National food reserves sufficient for emergencies: GDSR The General Department of State Reserves (GDSR) affirmed on Thursday that national food reserves are sufficient to cater for emergency situations.

Health workers’ sacrifices mark COVID-19 fight

Personnel working in quarantines, hospitals and centres for diseases prevention and control across the country have been working hard as thousands of Vietnamese return home from abroad amid the COVID-19 epidemic.

How COVID-19 affects Vietnamese consumers’ FMCG spend and purchase behaviours

The COVID-19 outbreak has hit fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) businesses but not all categories and retailers will suffer negative impacts, according to global data and consulting company Kantar Worldpanel.

Relief measures fail to calm virus panic

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange lost 6.08 per cent to close at 666.59 points.

Hà Nội coach stations propose extending opening hours

The Transport Department is considering allowing coach stations in the city to open at night to ease overcrowding.

Hunting Northern Lights at the edge of the earth

Bùi Hồng Ngọc takes a fairytale trip in search of the Aurora in Teriberka, a town poised on the shores of the Barents Sea in the Arctic, which is literally on the edge of the mainland from where it's only water all the way to the North Pole.

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A British man quarantined over coronavirus in Việt Nam says UK has a lot to learn

Landlords, tenants cooperate to overcome pandemic difficulties The usually crowded Ngũ Xã Street in Hà Nội stands empty. The area, famous for phở cuốn (rice noodle roll), has suffered a severe drop in visitors after COVID-19 cases were confirmed nearby.

Ethnic village turns into civilised community

An ethnic-minority village in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng has become well-known for its title “village with 3-nos” (no drinking, no smoking and no social evils) thanks to a concerted communal effort that commenced over a dozen years ago.

Investment funds report poor performances in February

Latest reports from investment funds in February show they have suffered from the decline of the market amid the global spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19.