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Six COVID-19 patients being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 2 in Thai Binh province and one in Ho Chi Minh city, were announced to be cured from the disease on June 8th.

In the January - May period, Ho Chi Minh city attracted a combined total of USD1.6 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), 57.67% of the figure in comparison with the same period from last year.

Vietnam exported goods with an estimated value of 99.36 billion USD in the first five months of 2020, a year-on-year decline of 1.7 percent. Export turnover of domestic businesses maintained double-digit growth, however, of 10.4 percent, reaching 33.3 billion USD.

Vietnam’s two largest cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city have been named among the most popular travel destinations throughout Asia by US-based magazine Reader's Digest, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Vietnamese enterprises invested over USD180 million in 18 foreign markets in the first five months of 2020, equivalent to 98.7 percent of the same period last year.

The recent article posted on the website OneZero mentioned the proud success of Vietnam in the battle against COVID-19 pandemic.

The consumer price index (CPI) in May decreased by 0.03 percent against the previous month and 1.24 percent against last December, but increased by 4.39 percent year-on-year, Vietnam News Agency quoted the General Statistics Office (GSO) reporting the figures on May 29th.

Citizens from 80 countries will be granted e-visa and international border gates will allow foreigners to enter and exit with e-visa.

Six more people infected with the novel coronavirus have been given the all-clear, including Patient 19 who was among the most critical patients in Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency quoted the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control saying that on May 27th.

Around 60 percent of travel companies in HCM city have resumed operating while the rest are expected to regain business in the fourth quarter of the year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

According to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, the US has become Vietnam’s largest supplier of fruits and vegetables in the first four months of the year, recording a 44 percent increase year-on-year in export value to 102.1 million USD.

Visitors can have a bird’s-eye view of Hanoi and the Red River Delta on a helicopter tour operated by the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation.

​Some 4 million bottles of Made-in-Vietnam DrOH hand sanitiser have been exported to Europe, the US, and Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two new domestic routes, including Vinh - Da Lat and Vinh - Buon Ma Thuot were launched by Vietnam Airlines on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh’s 130th birthday.

Party and State leaders and National Assembly (NA) on May 19th deputies paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh to mark the leader’s 130th birthday (May 19th), one day ahead of the 14th parliament’s ninth session.

Additional 3 COVID-19 patients reported in Vietnam on May 18th were announced to recover and discharged from the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, bringing the total number of patients cured so far to 262 of 320, accounting for nearly 82%.

Local people and foreigners aged 18 years or older are invited to take part in a video-making contest to inspire people to travel around the country.

Personnel matters were the main focus of the Party Central Committee (PCC) on the fourth working day of the PCC’s 12th plenum.

The central city of Da Nang plans to hold a large-scale event named Fantastic Da Nang Festival 2020 in June to boost tourism development and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam News Agency has reported.

The Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi has made it into the world’s top 100 airport listing for the fifth consecutive year in 2020.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has required members of the Party Central Committee (PCC) to uphold their sense of responsibility and objectivity in addressing issues tabled for discussion at the 12th PCC plenum, especially personnel work.

The National Assembly Standing Committee began its 45th session in Hanoi on May 8th under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Remittances transferred to Ho Chi Minh city only reached USD1.8 billion in the first four months of this year, down 2 percent compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam has basically brought the COVID-19 pandemic under control, with production, business, and daily activities now experiencing a “new normal”, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on May 6th.

As many as 51 medical offices have been allowed to conduct tests confirming COVID-19 results, Vietnam News Agency quoted a decision from the Ministry of Health.

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine jointly produced by Vietnamese and British scientists has been tested in mice two weeks before further evaluation.

Measures to ensure safety during the upcoming holidays on the occasion of the National Reunification Day (April 30th) and the International Labour Day (May 1st ) were discussed at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 29th.

Several popular tourist sites in Vietnam will reopen for visitors on the National Reunification Day (April 30th) and May Day (May 1st) holiday after the social distancing has been eased, Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Vietnam has gone 11 consecutive days without community-transmitted infections of COVID-19.

The Ly Son - Sa Huynh Geo-Park has been listed in the dossier for UNESCO recognition, and the organisation can send an evaluation mission in 2020.