PM Phúc discusses COVID-19 fight with Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang They vowed to instruct ministries, sectors and localities to continue coordinating closely in maintaining trade and investment activities, while preparing to resume tourism, aviation and people-to-people exchange as soon as the pandemic ends.

Intraday short sale far from being realised as difficulties persist

Securities firms and investors are waiting for the T+0 or intraday short sale to be applied on the Vietnamese securities market, but there are still troubles that need to be resolved.

Tourism industry calls for relief measures as coronavirus shuts down travel The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has severely affected many industries, but tourism is arguably one of the hardest hit.

Afghan govt holds talks with Taliban in Kabul on prisoner swap Afghan government representatives have met with the Taliban in Kabul for the first time to discuss a prisoner swap aimed at jump-starting a floundering peace process, officials said on Wednesday.

Movie buffs watch free online films French Cultural Institute (L'Espace) is co-operating with Vietnamese movie company BHD to give movie buffs a chance to watch award-winning films free online from April 1 to 30. 

Olympic sports fret over lost Games income The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the shutdown of the sporting calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic are going to hit international sports federations hard financially.

Customs authority reaffirms standard for exporting face masks The General Department of Việt Nam Customs has reaffirmed it only handles procedures for exporting medical face masks with the State’s permission and it must ensure supervision to avoid fraud fraud for other types of face masks.

6 great Vietnamese pop songs to help you dance your way through social distancing

Why not entertain yourself with a selection of Việt Nam’s most famous pop songs? You may know one or two from our selection.

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Quick COVID-19 testing results not proof of infection: health official The issue was raised after Hà Nội set up on Tuesday several COVID-19 test stations in the city using quick test kits purchased from South Korea, with which the East Asian country has been conducting mass testing on up to tens of thousands of people on peak days.