Deputy PM, FM has phone call with RoK minister on Covid-19

The pair discussed bilateral co-operation between the two countries and the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.

Việt Nam to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans Amid soaring cases of the coronavirus infection in South Korea, the Vietnamese government plans to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans starting on Saturday.

Vietnamese students in South Korea on a knife-edge amid coronavirus epidemic

Only after being notified of a SARS-CoV-2 infected case being quarantined at Ajou University Hospital in Gyeonggi Province, five minutes walking from her condo, did Phương Duyên rush back to Việt Nam. 

PM instructs building socio-economic scenarios in COVID-19 epidemic context Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has instructed ministries, sectors and localities to quickly build their own coronavirus disease (COVID-19) development scenarios to mitigate the impact of the epidemic while striving to meet set targets.

HCM City tourism industry seeks tax breaks to cushion coronavirus blow

The HCM City Department of Tourism yesterday (Feb 20) called on the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism to seek preferential policies from the Government to soften the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Seven charged with human smuggling in connection to Essex lorry deaths Police in Hà Tĩnh Province have launched criminal proceedings against seven people for human trafficking in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese in a lorry in the UK last year.

South Korea coronavirus cases jump by half South Korea reported 15 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday – increasing its total by nearly 50 per cent – including a cluster of at least 11 centred on the southern city of Daegu.

Fatal coronavirus infects Spring festival

The Perfume Pagoda Festival, Việt Nam's oldest, biggest and longest-running festival, has officially been opened but due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of visitors has dropped sharply. 

Peace for tourist who missed tour on Diamond Princess

Account of a Vietnamese - Japanese family, who bought tickets to travel on the Diamond Princess*, a luxury cruise liner that has been quarantined in Yokohama since February 4 but missed the trip as they did not have a visa to disembark in Hong Kong. 

VN is world’s seventh fastest growing travel destination Việt Nam has jumped three places from last year to seventh in the list of world's fastest growing travel destinations, according to a UN report.