Vietnam Airlines will use wide-body aircraft to evacuate a large number of passengers from China’s Hong Kong to Vietnam and vice versa this week, as the new coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak is ravaging the region.

Twelve out of 40 commercial banks have so far cleared all their non-performing loans (NPLs) kept at the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC).

PM Phuc stated that prior to, during and after Lunar New Year holiday, relevant ministries and agencies have implemented resolutely and synchronously measures to prevent and control nCoV epidemic.

Historical and cultural relic sites and tourist destinations in Hanoi will be closed to visitors and cultural activities at those sites suspended as part of the capital city’s preventive measures against the threat of nCoV.

Forbes Vietnam has announced the “30 Under 30” list in 2020 which featured the most influential faces in the field of business and start-ups, social enterprises, arts and creative industries, entertainment, education and science.

Passenger Train T8701/MR2 from China to Vietnam will be suspended as from 18:05 on February 4 amidst the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV).

As many as 17,386 cases of drunk driving were handled in January with a total fines of more than VND53 billion ($2.27 million), according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.

One more person has tested positive for coronavirus in Vietnam's Vinh Phuc Province, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to ten, said the Ministry of Health this afternoon.

HCM City authorities are planning to complete or start key transport infrastructure projects this year in an aim to reduce traffic congestion and develop connections between the city and neighbouring provinces.

Famous Mexican actress Patricia Contreras presented the latest design by Tran Hung at the Valentino Haute Couture Spring Summer 2020.

After premiering in HCM City and Hanoi, the film Bí Mật Của Gió (Secrets of the Wind) by director Nguyen Phan Quang Binh has announced further screenings will be delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Nine people have been taken into quarantine and put under observation in Da Nang after being detected with a slight fever. The nine were among a total of 8,300 tested at the international airport and seaports. 

The Minister of Information and Communications wants those working underneath him to be more proactive to rid the internet of fake news about coronavirus.

Pham Thi Thu Trang triumphed in the women’s 10km walk at the SEA Games 30, but before her victory, she worked as a Grab bike driver to support her family. Thanh Nga has a chat with her.

Around 100,000 surgical masks are being provided to tourists visiting HCM City between Sunday (February 2) and February 10, according to the city Department of Tourism.

Problems have arisen in the first days of the Year of the Rat: the sale of farm produce to China has declined because of the coronavirus.

There were no political organisations in Vietnam except the Communist Party (CPV) that had the wisdom, experience, reputation and capacity to help the country overcome all difficulties and challenges and drive the national revolutionary cause.

Inefficient State-owned enterprises must be handled this year, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has underlined the need to build field hospitals in response to the acute respiratory disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV).

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has requested the localities that have declared outbreaks of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to halt all festivals, including those currently underway.