Vietnam mulls quarantining foreigners in hotels
A new proposal says some foreigners entering Vietnam can be quarantined for « an appropriate number of days » in lodgings like hotels.
Vietnam proposes tourism travel bubbles within ASEAN
Vietnam has suggested ASEAN to research safe “tourism travel bubbles” within the region amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vietnam Covid-19 fight cost less than $400 million
Vietnam has spent among the least in the world on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said.
Aviation agency unveils detailed plans for flight resumption to 6 Asian destinations
Vietnamese aviation authorities have prepared detailed plans for resuming commercial flights to some Northeast and Southeast Asian destinations this month.
Vietnam to resume some Asian flights as curbs on business travel ease
Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights to and from six Asian cities from mid-September, state media reported on Thursday, ending months of coronavirus-related suspension after easing some restrictions on foreign business travellers.
No more 14-day quarantine for foreign experts entering Vietnam
Vietnam has lifted the 14-day quarantine for foreign experts, investors, managers, and diplomats entering the country for less than 14 days.
Inside view of Vietnam’s Covid second wave
Vietnam has been as successful in stopping its second viral wave as it was in containing its first
Vietnam dodged the coronavirus bullet, so why are its workers struggling ?
For decades, millions of Vietnamese relied on the country’s export-oriented economy to provide them with work. Then the pandemic hit. Now the country is bracing for its slowest growth in 20 years in spite of its relative success in containing…
Vietnam tightens measures after rise in Covid-19 deaths
The latest wave in the pandemic has made the country more serious about containing the virus
Vietnam loses 30th patient to Covid-19
A 51-year-old woman died of Covid-19 in Da Nang on Thursday morning, taking Vietnam’s death toll so far to 30.
Covid-19 halts three-decade economic boom in Vietnam
For the past three decades, Vietnam has known only good – or great – economic news. Its growth as an exporter, propelled by communist leaders who embraced market-oriented policies in the late 1980s, pushed many into the middle class. The…
Vietnam’s PM calls for simplified testing
Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, says it is imperative to increase testing and simplify test procedures while ensuring pandemic containment moves forward in tandem with economic recovery.
German stuck in Myanmar homesick for Saigon as pandemic endures
Covid-19 travel restrictions have detained Stefan Hell in Myanmar since March and he longs to return to his Vietnamese family in Saigon.
Vietnam’s coronavirus infections pass 1,000 mark
Vietnam’s tally of coronavirus infections since January passed the 1,000 mark on Thursday, after 14 new cases were reported.
Vietnam primed for revival
Vietnam is now racing to control a new coronavirus outbreak, which resurfaced late last month after three months of no domestic cases. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said last Wednesday that the next 10 days would be « critical » in a…
3,000 Da Nang returnees to HCMC skip Covid-19 tests
Nearly 3,000 returnees from hotspot Da Nang to HCMC could face criminal charges for failing to complete local health declaration procedures.
Two women fined for spreading COVID-19 fake news in Vietnam
Authorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai recently slapped two local women with a total fine of VND10 million (US$433) for sharing fake news regarding the local COVID-19 situation on social media.
Vietnam courts EU investment in medical and drug supply chains
Vingroup’s ventilator parts deal with Medtronic seeks third pillar of manufacturing
Vietnam health ministry to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine
Vietnam’s health ministry has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as the Southeast Asian country fights a new outbreak of the coronavirus following months of no local cases.
Next 10 days ‘critical’ in COVID-19 fight, says Vietnam PM
Vietnam’s Prime Minister said on Wednesday (Aug 12) that the next 10 days would be critical in the country’s fight against a new coronavirus outbreak, which resurfaced late last month after three months of no domestic cases.
Vietnam reports two new COVID-19 cases, tally now 812
Vietnam documented two new cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday morning, raising the country’s total tally to 812.
Coronavirus Vietnam : The mysterious resurgence of Covid-19
In mid-July, Vietnam still shone as a Covid-19 outlier. No reported deaths, and months without a locally transmitted case.
Vietnam’s COVID-19 success is a double-edged sword for the Communist Party
The success of its COVID-19 strategy has, so far, increased trust in the Vietnamese government, but it could create demand for transparency in other political issues in the future.
Vietnam records 30 more Covid-19 cases
Vietnam confirmed 30 new Covid-19 infections in four localities Thursday evening, taking the number of active cases to 345.
Vietnam deploys elite team to Danang to curb new wave of COVID-19
Vietnam’s government has dispatched a team of what officials called the country’s « most experienced » medical workers to Danang, in an effort to stem a resurgence of coronavirus infections.
Vietnam to press on with national high school exam despite COVID-19
Vietnamese authorities plan to press ahead with organizing the annual national high school exam this month despite the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, while disease-stricken localities may be permitted to postpone the event.