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PM approves plan to close illegal level crossings

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday approved the Việt Nam Railway Corporation (VNR)’s plan to close illegal level crossings in crowded residential areas by the end of this year.

HCM City suspends five driving facilities for using fake licences

Eighty-three teachers of the city's five driving training centres were banned from teaching lost after transport inspectors found the instructors had fake instructor licenses.

Traffic fines to be collected online from Friday

People in five cities and provinces will be able to pay traffic penalty tickets online from Friday, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến Dũng has announced.

Tour guide in Hà Nội tests positive for SARS-CoV-2

A tour guide in Cầu Giấy District, Hà Nội, is the latest SARS-CoV-2 patient in Việt Nam confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, Vietnam Television reported.

Ministry requires enterprises to have long-term strategy during COVID-19 outbreak

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has told all enterprises that they must develop long-term policies for training and job replacement during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Community spirit shines through in quarantine

Life, as they say, goes on. And that’s exactly what is happening in and around the Trúc Bạch ward of Hà Nội, which was thrown into turmoil after an outbreak of COVID-19.

Hạ Long Bay suspends tours, closes relic sites

The northeastern province of Quảng Ninh has decided to suspend overnight stay service on cruise liners and tours of its Hạ Long Bay, Bái Tử Long Bay, islands in Cô Tô and Vân Đồn, and relic sites amid the complicated development of acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak.

Three people in contact with 34th COVID-19 patient test positive

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that three people in the central province of Bình Thuận tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of COVID-19 infection cases in Việt Nam to 38.

Steering committee calls on joint efforts to fight against COVID-19

Việt Nam continues implementing drastic measures and joint efforts to prevent and control COVID-19.

Global Fund supports Bình Dương in HIV/AIDS fight

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has given the southern Vietnamese province of Bình Dương US$93,500 (VNĐ2.1 billion) to fund its action plan for HIV/AIDS control this year.

Đồng Nai to keep schools closed until March end

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Đồng Nai on Tuesday (March 10) decided to keep kindergartens and primary and middle schools closed until the end of March as a safety measure against the spread of the new coronavirus.

Army maps out scenarios to fight COVID-19 outbreak at five levels

The army will develop a COVID-19 prevention and control plan based on an outbreak scenario at five levels of the disease outbreak in a bid to effectively deal with the epidemic, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trần Đơn.

Tourist sites in Hà Nội closed for disinfection

As of Tuesday, historical relic sites and tourist attractions in Hà Nội were closed for disinfectant measures amid fears of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Electronic toll collection to be implemented on National Highway No 5

From Thursday, cars and trucks running through two toll collection stations on the National Highway No 5 connecting coastal city of Hải Phòng and Hà Nội can pay fee automatically.

Côn Đảo, Phú Quý islands seek to keep epidemic out, ban foreign visitors

The southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu has banned foreign tourists from entering Côn Đảo Island since Tuesday (March 10) as it seeks to contain the new coronavirus.

Việt Nam confirms 35th case of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a 29-year old woman tested positive for COVID-19, raising the total number of infection cases in Việt Nam to 35 on Wednesday.

VN ready for whatever COVID-19 brings: expert

Trần Đắc Phu, former head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine and senior expert of the Việt Nam Public Health Emergency Operation Centre talks to Hải Quan (Customs) online newspaper about the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in Việt Nam and elsewhere