The People's Committee of Kien Giang province has asked the Ministry of Transport to pause flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc Island amid the surge of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam’s largest city.

Taxi motorbike drivers, vendors and street petty merchants in HCMC will receive support of VND50,000 ($23) a day from the city's VND886 billion package.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has proposed municipal authorities allow students to return to schools between July 10-24, after a two-month-long pause to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

The reported CPI only reflects 60-70 percent of the real situation, according to the former Chair of the Hanoi Supermarket Association Vu Vinh Phu.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is experiencing its toughest days in history as many trains have stopped running during Covid-19. Many workers have had to take unpaid leave.

Although all theatres have had to close to prevent COVID-19, artists still rehearse for new plays, waiting for the day they can return to the stage.

According to the representative of the VGCL, it has submitted to the government a consideration to add more workers who need support due to the impact of the ongoing pandemic.

Vietnam had a positive GDP growth in the first half of the year, and budget collections were beyond expectations. But there is still a dark side to Vietnam’s economy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to many sectors, requiring firms to adapt and change their ways of doing business, but it also presents opportunities for some businesses to grow.

Since the Covid-19 outbreak has caused entertainment activities to be suspended, artists have had to take many different jobs.

As many as 70,200 businesses halted their operation for a definite time, stopped operation while following procedures for dissolution, and completed procedures for dissolution in the first half of the year.

The Ministry of Finance has continued to cut a number of charges and fees to support and remove difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for businesses and individuals.

The total short-term and due debts of Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet and Bamboo Airways have reached VND36 trillion and they are facing a shortage of cash flows, according to the Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA).

On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam directed ministries and sectors to promptly reduce difficulties for tourism businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quang Ninh once again has had to close the door to fight the pandemic after just half a month of opening to travelers. Localities have had to change their tourism development plans regularly.

The income of the owners of villas and street-front houses has dropped dramatically over the last year because of low demand. Many owners have been told to pay tax if their revenue is over VND100 million a year.

In early 2020, when Vietnam officially announced the Covid-19 epidemic, many businesses allowed their employees to work from home even though the remote working culture was not common in Vietnam.

According to the Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA), Vietnamese airlines have beared short-term debts and due debts up to VND36 trillion (US$1.6 billion) since the Covid-19 outbreak in the country. 

“For vaccines not to become a political issue, we must return to the Party's orientation set 15 years ago that external forces are important, internal resources are decisive," Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, head of the PM's consultation group told VietNamNet.

Vietnamese women are facing many persistent inequalities in the labor market - carrying on their shoulders the double burden of working and taking care of the family. This burden is even more pronounced after the pandemic broke out.