When COVID-19 broke out in Hanoi, artists of Urban Sketchers Hanoi launched a challenge over 2 weeks to draw sketches themed “NCOVI” as an effort to join hands with the community in the fight against the epidemic.

Over 9.4 thousand hectares of forest land in the central highlands province of Gia Lai had been encroached between three years from 2016 to November 2019 according to local inspectors.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has done what it promised – imported pork in large quantities from the US, Canada, Brazil and Russia to stabilize the pork market.

The country has seen an unexpected slow-down in the daily rate of infections.

A national book festival will be held online for the first time from April 19 to May 20 amid fears of the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has announced.

The two companies plan to add contact tracing to their operating systems so no extra apps are needed.

Locals in the north-east can now travel after the court said the ban was "disproportionate".

The Trump administration is using an emergency public health order to turn back irregular migrants.

Countries should be cautious about lifting lockdown measures, the World Health Organization says.

Vietnam remain at No 94 in the world FIFA rankings, released on Thursday.

Derivatives market trading increases in March

On April 10 evening, two more cases of COVID-19 were reported in Vietnam, raising the total in the country to 257, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has produced versions of its song on fighting fake news in 13 additional languages, bringing the total versions to 15.

A new programme dealing with gender-biased sex selection and harmful practices in Vietnam will be carried out from 2020 to 2022, the UN Population Fund and the Norwegian Government announced on April 10.

Amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Korean Government has decided to suspend the validity of short-term visa for foreigners, irrespective of countries and territories, starting from 00:00 am on April 13.

Millions of jobs in Asia’s vital garment industry are at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic.

False health advice, such as eating chicken eggs or marjoram to prevent infection, as well as fabricated information about infected and quarantined people are posted every day to garner hundreds of likes and shares. 

The new investments by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) through the postdoctoral study funding program is expected to improve research capabilities and the academic environment.

A herd of eight elephants have been seen in the central province of Quang Nam.

A secondary school home-based geography lesson in Singapore was hijacked by two men.

The outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic has posed severe challenges for underprivileged people nationwide, with ordinary citizens rallying to assist them and creating a number of heartfelt moments among communities across Vietnam.

The Ministry of Health on April 10 sent a special working group to help Hanoi fight the raging COVID-19 pandemic.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has emphasised the importance of strengthening regional and global cooperation in the fight against COVID-19, which he said threatens efforts to maintain peace and international security.

EU ministers reached the deal after long talks, pledging support for countries hit hard by coronavirus.

Drone footage shows coffins stacked in a pit in the city, as the state logs more cases than any country.