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Coronavirus: What are the chances of dying?

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

More regulations needed to promote condotel market development

Detailed regulations are needed to promote a healthy condotel market, which has been going off-track for years due to an unclear legal framework, experts have said.

Coronavirus: Tokyo Marathon takes place on empty streets

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

Coronavirus: Staff force Louvre closure over infection fears

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

Chinese manufacturing hits record low amid coronavirus outbreak

The latest economic data shows the virus is having a bigger impact than the 2008 financial crisis.

Greece blocks 10,000 migrants at Turkey border

The influx has come since Turkey vowed to open its doors for migrants to travel the EU.

Coronavirus: South Korea sect leader to face homicide probe over deaths

Lee Man-hee is accused of hiding the names of sect members, hampering efforts to contain the virus.

Hanoi calls for help to ease overloading at quarantine centres

Hanoi has called on other localities to help ease the overloading at Covid-19 quarantine centres in the area.

 

VN health official stresses transparency about virus threat

Vietnam will never hide any information about the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic in the country, a health official stressed.

 

Ministry asks for effective treatment of Vietnamese with COVID-19 in RoK

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has liaised with relevant agencies of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and asked for effective treatment of a Vietnamese citizen contracting COVID-19 in Daegu city.

 

Major airports suspend receiving passenger flights from South Korea amid COVID-19

The Hanoi-based Noi Bai  Airport and Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City has suspended receiving flights carrying passengers from the Republic of Korea due to the complicated developments of coronavirus as from March 1.

As coronavirus fears persist, stock market volatility seen continuing

As the coronavirus is going global, the local stock market is forecast to experience continued volatility next week, according to securities firms.

 

U.S. remains largest buyer of Vietnam's wood products

The United States, which accounted for 50% of Vietnam’s total export turnover from wood and wooden products last year, firmly remains the largest buyer of Vietnam's wood products.

BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 1

February CPI falls by 0.17 percent

VN student uses modern technology to set up museum that ‘preserves the past’

Applying modern technology to ‘turn time back’, an RMIT University student has created a unique 3D visual museum.

AI still unattractive to Vietnam’s enterprises

New technologies, including AI and Big Data, will be the new economic growth momentum for Vietnam. However, there is still much work to be done to bring the new technologies to life.

Unreasonable policy keeps private investors away from railway projects

Many private investors say they want to develop railway projects but have given up because of certain policies.

Coronavirus: Rescuing China's animals during the outbreak

Activists are struggling to keep up as pet owners fall ill, are quarantined or abandon their animals.

Coronavirus costs Vietnam VND150 billion in lost revenue per day

The fast spreading novel coronavirus has sent State budget revenues from exports and imports plummeting, with tariff collections averaging a mere VND1.3 trillion per day over the past two months, down by VND150 billion year-on-year.

COVID-19 an opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to change course

COVID-19 makes a reasonable time for businesses to kick off new ideas and get together to come over the hairy problem.