Vân Đồn Airport contributes in fight against COVID-19

With quarantine sites across Hà Nội full, many flights destined for Nội Bài Airport are being diverted to Vân Đồn Airport in Quảng Ninh Province. Vietnam News Agency talks to the airport’s director Phạm Ngọc Sáu about the safety protocols being implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Pompeo slashes aid, meets Taliban on surprise Afghan mission US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slashed aid to Afghanistan's government after a mission to Kabul failed to bridge a divide between feuding leaders as he moved forward with the Taliban on a deal to pull troops.

Chairman of local club suggests cancelling V.league 1 season

The chairman of Quảng Nam Nguyễn Húp said the players wouldn't be able to play to their full potential, as even travelling to an away fixture via plane would be stressful.

Argentina orders mandatory self-quarantine until March 31: president Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday announced a "preventative and compulsory" lockdown of the population from Friday to March 31 to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Overseas Vietnamese head for safety of home

On March 18, more than 7,000 people holding Vietnamese passports landed at airports across the country to be quarantined at designated centres amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Travellers rush into US ahead of ban on Europe arrivals New Yorker John Eckard, 66, was sleeping soundly at his son's home near Frankfurt, Germany when he was startled by a 3 am call from his wife saying he "had to fly back now".

Iran agrees to hand over downed jet's black boxes to Ukraine Iran pledged Wednesday at a meeting of UN civil aviation agency to hand over black boxes from downed Flight 752 to Ukraine or France for analysis – a move welcomed by Canada and Ukraine.

Vietnam Airlines’ profit predicted to drop due to COVID-19 outbreak

The profit of Vietnam Airlines Corporation will be strongly affected by the spread of COVID-19 in countries around the world, according to the preliminary report of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC).

Việt Nam confirms 33rd case of COVID-19

Another passenger on the flight from London to Việt Nam that carried the country’s 17th COVID-19 patient has tested positive for the disease, making him the 33rd patient in Việt Nam, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Passengers, crew quarantined after contact with Japanese patient

All passengers, crew and staff who had contact with a Japanese passenger who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Vietnam Airlines’ VN340 flight have been put into quarantine, the Health Ministry reported on Wednesday.