Đà Nẵng quarantines 12, including four Vietnamese, for fever

Twelve patients are currently in quarantine at Đà Nẵng General Hospital with fever, including seven Chinese nationals, four Vietnamese and one from the Czech Republic, as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread worldwide.

Đà Nẵng welcomes first visitors of the year

The central city of Đà Nẵng welcomed the first 120 visitors of Tết (the lunar New Year) on Việt Nam Airlines’ flight from HCM City yesterday morning.

Passengers from China asked to fill out health declaration forms, as Wuhan flights grounded

All travellers entering Việt Nam from China must fill out health declaration forms at the border gates from Saturday as part of efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus. And flights between Việt Nam and Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the outbreak, have all been grounded.

Việt Nam adopts strict measures for coronavirus

Responding to the recent outbreak of coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said Việt Nam will give high priority to the prevention and combat of epidemics.

China seals off more cities as virus toll climbs China sealed off millions more people near the epicentre of a virus outbreak on Friday, shutting down public transport in an eighth city in an unprecedented quarantine effort as the death toll from the disease climbed to 25.

Travel agencies in HCM City boost sales via apps Travel companies this year have invested in technology and developed online channels, mostly via apps, to promote their products and sell tours.

Beijing cancels large-scale Lunar New Year events over virus fears

Large-scale Lunar New Year events in Beijing have been cancelled as part of national efforts to control the spread of a new SARS-like virus, city authorities announced on Thursday.

Everywhere is Tết for workers on holiday duty As millions of migrant workers hustle to return home for Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday, trains help deliver the happiness of reunions.

MoH issues urgent instructions over Chinese disease outbreak The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday issued an urgent dispatch on prevention and control of the acute pneumonia disease outbreak from China.

PM Phúc has working session with economic advisory group Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc put emphasis on the need for long-term solution to create new drivers of growth and economic impetus to help the country escape the middle-income trap, especially as ageing population has already been underway.