Society
Over VND2.6 quadrillion poured into Vietnamese economy in eight months
Social news - 30/08/2021
Businesses have added more than VND2.6 quadrillion (over US$114 billion) to the economy in the first eight months of 2021, a decrease of 17% from the same period last year.
Hanoi Party leader urges stringent enforcement of social distancing measures
Social news - 30/08/2021
Hanoi Party Secretary Dinh Tien Dung has called for more effective and substantive enforcement of social distancing measures as the risk of COVID-19 remains high in the capital city.
Public security forces in the vanguard on the frontline against COVID-19
Law - 26/08/2021
The whole country has been joining hands in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. With the mission of serving as a resilient "shield" and a spearhead force on the front line against the pandemic for the peace and health of the people, officers and soldiers of the public security forces have embraced every hardship to work day and night and stay on duty at quarantine and blockade areas in order to maintain social security and order while preventing the spread of the disease.
President receives US Vice President Kamala Harris
Social news - 25/08/2021
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received US Vice President Kamala Harris at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on August 25.
PM requests stronger COVID-19 prevention and control nationwide
Social news - 24/08/2021
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 23 sent an official dispatch on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control measures nationwide to Secretaries of municipal and provincial Party Committees, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces, ministers and heads of ministry-level and governmental agencies.
Call center launched to facilitate COVID-19 prevention and control
Social news - 24/08/2021
The Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee launched a call center on August 23 to facilitate COVID-19 prevention and control in Ho Chi Minh City.
Strictly implementing social distancing
Social news - 24/08/2021
Following the motto of people's health being put first and pandemic prevention to be the number one priority, the Party, State and Government have issued many directives and requirements while closely directing the anti-pandemic work with the participation of the relevant ministries, sectors and the whole political system.
Vietnam receives over 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Poland, China
Social news - 24/08/2021
Vietnam received over 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Hanoi on August 23, donated by the Polish and Chinese Governments.
Hanoi to extend social distancing measures to September 6
Social news - 21/08/2021
The social distancing measures that have been put in place in the capital city of Hanoi since July 24 will continue until September 6.
More than 13 million people receive financial support to ease COVID-19 difficulties
Social news - 16/08/2021
More than 13 million pandemic-hit people nationwide have received financial support worth nearly VND6 trillion (US$263.9 million) in total from the Government’s Resolution 68 on a VND26 trillion relief package for COVID-19 affected employees and employers.
Hanoi medical staff continue to support Ho Chi Minh City’s fight against COVID-19
Social news - 16/08/2021
A delegation from the Ministry of Health, led by Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, along with over 110 doctors, nurses and technicians from the Central Eye Hospital and the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15 to support the COVID-19 fight.
Hanoi devises plan to provide medical oxygen for 40,000 COVID-19 patients
Social news - 16/08/2021
The Hanoi People's Committee has issued a plan to provide enough medical oxygen for a scenario in which the number of COVID-19 patients in the city reaches 40,000.
