Flights departing from epidemic-hit areas in South Korea will land at designated airports in Vietnam in a move to help prevent the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by coronavirus, said the Ministry of Transport.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Seoul has requested the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide information related to a COVID-19 patient who had arrived in Vietnam from South Korea

COVID-19 has spread quickly in the Republic of Korea recently, causing fears among Korean community, even those who live abroad. In Hanoi, ‘Korean streets’ are now far less crowded.

Cases have emerged in several countries involving travellers from Italy, but borders remain open.

Twenty passengers from the Republic of Korea were flown back to their home country on February 25 night, one day after their arrival in the central city of Da Nang.

How the practices of a secretive religious sect may have played into the rapid spread of the virus.

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.

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

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

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.

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

South Korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the "highest level" as confirmed case numbers keep rising.

South Korea has stepped up measures to contain the spread of the deadly new coronavirus, as confirmed infections rose sharply for a second day.

Six foreign organisations and 35 foreigners were granted red books to purchase a number of apartments in Hanoi.

South Korea has opened up its market to Vietnamese rice, setting the annual import quota of Vietnamese rice at 55,112 tons, according to the Import-Export Department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam’s active participation in multilateral and bilateral trade agreements created a pathway for improvements in the country’s business environment and support local enterprises to grow.

The Vietnamese government now also places high expectation for new Korean investment, especially in advanced and new technologies.

Both SK Group and South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) would contribute US$430 million to the fund.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training is working closely with the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea to handle the situation.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea are investigating 164 local students that have been reported to have vanished from Incheon National University.