15:24 | 23/03/2020
Management agencies have put in place drastic steps in a bid to support businesses as they actively seek out sources of raw materials to be used in production whilst boosting trade promotion activities.
20:17 | 22/03/2020
Vietnam will temporarily suspend any foreign arrivals in the country as of March 22 in an effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to the wider community, according to the Government Office.
20:15 | 22/03/2020
A British business executive living in Vietnam has been placed into quarantine after touching down in the country on March 20. He revealed reality of quarantine life in a story and expressed “huge thanks” for Vietnamese assistance to him in quarantine.
20:12 | 22/03/2020
Hong Kong-based Asia Times recently lauded Vietnam’s novel coronavirus containment efforts, saying the country is leveraging the COVID-19 crisis to win hearts and minds by touting its quick, effective and uncharacteristically transparent management of the viral outbreak.
15:32 | 21/03/2020
Garment makers fear that the decision taken by the European Union to close its borders to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will cause a significant impact on their production and business activities.
15:28 | 21/03/2020
Vietnam does not recognize any maritime claims of China based on its so-called "nine-dash line" in the East Sea, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
15:24 | 21/03/2020
ASEAN and EU pledged their determination to strengthen cooperation in combating the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that is spreading throughout the globe, at a ministerial teleconference on March 20.
19:33 | 20/03/2020
Vietnam achieved a trade surplus of approximately US$1 billion in the first half of March, with total import-export turnover reaching over US$21.47 billion despite the impact caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
19:29 | 20/03/2020
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong hailed the country’s initial success in combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 20, but warned there remains no room for complacency amid the disease rapidly spreading globally.
19:26 | 20/03/2020
The Vietnamese government has just decided to temporarily suspend its unilateral visa waiver for citizens of Belarus, Russia and Japan in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to the community.
17:48 | 19/03/2020
The temporary suspension of visas for foreign arrivals to the country is anticipated to have a significant impact on the Vietnamese economy in general, with the aviation industry being particularly damaged, according to economic insiders.
17:43 | 19/03/2020
The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on March 19 issued a press release announcing the temporary closure of border gates with Vietnam
18:03 | 18/03/2020
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 18 stressed the need to ensure national food security, considering this a top priority task to stabilise market, production and particularly people’s lives.
18:01 | 18/03/2020
The Ministry of Health on March 18 recorded the 68th case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, an American male citizen who married a Vietnamese national in the coastal city of Da Nang.
17:37 | 17/03/2020
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on the whole political system to work hand in hand in the fight against the epidemic, saying that this is the "golden time" to prevent the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from further spreading