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Canadian PM Trudeau's wife tests positive for coronavirus

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

Coronavirus: US is failing on testing, says Fauci

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

EU to give migrants in Greece €2,000 to go home

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

32 years of Gac Ma battle

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.

High tech helps in fight against Covid-19 in Vietnam

The latest technologies have been used by Vietnam’s agencies and organizations to fight against the spread of Covid-19

Coronavirus: Six of President Trump's claims fact-checked

The US president has questioned WHO data and taken credit for reducing the number of cases. Is he right?

VN banks poised to disinfect notes to prevent further COVID-19 spread

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) have requested that banks move to disinfect bills whilst also encouraging people to use contactless forms of payment in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) among the wider community.

Vietnam increases pork imports to halt price hike: MARD

After Vietnam’s pork industry was hit hard by the outbreak of African Swine Flu and COVID-19, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) say they will increase pork imports to reduce prices for the domestic market.

Big swings on Asian markets as coronavirus spreads

Friday's major moves follow the biggest one-day declines in the US and UK since Black Monday in 1987.

23 Covid-19 patients are recovering at hospitals

23 new patients who were tested positive to the Covid-19 are improving and recovering, according to the Ministry of Health.

 

Tourist numbers to Sapa sharply falls due to Covid-19

Tourist numbers to Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have considerably decreased, causing many local areas to become deserted.

PM urges firms to build scenarios to prevent operation disruption

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urges firms to prepare scenarios to ensure they can continue operation in any circumstances.

Qualcomm Vietnam Innovation Challenge launched

The Qualcomm Vietnam Innovation Challenge was launched at a webinar on March 12 to promote technology innovations among startups.

VN State Bank considers cutting prime interest rate

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is to make decision soon on cutting the prime interest rate, the bank’s Deputy Governor Dao Miinh Tu said at a meeting on March 12.

Bac Ninh completes dossier on Dong Ho folk painting genre

The northern province of Bac Ninh has completed a dossier seeking UNESCO’s inclusion of the making of Dong Ho folk paintings in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

Two Vietnamese universities listed in global rankings

The Hanoi National University (HNU) and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) have found a place in the World University Rankings by Subject 2020 compiled by British education company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

No electricity price increases in Vietnam until the end of Q2

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for no increases in the electricity price until the end of the second quarter at the earliest to support businesses amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Vietnamese, Canadian deputy foreign ministers hold phone talks

At the request of Canada, Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has spoken over the phone with Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Morgan to discuss bilateral relations and share experience in COVID-19 prevention and control.

National steering committee set up for hosting regional sporting events

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has set up a national steering committee for the organisation of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11) in 2021.

Quarantined patients permitted to leave isolation area in Hanoi

Up to 248 people who recently returned from the Republic of Korea were granted permission to leave a quarantine area on March 11 after 14 days of staying at a military school in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi.