South Korea virus cases surge as WHO sounds maximum alert South Korea reported on Saturday its biggest surge in new coronavirus cases and concerns grew of a possible epidemic in the United States as the World Health Organisation raised its risk alert to its highest level.

White flowers scatter snow on Hà Nội streets

Hoa sưa, the flower of fragrant rosewood, arrives with white blooms like clouds hanging above the streets.

Adjustment task of the Southeastern Nghệ An Economic Zone approved Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has just signed Decision No 301/QĐ-TTg approving the overall adjustment task of the Southeastern Nghệ An Economic Zone by 2040.

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.

Work starts on Mỹ Thuận 2 Bridge

Work started yesterday on the Mỹ Thuận 2 Bridge to connect the Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận and Mỹ Thuận-Cần Thơ expressways between HCM City and Cần Thơ.

S. Korea's virus infections near 1,600, new cases center on hardest-hit Daegu, church followers South Korea reported another daily spike in the number of new infections of the new coronavirus on Thursday, and more additional cases are expected to be identified in the hardest-hit city of Daegu and its neighboring regions as virus tests started on more than 210,000 members of a religious sect at the center of the rapid spread.

Scramble to contain coronavirus as infections spread Coronavirus cases spread in Europe and beyond on Wednesday, as the US announced it was considering new travel restrictions and Latin America confirmed its first patient from an epidemic that has killed thousands worldwide.

Five killed at brewery in another US mass shooting A gunman killed five employees of one of America's best-known breweries on Wednesday before turning the weapon on himself in the latest burst of mass gun violence in the US.

Japan to ban entry by foreigners who have visited Daegu, S. Korea Japan plans to ban entry by foreign nationals who have visited the South Korean city of Daegu and neighboring county of Cheongdo in North Gyeongsang Province, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, government sources said on Wednesday.

Gnabry stars as Bayern rock Chelsea Serge Gnabry fired Bayern Munich to the brink of the Champions League quarter-finals as the German's double inspired a superb 3-0 rout of Chelsea in the last-16 first leg at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.