run by FPT Company in Danang City.

Many localities in Vietnam are experiencing Covid-19 outbreaks after the Lunar New Year Tet holiday.

Six people have died and three others injured after a truck plunged into a valley in the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai early Wednesday morning.

Many private nurseries in HCM City are flocking to recruit teachers as they expect to reopen soon.

Vietnam is expected to become a new production hub of the world, as “Made in Vietnam” products are winning larger shares in the international market, according to Russia's Sputnik news agency.

The Hanoi Department of Transport has allowed the resumption of technology-based motorbike ride hailing services as of February 8.

Trade among economies in Asia and the Pacific rose to the highest level in 3 decades, bolstering the region’s economic resilience amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic even as mobility restrictions and supply-chain disruptions hampered global trade, a report

The administration of Hanoi has decided to reopen all cinemas throughout the capital city, starting on February 10, after months of closure due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of National Defence received 300,000 doses of Vero-Cell COVID-19 vaccine presented by the Ministry of National Defence of China at a ceremony held at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on February 8.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 8 hosted a reception for head coach of the Vietnamese men’s football team Park Hang-seo, and leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The central city of Da Nang will resume all flight routes and tourism activities next month as it strives to boost its economic recovery process, Le Trung Chinh, head of the municipal administration, said.

More than 90 percent of workers have returned to work after the Lunar New Year Tet holiday in Vietnam's two largest economic hubs of Hanoi and HCM City.

Many passengers are complaining about rising air ticket prices, especially on the Hanoi-HCM City route after the Lunar New Year Holiday.