July retail sales plunges nearly 20% due to COVID-19 Total retail sales of goods and services shrank 8.3 percent month-on-month in July to 14.84 billion USD as a result of restrictions induced to stem the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Total retail sales of goods and services in the first seven months of this year exceeded 121 billion USD, up 0.7 percent year on year. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is formulating specific plans to stimulate consumption and sustainably develop the domestic market./. Vinamilk posts record high net revenue in Q2 2021 The Vietnam Dairy Products JSC – Vinamilk, the largest dairy company in Vietnam, posted a record high in net revenue of 15.71 trillion VND (682.57 million USD) in the second quarter of 2021, a year-on-year rise of 1.4 percent, according to its financial report. The figure also rose by 19.2 percent compared to the previous quarter. The company’s after-tax profit exceeded 2.86 trillion VND in the period, a year-on-year …
One million doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrive in HCM City, health ministry urges faster vaccination
A vial of COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell from Sinopharm. — XINHUA/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — One million doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell arrived in HCM City on Saturday, as part of a deal to acquire five million doses, the health ministry has announced. Early in July, the health ministry gave permission for the State-owned Saigon Pharmaceutical Group (Sapharco) in HCM City to import the doses. They were partially paid for using money donated to the national COVID-19 vaccine fund by Vạn Thịnh Phát Holdings Group. This was authorised by HCM City People's Committee, according to local media reports. Vạn Thịnh Phát is a private company with a diverse portfolio headquartered in HCM City's District 1. Its founder, and chairman of the board, Trương Mỹ Lan, is a Vietnamese of Chinese origin. With this latest batch of vaccines, HCM City’s total number of doses received has hit three million. This is the biggest share of the country's available stockpile of 16 million doses and …
Vietnam’s Khanh Van predicted to be in Top 12 of Miss Universe contest
The Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2020 pageant - Nguyen Tran Khanh Van - has been ranked 12th in the group of candidates who are capable of entering the top 21 in the ongoing pageant in the US by Missosology. According to the latest rankings by Missosology, Van is currently in 12th place after 4 days of competition. The top five contestants are representatives of India, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico and Romania. The top 15 have contestants from the Philippines, Venezuela, Brazil, Thailand, Australia, Peru, Vietnam, France, Nepal, and Costa Rica. Previously, Van was ranked 21st. The improvement of her position proves that the Vietnamese beauty queen has made an impression to the international audience. She was also named in the rankings of many different sites on beauty in the world. The latest outfit worn by Khanh Van at the Miss Universe 2021 is inspired by the lily of the Dong Thap Muoi region of Vietnam, which is associated …
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Southern provinces assisted to sell farm produce amid social distancing
An online forum has been organized to discuss solutions to help 19 southern provinces sell their farm produce. Nineteen provinces in the south are experiencing social distancing with restricted travel. It now the high fruit harvesting season with high output that needs to be consumed. A report showed that the provinces need to sell 32,000 tons of mango a month, 41,000 tons of bananas, 48,000 tons of dragon fruit, 25,000 tons of durian, 10,000 tons of rambutan and 20,000 tons of longan. According to Taskforce 970 in charge of coordinating producers and distributors of farm produce for southern provinces amid the pandemic, as of 3 pm on July 26, 414 distributors had registered to provide farm produce with the taskforce, including 107 fruit and 103 vegetable distributors. The problem lies in transportation. It is difficult to carry farm produce to consumption points. The Ministry of Transport’s QR Code registration system is often overloaded for many hours. Many cities and …
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Delivery drivers should be allowed to continue working: MIC
Delivery drivers should be allowed to continue work during the stay-at-home period to eliminate obstacles facing the transportation of goods and avoid disrupting the supply chain, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) suggested. The suggestion was made by Mr. Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, suggested at a meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on July 27. The meeting was held in light of the latest resurgence of Covid-19 currently leaving a negative impact on daily activities and disrupting the supply chain of essential goods, reported Thanh Nien newspaper. Tuan said that continuing delivery services could help ensure the implementation of the dual task of fighting the coronavirus and achieving economic growth. Besides, he requested that MOIT coordinate with and create favorable conditions for postal service providers to get involved in the transportation and delivery of goods, especially giving …
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Da Nang’s airport and bus station are deserted amid new Covid-19 outbreak
