COVID-19 outbreak in Việt Nam remains under control: Steering committee

Vietnamese localities said that the situation in the country so far remains firmly under control.

More than 800 firms stop operating or scale down because of coronavirus More than 800 businesses and 8,700 employees have been affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Special task force sent to Vĩnh Phúc as 16th coronavirus patient confirmed

A special task force and two working teams will be sent to the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc from Thursday (February 13) to help with the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health has said.

Hà Nam praised for coronavirus prevention

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Lê Văn Thanh on Thursday praised the northern province of Hà Nam for its work in the prevention of coronavirus.

PM receives Malaysian, Armenian ambassadors

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc highlighted the need to maintain co-operation mechanisms during separate receptions in Hà Nội on Monday for the Malaysian and Armenian ambassadors.

Prime Minister declares nCoV epidemic, flights to and from China grounded

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc just signed a decision declaring the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) an epidemic in Việt Nam, following the sixth confirmed case of infection in the country earlier today.

Schools to be closed if needed, in fear of coronavirus: education ministry

As the World Health Organisation declared an international emergency over the outbreak of coronavirus, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on Friday said it was considering closing all schools, universities and colleges.

Overseas Vietnamese feel Tết’s warmth far from home

Although overseas Vietnamese labourers don't have many days off during the traditional Vietnamese new year holiday, they have their own ways to celebrate Tết.

Eight Vietnamese killed in Moscow greenhouse fire: Russian official Eight people who died in a fire at a greenhouse in Moscow have been identified as Vietnamese nationals, a Russian deputy minister confirmed on Tuesday night.

Up to 1.5 million new jobs created in 2019 More than 1.5 million domestic jobs were created in 2019, while 147,000 people were sent to work overseas, the labour ministry reported on Wednesday.