Society

Vietnam recorded 3,718 more Covid-19 infections on Saturday including 2,786 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the total number of patients in the country to 47,904 the Ministry of Health has reported.

Corporate bonds issuances have been on an uptrend in June, led by banking and real estate groups.

The central province of Quảng Nam has asked the government to approve a plan to export 2.5 million carbon credits for an amount of VNĐ110 billion (US$4.7 million) to VNĐ130 billion ($5.6 million).

A contest to design the logo, recognition mark and identity set for Vietnamese lacquer art was launched by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on July 16.

With the development of technology and Internet connectivity, remote work has become popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees can work anywhere, at any time instead of being at the office for eight hours.

Property developer FLC Group has put forward a proposal that the south-central coasta province of Binh Dinh should consider a pilot plan aimed at welcoming the return of international tourists with vaccine passports via charter flights to the province.

The US will give 3,000,060 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam via GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.

Three wind power companies in Gia Lai Province have been fined a total of VND345 million (USD(15,000) for illegally employing foreign workers.

A private hospital in An Giang Province has been fined for announcing about their upcoming paid Covid-19 vaccine service which has not been approved and licensed by the Ministry of Health.

The Vietnamese market with a population of nearly 100 million is attracting both foreign and local food suppliers, with many local exporters turning to the domestic market to overcome this difficult COVID-19 period.

The nation has successfully negotiated the purchase of 170 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from a variety of sources as part of efforts to fast-track the national vaccination campaign, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

Vietnam confirmed 2,106 new Covid-19 cases in the last 12 hours as of 6 am on Saturday morning, including one from abroad.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 16 attended and delivered a speech at a virtual informal meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders at the invitation of APEC 2021 Chair - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

A private hospital in An Giang Province has taken down the announcement for their upcoming paid Covid-19 vaccine service which has not been approved and licensed by the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam recorded 3,336 more Covid-19 infections on Friday including 2,420 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the total number of patients in the country to 44,186 the Ministry of Health has reported.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has permitted several commercial banks to increase their credit limits in the final months of 2021 to boost economic growth.

An online concert, “Drifting Intervals”, featuring five female artists from Vietnam, Germany and France will take place on July 17.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has instructed relevant agencies to tighten security checks for flights to Japan.

HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has called for firms to help open 1,000 shopping points after supermarket reported their warehouses were full and major wholesale markets are closed.