Việt Nam News

Up to 500 COVID-19 test kits produced by Việt Nam’s Ministry of Science and Technology have been delivered to Indonesia to support the country’s fight against COVID-19.

It urged China to instead focus on supporting international efforts to fight the pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has requested preparing scenarios between now and April 15 for the second wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections. 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyễn Bá Hùng handed over medical equipment worth over VNĐ7 billion (US$304,000) as a gift from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao counterparts at a ceremony in Vientiane on Saturday.

Failing to wear masks in public, reporting inaccurate health statuses or evading quarantine are just some actions that could result in heavy fines or even a criminal trial.

Việt Nam has lodged an official complaint with China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel near the Paracel archipelago, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lê Thị Thu Hằng, said late Friday.

Relevant agencies in Việt Nam have been actively helping representative agencies of foreign nations in the country carry out citizen protection measures amid rapid developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on April 3.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng on Friday handed over medical equipment worth over VNĐ7 billion (US$304,000) as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao and Cambodian counterparts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. 

President Moon thanks the Vietnamese Government for enabling South Koreans to enter the country for major business activities.

The Government Office late Friday issued a document detailing the instructions on the implementation of Prime Minister’s Directive 16 regarding a 14-day nationwide stay-at-home order and social distancing measures starting April 1 to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Friday reiterated the Government’s determination to protect public health in spite of having to sacrifice short-term economic gain.

They vowed to instruct ministries, sectors and localities to continue coordinating closely in maintaining trade and investment activities, while preparing to resume tourism, aviation and people-to-people exchange as soon as the pandemic ends.

Party Central Committee General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on Thursday wrote to the compatriots nationwide to mark the 20th anniversary of the “All-people blood donation day” (April 7), calling on them to step-up their efforts.

The Vietnamese Government is poised to adopt a US$2.6 billion relief package to help those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that has waged devastation on the economy.

 A teleconference of senior officials of ASEAN and the US was held on Wednesday to promote co-ordination between the two sides in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and public health challenges.

The US has invested more than US$706 million over the past 20 years in health assistance in Việt Nam as well as provided substantial technical and financial support over the past decade to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging and serious infectious diseases.

Việt Nam has delivered 6,000 test tubes to Germany from the Hà Nội-based Vietnamese-German Centre of Excellence in Medical Research (VG-CARE) for COVID-19 drug development research.

Việt Nam has reaffirmed support for peace process led by Afghan people at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)'s teleconference on March 31 discussing Afghanistan situation and activities of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).