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Vietnam logs no new COVID-19 infections on March 1 morning Vietnam documented zero COVID-19 infections in the past 12 hours as of 6:00 am on March 1, leaving the national tally unchanged at 2,448 patients, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Earlier, Vietnam reported 16 COVID-19 cases at 6pm on February 28, including 12 locally infected cases in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, and four imported cases in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Thap. Of the total infections, there were 1,542 domestically-transmitted cases, including 849 recorded since the latest outbreak hit the northern province of Hai Duong on January 27. Ten cities and provinces nationwide have gone through 16 consecutive days without any locally-infected cases of COVID-19, including Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 1

So far, the Vietnam News Agency has launched a programme to mobilise support to Hai Duong in COVID-19 prevention and control with total aid of nearly 1 billion VND (Photo: VNA) Hai Duong (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has collaborated with the National Volunteer Centre and Fly to Sky charity group as well as donors to present 30,000 facemasks and 1,000 bottles of antiseptic solution with total value of 345 million VND (14,994 USD) to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hai Duong province – the current largest COVID-19 hotbed . COVID-19 prevention and control with total aid of nearly 1 billion VND, as part of efforts to accompany with locals in the fight. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency accompanies with Hai Duong in COVID-19 combat

* World Trade Organization members agreed on Monday to hold the next major ministerial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in late 2021, delegates told Reuters. The biennial conference was originally set to be held in Kazakhstan last year but was delayed due to the pandemic. * More COVID-19 cases and deaths were reported in Asia-Pacific on Monday, as India recorded 15,510 new infections, taking the total to 11,112,241. According to the official data, the death toll in India mounted to 157,157 with 106 more deaths. * The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,037 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 578,381. The death toll climbed to 12,322 after four more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. * Bangladesh reported 585 new cases and eight more deaths, bringing the tally to 546,801 and the death toll to 8,416, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. * Republic of Korea reported 355 more … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: March 1

More than 18,000 new businesses were established in the first two months of 2021 — Photo VNA More than 18,000 new businesses were established in the first two months of 2021, a year-on-year decline of 4 per cent, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The number of employees registered by the newly-established enterprises rose 9.7 per cent to 173,000. The months saw an addition of VND720.4 trillion (US$32.24 billion) in total registered capital, up 12.4 per cent. The average level in registered capital per enterprise surged 46.4 per cent to reach VND18.5 billion in the period. About 11,030 enterprises resumed operations in the first two months, down 7.6 per cent while 33,611 others were dissolved, up 18.6 per cent. In February alone, as many as 8,038 new businesses were set up with a combined registered capital of nearly VND179.74 trillion. The number of new firms represented a year-on-year drop of 12.3 per cent while the amount of capital surged 85.6 per … [Read more...] about More than 18,000 new firms set up in first two months

An overview of the Aqua City project developed by Novaland in the southern province of Đồng Nai. Novaland is among companies whose capitalisation is valued at billions of dollars on the market. — Photo novaland.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam's stock market reached approximately 87.68 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of the end of 2020, the highest rate reported so far. The other two high rates recorded were in August 2018 at 84.57 per cent and March 2018 at 83.08 per cent. Including the government bond market and corporate bond market, the value of Việt Nam’s entire stock market by the end of 2020 exceeded 110.64 per cent of GDP, this is also the highest rate ever recorded. New cash flow continuously pouring into the market since the second half of 2020 has boosted liquidity. December 2020 and January 2021 were two months witnessing record matching value, of more than VNĐ250 trillion (US$10.8 billion) and more than VNĐ300 trillion on the Hồ Chí Minh City … [Read more...] about Stock market size reaches 88% of GDP