Vietnam reported an estimated trade deficit of US$176 million in the first two months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

The coronavirus outbreak has affected the country’s economy, with production for exports and services suffering the most.

Millions of students in 59 provinces and cities went back to the school on March 2 after nearly six weeks of absence due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Quarantine is still the top solution to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the COVID-19, according to Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue.

Vietnamese electronics makers have until the end of this quarter to find alternative sources for their input materials as inventories run low and supply would likely remain disrupted due to outbreaks of coronavirus in China and S. Korea.

Lee Man-hee got down on his knees and said the disease's spread was "not intentional".

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday emphasised both the requirement for no treatment discrimination against those who have gone through regions hit by COVID-19 to Vietnam and the need to step up quarantine.

Vietnam will unilaterally stop granting visa-free entry to all Italian citizens from 0:00 am on March 3, amid fears over the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic as the number of infected cases is rising rapidly in this country.

Local wood processing enterprises need to expand supply chains with a focus on seeking suppliers from domestic and overseas markets to ease disruptions from China due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, experts have said.

COVID-19 has had a strong impact on the global economy, and the property market has not managed to escape the blow.

Many schools have reopened starting from March 2 after a three-week shutdown due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Vietnam is working to develop a system of modern agricultural product supply centres to promote the consumption of farm produce, enhance food safety and hygiene, and improve the competitive edge of Vietnamese goods.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell below the 50.0 no-change mark in February, signalling a deterioration in business conditions, a survey of IHS Markit and Nikkei released on Monday showed.

Thousands of Vietnamese people are returning from South Korea amid the spread of the Covid-19 in the country.

South Korean people in a quarantined area in the northern city of Hai Phong are being served well-prepared meals.

Ta Hien Street in Hanoi Old Quarter has become crowded again after being quiet for around one month due to coronavirus. 

The coronavirus epidemic has sent many of the economic activities into a tailspin.

The current best guess of a 1% death rate does not apply to everyone.

The Tokyo Marathon takes place against a backdrop of empty streets and with just a couple of hundred runners due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Paris museum remains shut amid "real concern" among staff over the growing number of infections.