Viet Nam exports 1.37 billion medical masks in 2020

Friday, Jan 15, 2021

Domestic firms shipped over 1.37 billion medical face masks of various types abroad throughout 2020, according to statics compiled by the General Department of Viet Nam Customs.

Nestlé donates 88,000 medical face masks to MoH

Monday, Jun 01, 2020

Nestlé Viet Nam has donated 88,000 medical face masks to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam.

Viet Nam aims to be major global face-mask producer

Thursday, May 07, 2020

Vietnamese companies are manufacturing more non-woven and antimicrobial fabrics to help the country become a major global supplier of cloth and medical face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

PM officially gives green light to export of medical face masks

Monday, May 04, 2020

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has given the green light to the export of medical face masks without any caps on export volume so that Việt Nam would not miss out on the opportunity of becoming the world’s face mask...

Nonprofit foundation's motorbike helmet factory to produce surgical masks for COVID 19 crisis

Saturday, May 02, 2020

Face masks are to be produced by a Vietnamese social enterprise’s motorcycle helmet factory thanks to a new partnership of the Vietnam-based non-profit Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation and the FIA Foundation, a global philanthropy promoting sustainable mobility and healthy...

PM allows exports of medical face masks

Friday, Apr 17, 2020

These products could only be exported to countries that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Phúc asked.

VN could become world’s face mask factory amid COVID-19

Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020

The garment industry was suffering an unprecedented crisis due to COVID-19, but the pandemic also brought significant opportunities for Viet Nam to become the world’s face mask factory.

Face masks, hand sanitisers added to price stabilisation programme in HCM City

Saturday, Apr 11, 2020

Face masks and hand sanitisers have been added to the list of essential goods covered by the price stabilisation programme in HCM City amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Garment 10 to produce medical face masks, first export order worth US$52m

Wednesday, Apr 08, 2020

Garment 10 Corporation Joint Stock Company was investing in producing medical face masks as well as cloth masks with ten production lines being installed

Customs authority reaffirms standard for mask export

Thursday, Apr 02, 2020

Viet Nam Customs has reaffirmed it only handles procedures for exporting medical face masks with the State’s permission.

Vinatex to ask for permission to export anti-virus products

Thursday, Mar 26, 2020

Vietnam National Garment and Textile Group (Vinatex) will ask for the Government’s permission to export anti-virus products as a measure to overcome difficulties caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Doctor says virus-stopping hats don't work

Monday, Mar 23, 2020

People are rushing to buy special spit-shielding hats that contain a full face clear mask, thinking they will help fight COVID-19.

Hanoians to receive 1 million free face masks

Saturday, Mar 21, 2020

From now to the end of March, residents in Ha Noi will be offered five free face masks in public areas, shops and supermarkets in the city. People can register in advance and pick up their free masks at these...

MoIT fines online sellers hiking prices of face masks and hand sanitiser

Monday, Feb 24, 2020

Sellers hiking the prices of face masks and hand sanitiser on some e-commerce websites have been fined.

Online stores work to stop face mask price gouging

Thursday, Feb 20, 2020

Online shopping platforms in Việt Nam were enhancing cooperation with the Department of e-Commerce and Digital Economy to regularly check the sales of face masks and hand sanitiser.