Securities trading uninterrupted during COVID-19 fight: SSC

Trading on the Vietnamese securities market was essential and would not be disrupted under any circumstances during the fight against COVID-19, the State Securities Commission (SSC) said on March 31.

Vietnamese lecturer publishes research on Covid-19 from quarantine area

Returning from Germany amid COVID-19 outbreak, Huynh Luu Duc Toan was placed in quarantine at the Khanh Hoa Military School. During that time, he published research about the epidemic in a prestigious science journal.

Youth union with kind-heartedness

Vu Manh Linh, a 32-year-old youth union leader from Nam Dinh City, donates blood every four months as he wanted to share his blood for a more healthy community.

Teacher brings borderless classroom to ethnic students

An English language high school teacher in the northern province of Phú Thọ has been employing a “borderless classroom model” to connect her students with their international peers via Skype.

 

PM elaborates on social distancing, calls for welfare guarantee

The Vietnamese Government has made efforts to ensure that social welfare for the public is maintained, especially for the poor and the unemployed, amid the challenges posed by COVID-19, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

Addressing NextGen unique needs

The next generation is ready to take the baton at Vietnamese family businesses, putting to the task their fresh ideas.

Climate change: Warming clips the nightingale's wings

Rising temperatures may be having a profound impact on one of the world's favourite songbirds.

Football club chairman says focus must be on pandemic, not sport

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) chairman Doan Nguyen Duc told domestic media the focus of the whole country should be on beating the COVID-19 pandemic, not sport.

Businesses want more than just an interest rate cut, seek bailout

Not putting high hopes on the interest rate cuts made by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently, the market is still waiting for a bailout to cover all business fields.

Working from home threatens cyber security during pandemic

A number of firms have allowed their employees to work from home to protect them during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is increasing the risks to cyber security.

Coronavirus: Thai elephants face starvation as tourism collapses

As visitors stay away because of coronavirus, many elephant keepers can no longer feed the animals.

Mekong Delta provinces want to build reservoirs to store freshwater

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently had a working session with localities declaring an emergency because of drought and saline intrusion in Mekong Delta, including Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Kien Giang and Ca Mau.

PM signs decision to officially declare nationwide COVID-19 pandemic

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 1 signed a decision to officially declare a nationwide pandemic.

 

Vietnam’s 32nd COVID-19 patient discharged, confirms will lead charity fund

Vietnam's 32nd COVID-19 patient, who returned to Vietnam from London by private jet, was given the all clear on Tuesday.

 

Nearly 70,000 labourers in Hanoi lose jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic

Nearly 70,000 labourers had lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 crisis as many enterprises in Hà Nội have been forced to scale down production or temporarily suspended operations, the city’s Confederation of Labour has announced.

 

Thousands of test tubes sent to Germany for COVID-19 medicine research

Vietnam has delivered 6,000 test tubes to Germany from the Hanoi-based Vietnamese-German Centre of Excellence in Medical Research (VG-CARE) for COVID-19 drug development research.

 

Vietnamese architect wins Turgut Cansever Int’l Award 2020

Architect Doan Thanh Ha, based in Hanoi, has just received the Turgut Cansever International Award 2020 for his project titled Friendly Space in Suffocating Urban Areas.

Vietnamese footballers donate to fight COVID-19

Footballers nationwide have collected money to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Nosediving oil price deals a blow to state budget

Though the steep dive in global crude oil price will benefit domestic logistics and production, it will not be good for local petrol firms and the state budget.

Why has the US dollar price escalated?

The US dollar price has been increasing sharply over the last two weeks. 

Football players agree salary cut to support club

HCM City FC President Nguyen Huu Thang said all club staff from management to players have agreed to reduce their monthly salaries to during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Hoi An left deserted amid Covid-19 spread

The popular heritage town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has become deserted following local authorities’ suspension of many services as part of Covid-19 prevention efforts.

Coronavirus: Russia includes jail terms to enforce crackdown

New Russian laws impose tough penalties for violating lockdown rules.

Coronavirus: US Navy captain pleads for help over outbreak

The captain warns of an "accelerating" coronavirus outbreak on his aircraft carrier docked in Guam.

Coronavirus: Zoom under increased scrutiny as popularity soars

The New York attorney general has written to the videoconferencing company about its security measures.