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The Ministry of Health (MoH) has warned of the potential risk of COVID-19 outbreaks due to the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2.

The ASEAN Investment Report (AIR) 2022 titled “Pandemic Recovery and Investment Facilitation” was released at the 25th Meeting of ASEAN Economic Ministers - ASEAN Investment Area Council (AEM - AIA25) on September 14.

Hanoi is facing a high risk of an outbreak of dengue fever with the number of cases in the city is on the rise, tripled compared to the same period last year.

More people opted for cashless payment as it was encouraged and became the norm during COVID-19 outbreak to avoid direct contact.

Dr. Socorro Escalante, Acting WHO Representative in Vietnam, granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency on the impact of monkeypox and the risk of a monkeypox outbreak in Asia.

European firms' confidence in Vietnam has reached the highest level since the fourth COVID-19 outbreak in April last year, according to EuroCham's latest Business Climate Index (BCI) report.

Vietnam’s e-learning market is expected to reach revenue of around 3 billion USD by 2023 with a compound annual growth rate of about 20.2 percent from 2019-2023, according to a report by Ken Research.

Thailand's exports rose by 24.2 percent year-on-year in December 2021, helping the country's growth in the year as a whole hit 17.1 percent, the highest in 11 years, reported the Bangkok Post.

The Indonesian government on December 20 removed the entry ban for travellers from China's Hong Kong ahead of year-end holidays while putting the UK, Norway and Denmark into the travel ban list due to concerns related to Omicron variant in the three countries.

“Vietnam – Khat vong binh yen” (Vietnam – Desire for peace) programme was held on October 31 night to honour the contributions and sacrifice by collectives, individuals, especially those working on the frontline such as medical workers and Trade Union officials, in the country’s COVID-19 fight.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities on October 27 issued its decision to allow in-person dining to resume from October 28, after five months of closure and delivery-only operations due to the severe COVID-19 outbreak.

The COVID-19 outbreak related to the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi had recorded 28 cases since the detection of the first one on September 30 to 11am on October 2, according to the Hanoi Department of Health.

At 0:00 on September 29th, Lane 328 and 330 Nguyen Trai Street were officially lifted after 1 month of medical isolation to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic.

Ho Chi Minh City will gradually reopen economic activities in areas with less risk of COVID-19 infection after September 30.

As Vietnam is struggling to cope with the fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, expats who find themselves thousands of kilometres away from their homes have seen their lives turned upside down.

Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi will compete for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO)'s world belt in the Republic of Korea in October, Thanh Nien (Young People) Newspaper has reported.

Hanoi has battled the fourth COVID-19 outbreak sine April 27.

More than 53 percent of all employees said they have been under more stress during the recent outbreak compared to last year, according to a national survey conducted by the payroll, recruitment and outsourcing agency Adecco Vietnam.

The Government has set a target for Ho Chi Minh City, the current largest COVID-19 hotspot, to contain its outbreak by September 15.

People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have been declared recovered coming from outbreak regions will not have to undergo concentrated quarantine, according to the latest guidelines from the Ministry of Health to local authorities.