People infected with the new coronavirus in Vietnam have been covered by the health insurance fund, while quarantined cases are being given free-of-charge essential items for their daily activities in isolation wards.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has agreed with a proposal of the municipal Departments of Education and Training, Health, and Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to continue keeping schools close in response to the spread of the COVID-19.

Hanoi Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung today ordered a temporary closure of the historical relics in both urban and suburban areas, and a halt of the operation of the bars and karaoke parlours as well as music programmes until the end of March.

Medical samples of two British COVID-19 patients (patient number 22 and 23), who have been treated at an isolation site in the city’s General Hospital since March 8, have tested negative for the virus.

Peter Dutton, a senior member of government, woke up with a "temperature and sore throat".

Schools close, museums shut, sports events are off and lockdowns widen as the coronavirus spreads.

The Lao Government has decided to postpone all big meetings gathering large number of people for major celebrations in 2020 as a strong measure to prevent outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The COVID-19 outbreak is disrupting supply chains of Vietnam’s automotive sector, pushing production and assembly makers into the wall.

Warned about serious drought this year, provinces in the western part of the southern region have spent hundreds of billion dong to build fresh water reservoirs. But this is just a temporary solution.

The PM has directed the MIC to urgently propose simpler and faster procedures to the auction of the 4G band.

With Vietnam and the United States celebrating their 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink talked about the economic achievements brought about by the relations of both countries.

The number of ships docking at Vietnamese seaports has fallen due to COVID-19 pandemic, but the volume of goods passing through the ports has recorded impressive growth.

The total asset value of Vietnamese dollar billionaires have dropped according to statistics from Forbes.

Time is now to stay on top of your health, and anyone coming into Vietnam must fill out a detailed declaration before setting foot in the country. Watch our guide on how to fill in your forms here.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau will self-isolate after she fell ill.

"Let's admit it," said top health official Anthony Fauci. "The system is not geared to what we need."

The scheme aims to ease the burden on Greece, where migrant camps are squalid and overcrowded.

32 years ago, on March 14 1988, 64 Vietnamese soldiers sacrificed in the battle of protecting Gac Ma Island (Johnson South Reef), part of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago.

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