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Automatic stay extension for foreigners stranded due to COVID-19

The Department of Immigration has issued a notice on automatic stay extension for foreigners stranded due to COVID-19.

Da Nang sets up hotline to help pandemic-affected foreigners

The central city of Da Nang has launched hotlines to assist Covid-19 affected foreigners.

Vietnam grants amnesty to 21 foreign prisoners

The 2021 amnesty decision of the Vietnamese President was announced at a press conference held in Hanoi on August 31.

In HCM City, expats do their bit to help locals amid COVID

Many expatriates in HCM City are providing meals and milk to hospitals and disadvantaged people suffering from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Russian citizen fined for breaking anti-pandemic rules in HCM City

The police of Da Kao ward, District 1, HCM City have imposed an administrative fine of VND2.2 million ($100) on a Russian citizen for violating the Government’s Directive 16, causing public disorder.

HCM City supporting foreigners amid COVID-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on many people, including foreign workers stuck in Vietnam. 

Artist paints everyday items to raise funds for people in need

While social distancing is crucial to prevent the spread of COVID-19, having to stay at home most of the time is not a comfortable experience.

HCM City to vaccinate foreigners against COVID-19

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc has agreed to conduct vaccination against COVID-19 for foreigners living, studying and working in the city, within its capacity and resources.

Foreigner joins Vietnamese in COVID-19 fight

Seeing Vietnamese people struggling to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many foreigners, like Tchico, are doing their part in keeping the virus at bay. 

Chinese swimming expert, Huang Guohui, dies in quarantine

Chinese swimming coach, Huang Guohui, of the Vietnamese national swimming team died in quarantine after returning from the Tokyo Olympics.

Foreign DJ in HCMC plays music on balcony for neighbors

A DJ in HCM City brought his musical instruments to his balcony to play music for free for his neighbors during the current difficult time of social distancing.

Expats excited to get vaccinated against COVID-19

A number of foreigners residing in Ho Chi Minh City, the epicentre of Vietnam’s latest COVID-19 outbreak, cannot hide their excitement after receiving their initial vaccine shot to help protect themselves and the wider community.

6,000 foreign experts vaccinated in Binh Duong coronavirus hotspot

Binh Duong province, a major coronavirus hotspot in southern Vietnam, is set to administer COVID-19 vaccines to more than 6,000 foreign experts as part of the next phase of the national rollout of the vaccine.

Over 660 foreigners in HCMC’s District 7 vaccinated against Covid-19

More than 660 foreigners aged 18-70 who are living in the HCMC’s District 7 received shots of AstraZeneca and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines in Tan Phong and Tan Phu wards on August 5.

Automatic stay extension for foreigners stranded due to Covid-19

The Department of Immigration has issued a notice on automatic extension of stay extension for foreigners stranded due to COVID-19.

How do foreign students survive fresh COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam?

Many Laotian and Cambodian students in Kien Giang Province feel at ease when receiving care from both their teachers and Vietnamese friends to help them survive the COVID-19 challenge in Vietnam.

British man who recovered from Covid-19: “I came back from the world of the dead”

On July 26, 17 Covid-19 patients who had previously been in critical condition were discharged from the HCM City's Covid-19 Resuscitation Hospital. 

French citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 in Vietnam

Green-lighted by the Vietnamese Government, the French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 began vaccinating French nationals living in the southern city and regional localities at France-Vietnam Hospital.

Vietnam rejects inaccurate information about entry policy

The information about Vietnam officially banning entry for foreign nationals and repatriated Vietnamese from July 28 to the end of 2021 is false and inaccurate. 

Handling of foreign deaths to be reviewed, after RoK COVID-19 cremation incident: Ministry

Vietnamese authorities and local administrations will review protocols in dealing with deaths of foreign nationals due to COVID-19, spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on Thursday.