Food processors thinking outside the box for sales

Vietnamese enterprises are aiming to widen deep processing to diversify products to better serve their export markets.

Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 could be postponed to end of year - Japan's Olympic minister

Japan's Olympic minister says the Tokyo 2020 games could be postponed from the summer until later in the year amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak.

Deadly tornadoes kill 25 and injure many in Tennessee

The storm was so fast-moving that many people didn't have time to take shelter, officials say.

Coronavirus: Drug shortage fears as India limits exports

It comes as the coronavirus outbreak has kept many Chinese drug ingredient manufacturers shut.

Covid-19 drills organised in Ho Chi Minh City

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City and eight neigbouring provinces organised Covid-19 epidemic drills on Wednesday morning.

US postpones assessment of Vietnam’s tra fish safety

The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has delayed its visit to Vietnam to assess the country's food safety control system for Siluriformes fish order, mainly tra fish, for the second time, from March 2 to 13.

HCM City speeds up cloth face mask production process

HCM City is producing millions of cloth face masks to meet rising demand amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Vietnam’s fintech explosion: investment capital soars from 0% to 36% in SE Asia

The investment capital poured into Vietnam’s fintechs in 2019 accounted for 36 percent of total capital into Southeast Asia. The figure was zero percent in 2018.

Exhibition featuring ink wash paintings by five artists opens in HCM City

Five veteran artists of thủy mặc (ink and wash) watercolour painting are introducing their works at an exhibition called Thái Mặc Niên Hoa (The Art of Ink and Wash).

Vietnam face defensive crisis ahead of key match

Park Hang-seo is facing a crisis in Vietnam’s defence ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Malaysia at the end of this month.

How EVFTA, coronavirus affects Vietnam industrial property?

The coronavirus outbreak will certainly have an effect on the global economy in the coming months. Vietnam, with its proximity and close trade and supply relationships with China, is no exception.

HCM City FC's captain eyeing recall to national team

Having started the 2020 season in blistering form, HCM City FC midfielder and captain Tran Phi Son is targeting a return to the Vietnam national team.

Dragon fruit noodles? Firms create new food products as exports to China slump

The Viet Nam Flour Corporation (Vikybomi) has created new food products made from wheat flour and farm produce such as dragon fruit and watermelon amid a reduction in fruit exports to China.

 

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: The Ethiopian at the heart of the coronavirus fight

As World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has people hanging on his every word.

HCM City sets up centre regulating medical staff supply if COVID-19 spreads

The HCM City Department of Health plans to set up a centre that will oversee the supply of medical personnel if the number of COVID-19 infections begins to spread widely in the community.

Da Nang hosts meeting of ASEAN defence and security institutions

The 13th annual meeting and fifth retreat of the Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) opened in the central city of Da Nang on Tuesday.

Covid-19 hasn't harmed Vietnamese exporters to Japan and Korea yet

Though the Covid-19 epidemic has spread to Japan and South Korea, some local exporters to the two markets are still experiencing good results.

 

Foreign Ministry warns Vietnamese citizens in Iran, Italy against COVID-19

The Department of Consular Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Vietnamese in Iran and Italy to stay vigilant as the acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is rampant in those countries.

Loss turns to profit for Viettel Global last year

Viettel Global Investment JSC posted more than 2.15 trillion VND (over 93 million USD) in pre-tax profit in 2019, surging 2.3 trillion VND from the loss of 150 billion VND in the previous year.

Vietnamese scientists develop COVID-19 early warning system

An early warning system for COVID-19 has been launched by the Institute of Prevention Medicine and Public Health (IPMPH) at the Hanoi University of Medicine.

Facebook 'rethinks' plans for Libra cryptocurrency

The firm had hoped to revolutionise payments with a single digital currency.

Coronavirus: World Bank pledges $12bn in emergency aid

The organisation said it would prioritise the poorest countries in their response to the crisis.

Coronavirus: Iran temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to combat spread

A judiciary spokesman says the inmates were granted furlough after testing negative for Covid-19.

Coronavirus: Student from Singapore hurt in Oxford Street attack

Jonathan Mok says a group of men told him they didn't "want your coronavirus in our country".

German police probe into Vietnamese migrant smuggling ring

German police have busted a Vietnamese migrant smuggling ring and arrested six suspects, the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany confirmed.