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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.

Vietnam has recently entered the top 20 countries globally in terms of foreign direct investment attraction after recording US$16 billion last year, as stated within the World Investment Report 2021 released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

Dantri/DTiNews readers have sent over VND180 million to support two children in Bac Lieu Province who face an uncertain future after losing their father.

Hessen state and the Messer Group GmbH of Germany has presented 160,000 rapid COVID-19 test kits worth 500,000 EUR (US$590,300) as part of efforts to help the nation cope with the ongoing impact of the pandemic.

A flash flood has destroyed a famous tourist site in Sapa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

The La Gan Wind Power Development Corporation, developer of the 3.5 GW La Gan Offshore Wind Power Project on Thursday signed a major offshore geological survey contract worth several USD millions with Vietsovpetro, a company part-owned by PetroVietnam.

The Ministry of Health on July 15 issued a decision conditionally approving the COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen produced by Johnson & Johnson for emergency use.

Many Covid-19 patients in HCM City previously without symptoms have quickly experienced worsened health.