Local stocks are forecast to struggle in a narrow range next week as investors are still uncertain about the prospects of the market and especially businesses hit by the coronavirus outbreak.

The coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan prompts French Asians to complain of a backlash against them.

Enterprises that import automobiles equipped with navigation apps featuring maps that violate Vietnam’s sovereignty will have their import licenses suspended.

Architect Dao Ngoc Nghiem says the proposal to make the Hanoi Red River Delta the new 'Capital Region' would not receive strong support from the public or experts 

The HCMC government has floated a plan to compel cargo trucks to switch to operating at night only in inner-city areas to reduce traffic congestion. 

Enterprises in HCM City, Binh Duong and Dong Nai complain that they have not been able to recruit workers since Tet.

A 47-year-old cafe owner in Hoi An has spent days walking through the streets in the town to hand out free masks to everyone he has met.

Many textile and garment businesses are scrambling to make face masks given the coronavirus outbreak-triggered lack of surgical masks.

Six health workers are among those who have died during the coronavirus outbreak, officials say.

A Chinese tourist has died in France from the new coronavirus - the first fatality outside Asia.

Coronavirus outbreak hits 322 enterprises

Vietnam Airlines is preparing to operate a dozen flights to repatriate more than 1,000 Chinese citizens who have got stuck in Danang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc due to the suspension of air services between Vietnam and China.

A working team of the Hanoi Market Surveillance Agency on February 13 found a company in the city using toilet paper to produce face masks for which the demand is running high due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The salinity intrusion level in the Mekong Delta region has exceeded the highest level of the past century, recorded in 2016, according to a report by the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research.

Vietnam’s GDP growth is expected to reach 6.25% this year if the outbreak of Covid-19 is contained within the first quarter, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will offer VND400 billion in aid to the HCMC government to rehabilitate the aging and deteriorating sewers in downtown HCMC to help address flooding in the city.

Hundreds of enterprises, both Vietnamese and foreign invested, are increasingly concerned about supply of components from China.

The ceremony has been held for hundreds of years, honouring the principles of marriage, family happiness and uniting people in their family and community.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has just issued a Decision to assign five higher education institutions to train, evaluate and grant certificates on Vietnamese language to foreigners.

Bankers anticipate that the coronavirus outbreak will affect the business of many of their clients.