Perfume Pagoda Festival opening ceremony cancelled

The People's Committee of the city's Mỹ Đức District recently made the decision to scrap the event slated for February 17, the sixth day of the lunar new year.

Travel agencies pledge to protect Việt Nam’s wildlife Representatives from 30 tour operators and travel agencies recently signed a pledge to support responsible tourism, nature conservation and wildlife protection during a training workshop at Cát Tiên National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Việt Nam to allow banks to use foreign e-wallets for international payments The State Bank of Việt Nam is drafting a circular regarding cashless payments which might allow domestic commercial banks and domestic intermediary payment companies to co-operate with foreign intermediary payment companies to provide international payment services.

Border security - Việt Nam’s holy grail to defeating COVID-19

Since the first cases were reported back in February, Việt Nam has done a tremendous job in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, evidenced by global lows in both case count and deaths, as well as a heightened sense of normalcy among the population. 

Chinese illegal immigrants found in Đà Nẵng The local public security department has decided to proceed with a criminal case on illegal immigration organised in Việt Nam after four Chinese nationals were found staying at a house in Ngũ Hành Sơn District on July 11.

COVID-19: VN needs to respond properly in any circumstances

Analyst's Pick: The sharp increase in COVID-19 cases outside China signals a new phase in the fight against the novel coronavirus spreading which have already been damaging the world economy.

South Korea coronavirus cases jump by half South Korea reported 15 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday – increasing its total by nearly 50 per cent – including a cluster of at least 11 centred on the southern city of Daegu.

Khánh Hoà Province to restructure tourism, promote new products Authorities in Khánh Hoà Province have stepped up efforts to promote new tourism markets to mitigate the fallout of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Fatal coronavirus infects Spring festival

The Perfume Pagoda Festival, Việt Nam's oldest, biggest and longest-running festival, has officially been opened but due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of visitors has dropped sharply. 

Hospitality sector's bookings decline amid coronavirus outbreak fears The hospitality sector in Việt Nam this year will face losses due to the noval coronaviurs (nCoV) outbreak, researcher Savills has said.