The latest Covid-19 outbreak has hit Da Nang’s tourism industry at the time it was preparing for the summer recovery. Just several days ago, during the April 30 – May 1 holiday, the city was packed with tourists. Under the impact of the epidemic, on May 10, the Da Nang International Airport was very quiet. VietNamNet reporters saw only a few passengers going through check-in formalities at the counters. Restaurants at the airport were still open, but they had no customers. At the railway station of Da Nang, the situation was similar. There were only several ticket sellers and security guards, and not a single passenger. All stores there were closed. A ticket seller told VietNamNet that four trains stopped at the station on May 10, but very few passengers got on the train. An official of the Central Region Airport Authority told VietNamNet that the number of flights to and from the Da Nang International Airport has dropped due to the new outbreak. Pham Lou, General Director …
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300 mobile police officers support Bac Giang in fight against Covid-19
On the morning of May 17, nearly 300 officers and soldiers of the Mobile Police Command left Hanoi to go the northern province of Bac Giang to help prevent and control the Covid-19 outbreak. Bac Giang, a gateway to Hanoi, appealed for assistance from the Ministry of Health and other localities as the caseload was constantly breaking its daily record figure. From Friday to Sunday morning, the province confirmed more than 250 new cases of COVID-19. Most of the cases were detected at Hosiden Vietnam Co. Ltd., an electronic parts supplier at Quang Chau industrial park. With hundreds of cases found at Hosiden, the Bac Giang administration called for immediate assistance from the MoH and other localities. In response, Quang Ninh, Hai Duong and Military Hospital 110 dispatched healthcare workers to Bac Giang. A contingent of professionals of the MoH fanned out to Bac Giang to assist the locality with contact tracing and testing. Hanoi has just sent 20 anti-pandemic medical experts to …
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Vietnamese supporters able to watch Tokyo Olympics 2020 for free
National Vietnam Television (VTV) have won the rights to broadcast the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Vietnam, with the event scheduled to run from July 23 to August 8 in Japan. As part of its latest announcement made on July 21, VTV stated that they have reached an agreement with a partner regarding securing the broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games. Moving forward, VTV will unveil the schedule for live broadcasting the games in the near future. The country has sent a 43-member contingent to the games, including 18 athletes who are set to compete across 11 different sports. Local archers Anh Nguyet and Phi Vu will mark the first participation of Vietnamese athletes at the games as they compete in the women’s and men’s archery on the first day of the Olympic Games on July 23. During the 2016 Rio Olympics previously held in Brazil, the nation was able to secure one gold and one silver medal for the first time in its history thanks to the magnificent efforts of …
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Dancer Xuan turns up the heat for her act
As the sun begins to fade over the Bac Hung Hai River, signalling the day is drawing to a close, a flickering flame can be seen in the distance on its banks. Thanh Xuan practises her fire belly dance. An offering perhaps? A relative marking an anniversary of the passing of a loved one from time gone by? That would be most peoples’ first guess. But these flames are far more rhythmic, dancing almost in time to the faint sounds of music that can be heard slightly above the usual din of traffic on the bridge that spans the water. Closer inspection reveals the truth. A woman, dressed in a revealing outfit displaying far more skin than usually seen on female Hanoians, is practising her art. Thanh Xuan is a belly dancer, one of the capital’s best, and on this particular evening as the sun sets behind her, she is perfecting her latest moves, but with a fiery twist. This is hot stuff, and not just because of her choice of attire, but also due to her chosen method to …
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Vietnamese U23 side named as eighth best in Asia by football website
The Vietnamese U23 football team have been ranked eighth in the Asian region, according to the latest rankings as announced by global football website Footy Rankings. In line with this, Vietnam’s U23s are ranked eighth in Asia with 25,897 points, followed by Jordan on 24.228 points, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 23.535 points, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 22.964 points, Thailand on 20.441 points, and China with 20.360 points. During the 2016 AFC U23 Championship, the Vietnamese team failed to make it past the qualifying round after losing eight matches and finishing with no points. Two years later the national U23 team led by head coach Park Hang-seo put in a number of outstanding performances in China to finish as runners-up of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship. In the 2020 version of the event, Vietnam failed to progress through to the final round, despite defeating Jordan and the UAE. Vietnam will play in Group I in the qualifiers for the …
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