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– Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung on April 3 handed over medical equipment worth over 7 billion VND (304,000 USD) as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao and Cambodian counterparts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.  … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnam presents medical equipment to Laos, Cambodia

Houston, married to a Vietnamese woman in Da Nang city, had travelled to a number of epidemic-hit countries before returning to Da Nang on March 14. As soon as he landed at Da Nang International Airport, he was placed in quarantine and later tests showed he had contracted the virus. … [Read more...] about US patient says Vietnam has carried out COVID-19 isolation work well

Hanoi (VNA) – Automaker Nissan Vietnam has declared a temporary shutdown as from April 5 amid the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. A representative of Nissan Vietnam said its auto factory in the central city of Da Nang will halt operations, while its dealers in Hanoi and Da Nang have already closed and others in the southern region have maintain the staff of less than 20 members each day to support customers when necessary. The company also sent office workers home from April 1-15, the representative said, adding that the suspension will last until further notifications from the Vietnamese Government. Other automakers like Ford, Toyota, TC Motor and Honda have already suspended their operations in Vietnam in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has evaluated losses of the pandemic to the auto industry, saying many spare part manufacturers and automakers have been directly impacted due to lockdown policies … [Read more...] about Nissan Vietnam ceases operation in response to COVID-19

The E.U. accounts for 24 percent of Vietnam’s smartphones exports, and the U.S. for 17 percent of computer and electronics exports, and together for half of Samsung’s exports. … [Read more...] about Samsung Vietnam fears 11 percent drop in export

Vietcombank’s completion of the sale of shares to foreign investors in early 2019 and BIDV’s action in late 2019 are expected to help attract foreign banks to Vietnam. Vietnam’s commercial banks have been told to list shares on the bourse by 2020 at the latest, under a banking development strategy by 2025. The banks are actively looking for foreign strategic partners to sell shares to before the official listing. … [Read more...] about Foreign banks returning to Vietnam