British pilot with coronavirus in Vietnam wakes from coma
Patient may need double lung transplant and could be repatriated, say officials
Vietnam pulls out the stops to save ‘Patient 91’
British pilot is on life support as officials race to find a lung transport donor
Vietnam offers cut-price paradise to lure local travellers post coronavirus
In Phu Quoc, a Vietnamese island off the coast of Cambodia, posters warning tourists of the dangers of COVID-19 have long since faded in the powerful sunshine, along with the throngs of international travellers that used to dot its beaches.
After 30 days of no community infection, Vietnam mulls declaring end of COVID-19 epidemic
Vietnam has gone 30 straight days without a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection among the community, as the national committee on the disease prevention and control has made a proposal to proclaim the end of the epidemic in the country.
Vietnam considers lung transplant to save British COVID-19 patient
Vietnam has been a bright spot during the COVID-19 pandemic — and has largely reopened for business. Thanks to aggressive contact tracing, quarantines and testing, it’s managed to keep its confirmed coronavirus cases to just 317, with no deaths, according…
Nimble Vietnam reaping gains from success against Covid-19
Schools have reopened and buses are running as usual in Vietnam, which has gone for almost a month without seeing community transmission of the Covid-19 virus.
Vietnam’s coronavirus success is built on repression
The Communist Party’s tools of control made for effective virus-fighting weapons.
Qatar sets airbridge connecting Vietnam, France
Qatar Airways has now introduced an air bridge between Vietnam and France. Through this arrangement, eleven Boeing 777 freighters will operate from Hanoi in the month of May and four weekly freight-only Boeing 777 passenger aircraft will operate from Ho…
Vietnam records no new Covid-19 case Friday morning
The Health Ministry confirmed no new Covid-19 infections Friday morning, keeping the nation’s infection tally at 288.
Vietnam begins work on use of US$26 billion to boost economy amid pandemic
As Vietnam begins to employ unprecedented measures to recover from the economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic with hastened disbursement of public investment, supervision must be enhanced to prevent profiteering, politicians have warned.
Vietnam lifts social distancing restrictions on aircraft
Vietnamese carriers will be allowed to remove social distancing restrictions on aircraft and limitations on the number of passengers starting Thursday. The Transport Ministry also approved the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam’s (CAAV) proposal to lift limitations on flight frequency…
Vietnam crushed the coronavirus outbreak, but now faces severe economic test
Strict quarantining and widespread testing have helped the country avoid disaster, but with tourism on hold the nation’s future is uncertain
How Vietnam contained COVID-19 and why its economy will rebound
Vietnam has managed to contain COVID-19, lifting social isolation measures and reopening the economy, allowing businesses to resume.
Vietnam schools reopen after three months
Authorities in all 63 provinces across Vietnam have reopened schools, after a more than three-month break aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus.
News Two foreigners are Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 relapses
Two recovered Covid-19 patients in HCMC, a Brit and a Brazilian, have tested positive after being discharged, raising the city’s total relapses to six and the nation’s to 14.
US adds $5 million to Covid-19 assistance for Vietnam
The U.S. will provide $5 million to help mitigate Covid-19 impacts on the Vietnamese economy, the State Department said Friday.
Vietnam clear of Covid-19 cases for seven straight days, schools reopen on May 4
Vietnam reported no new Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases on Saturday morning (May 2), the seventh day in a row, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 270, according to its Ministry of Health.
Aggressive testing and pop songs : how Vietnam contained the coronavirus
Before the crisis, trust in the government was ebbing. Swift action and open communication have changed that
Vietnam draws on propaganda artists in battle against COVID-19
A 76-year-old Vietnamese painter who has spent his life making propaganda art for the government has turned his brush to the coronavirus, designing posters that have popped up across Hanoi.
The domestic politics of Vietnam’s coronavirus fight
The particularities of domestic politics in Vietnam have led to surprisingly effective pandemic responses from the government and its people.
Five million workers, 84.8% of companies affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
The General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam said on Friday an estimated five million workers and nearly 85 percent of companies in the country were negatively affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the first quarter of 2020.
Vietnam looks for economic rebound after mass quarantines
Tough virus response has led to low infections, zero deaths. Lockdown restrictions eased, but export markets remain shut
Vietnam jails five men for violence on Covid-19 task forces
Five men were sentenced Friday to between eight months and four years in prison for violence against Covid-19 task forces in three localities.
Move over, Coronavirus : we fought a pandemic during the Vietnam War
Did we learn the right lessons ?
Black cats turned into paste and sold as coronavirus remedy in Vietnam
Animal rights activists say black cats are being boiled, skinned, cooked then turned into paste sold as coronavirus medicine in Vietnam.
Without a single COVID-19 death, Vietnam starts easing its coronavirus lockdown
Offering a rare and surprising bright spot in the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam began easing its nationwide lockdown Thursday following an aggressive containment campaign that has meant few infections and no deaths in an Asian nation initially believed to be at…