Vietnam plans to hasten the reform of customs checks to save time and costs for businesses and facilitate trade.

SaraminHR, a Korean recruitment platform, announced a strategic investment with local firm TopDev on February 17. The deal’s value was not disclosed, but some insiders thought it could be worth seven figures.

Three patients from the northern province of Vinh Phuc were declared free from the coronavirus and discharged from hospital on Thursday.

All three patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and were treated in HCM City hospitals have recovered fully and all 32 suspected cases in the city have tested negative as of Wednesday.

Although the novel coronavirus epidemic COVID-19 has been continuously slamming the stock market, sending stock prices down, many investment funds are still actively buying.

More than 100 people have helped collect rubbish on a beach in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan. 

HCM City authorities have proposed further temporary school closures until the end of March for fear of coronavirus.

Many people in Hang Dao Ward, Hanoi have been provided with free hand wash during the coronavirus outbreak. 

The Politburo will encourage all economic sectors, especially private businesses, to invest in energy projects, Party General Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

The encroachment on the construction of Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant in Quang Binh Province has affected the project's progress.

The Investigation Police Agency in the northern province of Son La has concluded another investigation into cheating scandal in the national high school exam in the province two years ago.

The Hue Festival 2020 will open on August 28 this year instead of early April as previously planned due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the festival organising board said on February 20.

Vietnam will continue working closely with China and other countries to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, and is willing to share experience of treatment, Vice Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Doan Khac Viet said on February 20.

Around 80,000 workers are needed in Ho Chi Minh City for the first quarter of this year, according to the HCM City Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (FALMI) Centre.

A special meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) and a special conference of ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers on cooperation in responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took place in Vientiane, Laos, on February 20.

Two COVID-19 patients in the northern province of Vinh Phuc were released from a local general clinic on February 20 afternoon.

Police in the central province of Ha Tinh said on February 20 it has issued decisions to start criminal proceedings against seven suspects on the charge of organizing, brokering illegal emigration under Article 349 of the Penal Code.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on February 20 suggested that the Mekong-Lancang cooperation (MLC) should contribute to consolidating coordination between countries in handling regional challenges.

The number of Russian tourists visiting Nha Trang has remained stable, despite Vietnam being among one of several countries globally to be impacted by the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Vietnam has maintained their position as the Southeast Asian No 1 team in the latest FIFA rankings, the Vietnam Football Federation said on February 20.