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The central city of Danang has allowed people to go to beaches and resume outdoor activities as Covid-19 in the city has basically been brought under control.

Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow by between 6-6.5 percent over the next decade, and at this pace, it will surpass Singapore by 2030, DBS Bank experts have said.

The number of fishing vessels of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre committing illegal fishing in foreign waters in the first six months of 2021 fell 52.4 percent year-on-year.

Resolution No. 68/NQ-CP takes important steps towards expanding the coverage and effectiveness of Government relief packages in Viet Nam by including new categories of workers to the beneficiaries of government support, and lowering the administrative burden imposed to beneficiaries.

Finance ministers from the G20 richest nations are expected to give the green light Saturday to a historic deal to tax multinational companies more fairly.

Hanoi has decided to provide Covid-19 tests for all people returning from HCM City between June 23 and July 7.

An additional 792 new Covid-19 infections have just been confirmed in 20 localities in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients in the country to 27,400, the Ministry of Health reported at noon on Saturday.

Two million doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine which were donated by the US through the COVAX Facility arrived in Hanoi on July 10.

Some 200 Covid-19 patients and many patients with other diseases in Binh Chanh District, HCM City have not been admitted to the hospital.

Da Nang police have arrested three citizens of the Republic of Korea for operating a ring aimed at helping foreigners to enter Vietnam under the guise of foreign experts.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has unveiled plans to officially pilot the IATA Travel Pass digital health passport on two flights numbered VN301 from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to Da Nang International Airport on July 15 and July 23.

The 58th meeting of the 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will open on July 12, the NA Office said in a statement on July 9.

Vietnam recorded an additional 598 Covid-19 cases in the last 12 hours as of 6 am on Saturday, including five from abroad, according to the Ministry of Health.

Hanoi Department of Transport has approved a proposal to let some constructions be carried out during the day.

The 2021 Australia-Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue will be held in September with 22 young participants from the two countries.

Vietnam recorded 1,625 new Covid-19 infections on Friday, raising the total number of patients in the country to 26,010, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Vietnam has announced five more Covid-19-related deaths, raising the country’s death tally to 110 to date.

Many people in HCM City have been fined for going out without reasonable reasons as the city is applying social distancing measures.

Vietnam on Friday morning received one more million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine including over 400,000 doses donated by Japan.