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Tay Ninh hunts for 4 foreigners fleeing from COVID-19 quarantine camp

The southwestern province of Tay Ninh on July 11 announced the search for four foreigners who had fled a medical quarantine camp established to gather those entering Vietnam for medical surveillance against the COVID-19.

 

No new COVID-19 cases reported, Patient 91 discharged from hospital

No new case of COVID-19 was reported overnight, leaving the total number at 370 as of 6am on July 12, according to the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.

Vietnam reports one new imported COVID-19 cases on July 11 morning

A Serbian man who came to Vietnam as an expert to work at industrial steel manufacturing company, the Hoa Phat Corporation, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (SARS CoV-2) that causes COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 370.

PM orders repatriating Vietnamese labourers in Equatorial Guinea immediately

Vietnamese labourers in Equatorial Guinea must be brought home immediately, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested at working session with the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control in Hanoi on July 10.

Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia July 10

Border guards arrest 33 people illegally entering Vietnam

Coronavirus: WHO rethinking how Covid-19 spreads in air

The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles.

Gold prices hit nine-year high after reaching VND50.4 million per tael

Domestic gold prices soared to a record nine-year high on the morning of July 9 after climbing to VND50.4 million per tael for the first time.

Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia July 9

Indonesia records highest daily jump in COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus: WHO rethinking how Covid-19 spreads in air

The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles.

Coronavirus: Moguls and lobbyists get millions in government aid

Kanye West's apparel brand, Jared Kushner's family and Donald Trump's lawyer were among the recipients.

Fashion rivals continuing to suffer in coronavirus fallout

Thousands of dismissed labourers at suppliers in Vietnam has exacerbated the floundering performance of major garment and footwear brands across the globe like Adidas, Nike, and Zara.

Hanoi plans to hold F1 Grand Prix in late November

Hanoi is in the midst of thoroughly evaluating and negotiating with relevant organisations in an effort to host the debut Vietnam Formula One (F1) Grand Prix in late November of this year.

Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia July 8

Nearly 300 air passengers from Japan confirmed COVID-19 free in Da Nang

 

US to withdraw visas for foreign students if classes moved fully online

Some foreign students may need to move to a university with in-person classes to stay in the US.

Coronavirus: Fear over rise in animal-to-human diseases

A report says a rise in animal-to-human diseases will continue without urgent action.

Coronavirus: Why Singapore turned to wearable contact-tracing tech

The TraceTogether Token is designed to make an app more effective, but worries privacy campaigners.

Coronavirus: FDA chief refuses to back Trump's vaccine prediction

The head of the US drugs regulator has cast doubt on President Donald Trump's prediction that a Covid-19 vaccine will be ready this year.

 

Coronavirus: Records broken at socially distanced hot dog contest

Safety measures did not put off the champions, who ate 75 and 48.5 hot dogs respectively in 10 minutes.

Coronavirus in Singapore: Election campaigning without the handshakes

Wooing the public typically involves lots of physical interaction, but this vote's a little different.

Coronavirus: Australia to close Victoria-New South Wales border

The border between Australia's two most populous states, Victoria and New South Wales (NSW), is to close after a spike in Covid-19 cases in Melbourne.