The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have warned Vietnamese people living in South Korea not to leave the country if unnecessary to minimize the potential transmission of the coronavirus.

Tokyo shares drop sharply while Asian stock markets trade cautiously following big falls in US and UK.

It comes as the number of cases globally surpasses 80,000 and amid fears of a possible pandemic.

About 30 laboratories across Vietnam are capable of testing for COVID-19 at present, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Twenty-four artists from the Republic of Korea and Vietnam are showcasing works in different media as a celebration of the beauty of women.

Corporate earnings were forecast to slow in 2020 as the economy became more vulnerable to external factors, data firms and securities businesses forecast.

Head coach of the national men’s football team Park Hang-seo and his accompanying spouse will undergo close medical supervision by the Hanoi health sector next days.

Foreign investors still pay great attention to Vietnam albeit the complicated developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 which started to hit the world earlier this year.

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The band's upcoming shows will be taped without an audience after the virus spreads to Korea.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has stated that it will suspend the granting of new working licenses to foreign labourers who come from areas hit by coronavirus during the epidemic time announced by Vietnam.

The FTSE 100 suffered its sharpest drop in four years as investors worry about the virus spreading.

More infections are reported around the world as governments struggle to contain outbreaks.

Sellers hiking the prices of face masks and hand sanitiser on some e-commerce websites have been fined.

Those who enter Vietnam from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have been officially required to fill out medical declaration forms amid the increase of COVID-19 cases in the East Asian country, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Hanoi Department of Health has proposed putting any Korean or Vietnamese nationals who arrive from the epidemic areas in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in isolation for a 14-day period.

Vietnam has received a boost as foreigners continue to visit the nation amid the country becoming one of the world’s safe destinations in the fight against coronavirus, with plenty of sightseeing locations around Hanoi becoming increasingly busy.

Vietnam has enough biological products eligible to conduct tests for coronavirus, with the accuracy of testing similar to the techniques used in other countries such as the Real-time RT-PCR, stated Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

Prolonged shutdowns for businesses in China are bringing many firms to the brink of survival.

North Korea has quarantined 380 foreigners in a bid to stop the coronavirus from breaking out.