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…
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Vietnam in control of COVID-19: experts
Vietnam was in control of the COVID-19 epidemic with no new cases reported since February 13, said experts at a conference on Wednesday in Hanoi. The lockdown on Son Loi Commune…
Vietnam reaffirms support for nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has reaffirmed Vietnam’s strong support for the realisation of the Treaty on the…
Vietnamese students in South Korea on a knife-edge amid coronavirus epidemic
After being notified of a SARS-CoV-2 infected case at Ajou University Hospital in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, five minutes walk from her apartment, Phuong Duyen decided to…
Vietnamese advised to avoid travel to coronavirus-hit areas in South Korea, flights not banned yet
The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea has recommended Vietnamese citizens to avoid travel to areas affected by…
Asean, China enhance cooperation in response to Covid-19
The Asean Coordinating Council (ACC) and the Asean-China Foreign Ministers met on Thursday in Laos to discuss to how to respond to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The ACC’s…
Asean 2020: Vietnam chairs first meeting of ACCC in 2020
Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to Asean Ambassador Tran Duc Binh chaired the first 2020 meeting of the Asean Connectivity Co-ordinating Committee (ACCC) in Indonesia on…
Why the smart money is staying on Vietnamese growth
Vietnam’s competitiveness on wages, high labour productivity and a young population noted for a “can-do” attitude means it has proven particularly attractive as an…
Rooting out unseen bias in homogeneous Vietnam
An editorial in Vietnam News looks at ethnic minorities in Vietnam and possible biases of the state. Among the plethora of International Days that we observe, one whose…