Global economic growth will turn "sharply negative" this year due to the pandemic, the IMF warns.

 Vietnam presents $50,000 for Myanmar’s COVID-19 fight

The ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) held its 25th meeting in the form of a video conference on April 9 under the chair of the council’s chairman - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

About 9,000 people connected to Bach Mai Hospital, a COVID-19 hotspot in Hanoi, will be tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus by Monday, adding to the more than 17,200 people that have been tested in the last 10 days.

Together with pop singers, traditional artists have also been composing songs to raise spirits and awareness in the fight against coronavirus.

There is no other time like the present to laugh and bond with your family and create the most memorable time in your life. And what better way to do it, than opening up your board games. Here are five of the best to choose from.

Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said on April 8 that social distancing would be reviewed after April 15 and it may be continued if new cases found.

The comments come as President Trump continues his attacks on what he calls the "China-centric" WHO.

New evidence has emerged of a link between our impact on nature and pandemics sweeping the world.

Many international students have decided to stay in Vietnam during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Researchers at two leading universities take different approaches to creating cough-analysing tools.

Mauro Ferrari says he lost faith in the system, but EU science officials say he was asked to leave.

Pharmaceutical firms are not entirely confident with performance in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the global supply chain up-side-down.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) predicts a contraction of between 13% and 32% this year.

EU finance ministers suspend talks on a recovery fund after 16 hours, amid deep divisions.

More than 1,800 deaths were recorded on Tuesday including that of influential folk singer John Prine.

President Rouhani warns IMF against “discrimination”, amid reports of US opposition to request.

Boris Johnson continues to be treated for coronavirus - as a record 938 daily deaths are reported in the UK.

Hanoi's suburban village sterilised after COVID-19 cases reported

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 8 sent a message to a teleconference of heath ministers of the WHO western Pacific region themed “Stand in solidarity to combat COVID-19”.