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The mask manufacturer Hancom Healthcare (CEO Oh Byung-jin) affiliated with Hancom will be exporting four million pieces of KF94 masks per month to US government agencies.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, in the memories of many adults are gatherings where traditional cakes are eaten and simple but colourful folk toys are given to children. In the modern world, however, such toys have virtually fallen into oblivion. Many people are afraid that, one day, traditional toys, which have always been an important part of childhood, will completely disappear.

Tran Ba Linh, a researcher from the University of Bath and Robyn Klingler-Vidra, a Senior Lecturer in Political Economy from King's College London have posted on website theconversation.com a number of articles highlighting the creativity and community spirit of Vietnamese people amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

Korean company SBI Cosmoney has presented 10,000 medical face masks to Vietnamese guest workers in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Many celebrities in the fields of art, cinema, and football have responded to message “Niem tin chien thang” (Confidence of Victory).

The first face mask ATM in Hanoi has officially come into operation as part of concerted efforts to combat the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic nationwide.

When people come to the mask machine, the ATM will automatically recognize the face and put the mask out. Each person can receive 1 - 2 bags of medical masks each time.

Hundreds of thousands of medical masks will be offered to the public for free from August 25 to September 30 in an effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic across Vietnam.

The first face mask ATM in Hanoi officially came into operation to the public on August 24 as part of concerted efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic nationwide.

Hanoi’s authorities on August 18 issued an urgent dispatch, asking for strict implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures following new cases of community transmission discovered in the capital city.

In densely populated areas and residential markets, especially on Ke Ve street (a street with heavy traffic in Dong Ngac ward, Bac Tu Liem district) in less than an hour, there are more than 10 cases of people not wearing masks that were handled by the interdisciplinary checkpoint of the police force of Dong Ngac ward.

Representatives of Central Retail Vietnam Group on August 6 handed over 10 tonnes of vegetables and fruits to units in the central city of Da Nang as part of its support for the local fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

All people in Ho Chi Minh City, who do not wear face masks at public places, will be fined 100,000-300,000 VND from August 4.

Vietnam Airlines commits to continue and add various measures against COVID-19 under stricter and new standards in face of the complicated development of the pandemic, a representative of the national flag carrier said on August 3, calling on passengers to join the effort.

The price of medical masks is on the rise after new COVID-19 community infections were confirmed in Da Nang city and Quang Ngai province.

In order to support Lao Ministry of Health in the prevention and control of Covid-19 pandemic, in the afternoon of July 15, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam donated 200.000 medical masks to Lao Ministry of Health.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US and the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN on July 9 handed over two tonnes of medical and anti-bacterial cloth face masks as the gift of the Hanoi authority to New York city to help local people fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung on May 8 handed over the token of the 140,000 medical face masks from the Vietnamese Government and people to their counterparts in Japan.

A webinar co-held by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on May 4 answered questions from producers regarding the EU and the US’s rules on the import of face masks and medical equipment.

Russian newspaper “Argument and Facts” ran an article on April 30 explaining how Vietnam dealt with COVID-19 and suggested Russia apply its example in the fight against the pandemic.