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Medical staff: Fearless soldiers in fight against Covid-19

Directly contacting with nCoV patients, physicians and nurses at Emergency Department of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases are under pressure from not only the disease but also their surrounding people.

2019-nCoV situation by February 11

By 7:30 Feb. 11, 2020, 43,099 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV infection have been reported globally, including 1,018 deaths (1016 in China and 2 outside mainland China). Vietnam has so far reported 15 cases of 2019-nCoV infection.

Private investors have few opportunities to develop airports

A large part of the national plan on mobilizing different investment sources for the development of airports is reserved to analyze the important role of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) in the development and management of airports.

HCM City to check motorcycle emissions

HCM City authorities have approved a programme to check exhaust emissions from motorcycles that use public roads in the city.

Vietnam’s growth prospects remain positive despite pessimism for global economy

Despite the declining trend overall, 49% Vietnam CEOs in particular, share a positive outlook for business growth in the year ahead.

Vietnamese per capita plastic usage was 41 kilos in 2019

Vietnam discharges 0.28-0.73 million tons of plastic waste to the ocean each year, or 6 percent of the world’s total figure, ranking fourth among the countries polluting the ocean the most, a study shows.

Vocational training facilities to be merged to ensure quality

Nguyen The Hung, head of the Full-Time Training Department, Directorate of Vocational Education and Training, talks about ways to attract students to vocational training facilities.

Coronavirus hits FDI firms’ production, business

The shortage of materials and various labor-related problems attributable to the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus have affected the production and business activities of large foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises in Vietnam.

 

Vietnamese cyclists to compete in Asian championship this March

Vietnam will compete in the 40th Asian Road Cycling Championships in Cyberjaya, Malaysia from March 17-21.

Ha Tinh fishermen go out to sea after Tet holiday

Many fishing vessels owned by fishermen in the central province of Ha Tinh have headed to sea to resume fishing after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Agricultural produce from China absent from HCM City markets

The suspension of trading through some border gates because of the novel coronavirus threat has meant Chinese vegetables and fruits are absent from HCM City's markets.

Foreign banks start consumer finance boost in Vietnam’s market

Foreign banks have decided to boost consumer finance loans as the business segment is forecast to maintain double digit growth this year.

VN Finance Ministry urged to amend out-of-date personal income tax law

The consumer price index (CPI) has increased by 22 percent compared with July 2013, when the 2012 amended PIT Law took effect. However, the taxation threshold remains unchanged.

Traffic accidents in HCM City drop during peak period

HCM City saw a year-on-year reduction of 28 traffic road accidents, 30 deaths and six injuries during the peak traffic period from December 15 to January 30, according to the city’s Road and Railway Traffic Police Unit (PC08).

Coronavirus: Can you get it more than once? And other questions

What are the differences between coronavirus and flu, and can coronavirus be transmitted sexually?

China launches coronavirus 'close contact detector' app

The announcement highlights the high level of Chinese government surveillance of its citizens.

Foreign investors net buy VN shares after 5-month offloads

Foreign investors bought more Vietnamese stocks than they sold in January, snapping a month-long streak as net buyers after offloading shares in the last five months of 2019.

Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway faces delay of trial operation

Many Chinese experts have yet to return to Vietnam for work due to the rapid spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, pushing back the date of the 20-day trial run of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway.

 

Nissan to shut Japan factory due to shortage of Chinese parts

The Japanese car maker shuts a factory for two days due to a shortage of parts from China.

At least 14 dead as Rohingya boat sinks in Bangladesh

The boat was reportedly destined for Malaysia and included Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.