Việt Nam News

A man returning from South Korea has been found to have broken self-quarantine, travelling 80km from HCM City to the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre, on Tuesday, according to Bến Tre Province’s Department of Health.

Many provinces in the Mekong Delta haven taken proactive measures against COVID-19 since many women and workers there have Korean links.

The Customs Department of the Mekong Delta City of Cần Thơ has seized 11 rhino horns weighing nearly 30kg at Cần Thơ International Airport.

Days before International Women’s Day (March 8) are often the best for flower sellers at Tây Tựu Flower Village in Hà Nội, but the continuing Covid-19 epidemic has cut sales of flowers in half this season.

Five Vietnamese sailors went missing after a fishing boat caught fire in waters off Jeju Island of the Republic of Korea on Wednesday.

The HCM City Department of Health plans to set up a centre that will oversee the supply of medical personnel if the number of COVID-19 infections begins to spread widely in the community.

Police officers in Tân Bình District, HCM City recently busted a drug trafficking ring and seized nearly 3kg of ketamine, they said on Tuesday.

Taking advantage of fears over the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, numerous adverts have popped up offering healthcare products said to strengthen one’s immune system and prevent the spread of the virus.

The Institute of Biotechnology under the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology yesterday announced it had completed the development of test kits for the novel coronavirus that provide results in just 80 minutes.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Trương Thị Mai hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Tuesday for a delegation of the ASEAN Community Women's Group led by Ambassador Nguyễn Nguyệt Hà, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8).

The lockdown placed on Sơn Lôi, a rural commune in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc that stands at the centre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Việt Nam, was officially lifted at midnight on March 4.

An early warning system for COVID-19 has been launched by the Institute of Prevention Medicine and Public Health at the Hà Nội University of Medicine.

Việt Nam has only had 16 reported cases of COVID-19 and everyone has been treated and fully recovered. Great medical team, great control by the authorities... and of course a great song and dance!

VietnamPlus, an online newspaper of the Việt Nam News Agency (VNA) officially launched its online Russian language version at ru.vietnamplus.vn in Hà Nội today.

An avian flu A/H5N6 infection has been reported in the northern province of Hà Nam, the provincial Agriculture and Rural Development Department reported.

The northern mountainous province of Yên Bái suffered losses of nearly VNĐ3 billion (US$130,400) after hail and thunderstorms on Monday evening, according to initial reports.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will suspend flights on all routes between Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) from March 5, 2020, amid developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

Police in central Hà Tĩnh Province are looking into an oil leak on the Lam River, which has caused serious pollution. An investigation is underway to find the culprit behind the incident.