Hanoi vows to improve air quality: official

Hanoi is taking all necessary measures to improve air quality, including treating to controlling waste in industrial zones and craft villages.

Coronavirus: New York warns of major medical shortages in 10 days

New York's mayor issues a stark warning as the state struggles to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Stocks fall as nations take coronavirus action

Shares in Asia slide on Monday as more drastic action is taken by governments to stop virus spreading.

Coronavirus: Germany tightens curbs and bans meetings of more than two

The country expands restrictions on social interaction as Chancellor Merkel goes into quarantine.

Coronavirus: Olympic doubts grow as Canada withdraws athletes

As it becomes the first country to pull out, Canada "urgently calls" for the games to be postponed.

Hanoi’s coach stations propose extending opening hours

Hanoi’s Transport Department is considering allowing coach stations in the city to open at night to ease overcrowding.

Vietnam to launch e-government evaluation system this July

An e-government evaluation system will be launched in July 2020.

Hanoi police summon two disseminators of fake Covid-19 news

Hanoi police have warned the public not to share unconfirmed information about Covid-19 that causes confusion in the community.

Expressway component projects to be shifted to public investment

Three component projects of the North-South Expressway master plan are expected to be shifted from the private-public partnership model to the public investment model.

Vietnam imposes anti-dumping measures on Chinese, Indonesian MSG

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has imposed provisional anti-dumping measures on some monosodium glutamate (MSG) products from China and Indonesia.

ACV reduces airline service fees for next six months

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has announced it will reduce airline service fees for six months from March to August to support airlines suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam ranks 83rd in World Happiness Report 2020

Vietnam has been ranked 83rd out of 156 countries in the latest World Happiness Report 2020 released recently by the United Nations, up 11 places compared to last year.

Hail causes damage in Dien Bien province

Hail caused damage in several communes in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on March 22.

COVID-19 quick test kits to be manufactured in Vietnam

According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, research on a test kit for early COVID-19 discovery has been successful.

EVFTA poses challenges to Vietnamese agricultural products

Since the EVTFA was approved, experts have been analysing the opportunities for Vietnam to penetrate deeper into the high-value foreign markets. 

Comprehensive solutions needed to safely eliminate traditional lime kilns in Vietnam

Feasible solutions were needed to eliminate traditional lime kilns while satisfying national lime demand, the Vietnam Foundry and Metallurgy Science and Technology Association has said.

 

Shopee, Lazada struggle to dominate Vietnam’s e-commerce market

Shopee and Lazada have successfully controlled most of the Southeast Asian market. But in Vietnam, Tiki, Sendo and The Gioi Di Dong are preventing them from doing so.

Motorbike embraced by roots of an old tree

The image of an old motorbike entwined by the roots of an old tree in Tuong Binh Hiep Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong Province, has been widely shared on social media recently.

 

Sa Pa salmon farmers hit by pandemic

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have seriously hit restaurants and hotels in the famous northern tourist town of Sa Pa Town.

4.0 offers opening up for foreign tech transport firms

Digital transformation is bringing about significant changes in the transport sector, and the upcoming launch of the new 5G network standard will further power new breakthroughs. 

Vietnam’s fish, shrimp exports no longer can enjoy preferences from the US

Vietnam’s seafood industry has received bad news: it can no longer enjoy the preferences offered by the US to developing countries.

Pandemic has little impact on Vietnam’s shrimp exports

The domestic shrimp industry has not faced a great impact from the COVID-19 because now this industry is under production and Vietnam will enter its shrimp harvesting crop in August.

Down syndrome children show unconditional love

In Vietnam, there are no official organisations or schools that are specialised for children with Down syndrome, so they mostly depend on their families for care.

COVID-19: People line up for registration at Hanoi quarantine area

Hanoi authorities have set up a large-scale quarantine area in Hoang Mai district to receive people from COVID-19 hit countries, in an attempt to halt virus infection to the community.

Public services upgraded toward an e-government

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, the National Public Service Portal has launched 11 new online services to minimize the number of people coming to public offices for administrative procedures.