Biggest HCMC employer suspends over 3,500 workers
Taiwanese-invested footwear maker Pouyuen Vietnam suspended 3,546 workers from the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang for seven days starting Friday for Covid-19 contact tracing.
Vietnam nears vaccination fund goal
Vietnam’s current VND22 trillion ($956.2 million) Covid-19 budget is nearly enough to inoculate 75 million of its 96-million population.
Vietnam to Vaccinate Chinese Nationals ‘Soon’ After Complaints
Vietnam is revamping the way it distributes vaccines donated by Beijing after China complained the Southeast Asian nation was failing to honor an earlier agreement.
Vietnam wants to cooperate with South Korea to produce Covid-19 vaccine
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested Vietnam and South Korea boost cooperation in Covid-19 vaccine research and production when meeting his counterpart Wednesday.
Vietnam seeks Covid vaccine access, tech transfer from Germany
Vietnam on Tuesday sought Germany’s help in accessing Covid-19 vaccines and transfer of vaccine production technologies.
Vietnam to receive 1 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine weekly from July
One million doses of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine will be transferred to Vietnam weekly starting next month to fulfil its order of 30 million doses within this year, state media reported on Tuesday.
HCMC records second Covid-19 death
A 75-year-old Covid-19 patient in Ho Chi Minh City has been announced dead, making the 67th Covid-19 fatality in Vietnam and the second in the city.
HCMC suspends taxi, bus services amid rising Covid infections
HCMC will suspend traditional and ride-hailing taxi services, public buses and inter-provincial buses from Sunday as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19.
Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China
Vietnam has received a shipment of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated by China, the health ministry said on Sunday, as the country is ramping up inoculations to battle against a more widespread outbreak.
How Vietnam lost its pandemic-beating edge
Vietnam was one of the quickest to react to the epidemic and is now one of the slowest to prepare a way out.
Covid-19 vaccination sought for all Phu Quoc residents to reopen to foreign tourists
Authorities in Kien Giang Province, home to Phu Quoc, are planning to vaccinate the island’s population against Covid-19 so that it can reopen its doors to foreigners.
Vietnam urges WHO to accelerate COVAX drive as COVID-19 cases hit record
Vietnam on Thursday called on the World Health Organization to speed up the COVAX vaccine drive as the country’s new daily infections hit a record high.
What Explains Vietnam’s Current COVID-19 Struggles ?
Once considered the gold standard for COVID-19 response, Vietnam is now battling rising infections and a glacial vaccine rollout.
Japan to ship 1 mln COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam on Wednesday
Japan will send a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, as the southeast Asian nation steps up vaccine procurement to fight a more stubborn wave of infections.
Is a hybrid COVID strain behind Vietnam’s latest wave ? Not exactly
We recently heard a new “hybrid variant” of the coronavirus has been detected in Vietnam, amid a spike in cases in the country.
Vietnam records 100 new local Covid cases
The Health Ministry announced 100 new local Covid-19 cases in four localities Monday noon. 69 cases were recorded in the northern province of Bac Giang, 26 in Ho Chi Minh City, four in Hanoi and one in the central province…
Vietnam company could make Covid shots in tech transfer deal
Vietnam’s health ministry said a local company is expected to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines after negotiating a technology transfer deal with an unidentified US producer. The vaccine will be mRNA-based, the health ministry said on its website on Saturday. It initially…
COVID-19 : Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to extend social distancing curbs for 15 days
Vietnam’s business hub of Ho Chi Minh City will extend social distancing measures for a further 15 days starting from Tuesday (Jun 15), amid the emergence of new COVID-19 clusters, authorities said.
Vietnam approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Vietnam has approved the COVID-19 vaccine jointly made by Pfizer and BioNTech for domestic emergency use, the government said on Saturday.
Vietnam : Businesses struggling with rising costs during Covid-19 era
Many businesses have closed down or are struggling with rising overheads due to Covid-19.
Vietnam records 88 new local Covid cases
Vietnam recorded another 88 local Covid-19 cases Saturday noon in four localities, the Ministry of Health announced.
Vietnam adds 81 to local Covid tally
The Health Ministry confirmed another 81 Covid-19 patients Friday noon, sending the domestic count of Vietnam’s fourth wave to 6,718 in over six weeks.
Vietnam approves chinese COVID-19 vaccine, reluctantly
Struggling to contain an outbreak of COVID-19, Vietnam’s communist government swallows its pride.
US CDC lists Vietnam in group of safest countries for travel
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased travel restrictions to many countries and territories, and placed Vietnam in its list of safest destinations.
Vietnam begs public for ‘vaccine fund’ donations after virus surge
Vietnam, once a model for its successful handling of the pandemic, has started asking for public donations to buy vaccines as it struggles to contain a new coronavirus wave.
Why Vietnam needs to adopt a biological defense strategy
Despite its initial success, COVID-19 has revealed Vietnam’s lack of preparedness for biological threats.