Schools closed for another week in Hà Nội

Students from kindergarten to high school in Hà Nội's public schools will not return to school until after March 8, chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has said.

Deputy PM, FM has phone call with RoK minister on Covid-19

The pair discussed bilateral co-operation between the two countries and the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.

Some high schools, universities to open on Monday

University and high school students in 23 provinces will go back to school on March 2, local authorities announced on Friday.

Việt Nam to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans Amid soaring cases of the coronavirus infection in South Korea, the Vietnamese government plans to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans starting on Saturday.

US removes Việt Nam from list of areas vulnerable to community spread of SARS-CoV-19 The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday decided to remove Việt Nam from the list of destinations vulnerable to community transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

More residents access clean water in Trà Vinh A new project will supply clean water for 4,000 households suffering drought and saline intrusion.

US patient with coronavirus of unknown origin denied test for days Medical staff caring for a California woman with the first US case of novel coronavirus of unknown origin were unable to get her tested for five days because she had not traveled to outbreak-hit regions, a lawmaker revealed on Thursday.

BTS cancels Seoul leg of new world tour in April over coronavirus K-pop super band BTS on Friday canceled the inaugural Seoul leg of its new world tour set to kick off in April as its home country is struggling to contain mass outbreaks of the novel coronavirus.

S Korea reports 256 new virus cases, total tops 2,000 South Korea reported 256 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of infections here to 2,022 as the nation aggressively counters the fast-spreading virus with a massive testing regime.

Quảng Trị’s women raise funds for the poor from scrap collection

More than 2,100 women in the central province of Quảng Trị have joined scrap-collecting clubs to raise funds to help disadvantaged women and children.