Vietnam and Asia’s pandemic exit strategy
In 2020, Vietnam showed developing Asia how to keep the worst of the pandemic at bay and keep the domestic economy humming through a combination of tight border closures and rigorous enforcement of social distancing.
Vietnam receives nearly 700,000 more AstraZeneca vaccine doses
659,900 AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in HCMC Thursday morning as part of a deal between the firm and VNVC.
COVID-19 turned Vietnam’s state-run Union’s greatest weakness into its biggest strength
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor may be unable to fight for workers’ rights, but it is well-placed to help them amid the COVID-19 crisis.
HCMC to ban people from going out at night
HCMC will ban people from going out between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. the next day starting from Monday, said the city’s chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong.
Vietnam should ‘plan ahead’ as new Covid situation deteriorates
The World Health Organization told Vietnam to prepare the necessary human and material resources as the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak looms ever larger.
Vietnam says more U.S. vaccine donations expected after first 5 million doses
Vietnam may get more COVID-19 vaccine donations from the United States as it struggles to control outbreaks of the fast-spreading Delta variant, the country’s ambassador to the United States said on Sunday.
Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi as COVID-19 infections soar
The 15-day lockdown order bans the gathering of more than two people in public in the city of eight million.
Supply chain disruption threatens foreign giants as Covid-19 rages
Key suppliers for major companies like Netflix and Nike have been forced to host employees on site or cease production as Covid-19 keeps spreading, especially in the southern region.
Vietnam to review handling of foreign deaths after cremation incident
Vietnamese authorities and local administrations will review protocols in dealing with deaths of foreign nationals due to Covid-19, spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday (July 22).
Vietnam in talks with U.S. for local production of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Vietnam is in talks with the United States on production national mRNA vaccine, its foreign ministry said Thursday, as the country seeks to increase supplies amid its worst coronavirus outbreak to date.
Vietnam says agrees tech transfers on Russian, U.S. COVID-19 vaccines
Vietnam has reached agreements on technology transfers for Russian and U.S. coronavirus vaccines, the government said in a statement, without elaborating.
Vietnam puts southern region in lockdown as surge grows
Vietnam has put its entire southern region in a two-week lockdown starting midnight Sunday, as confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeded 3,000 for the third day in a row
HCMC detects 1,800 Covid cases inside industrial zones
Industrial zones across HCMC have reported as many as 1,837 Covid-19 cases in the ongoing wave that hit Vietnam late April.
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City faces medical collapse as COVID surges
New daily cases surpass 3,000, putting healthcare system under pressure
Vietnam’s attitude towards Chinese vaccines is very telling
Vietnam’s embrace of Western vaccines – and distrust of Chinese ones – reflect the country’s zeitgeist, says a researcher.
Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
Vietnam will offer the coronavirus vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE) as a second dose option for people first inoculated with the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine, the government said on Tuesday.
Vietnam’s local Covid tally crosses 29,000
Vietnam confirmed 465 new community transmissions Tuesday morning, sending the ongoing wave’s caseload to 29,103 and the tally of HCMC to over 15,000.
Vietnam to expand movement curbs as coronavirus cases hit record high
Vietnam will impose movement restrictions in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho for 14 days starting on Monday, the government said on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country battles its worst outbreak of the pandemic.
Panic-buying as Vietnam announces broad COVID-19 curbs in biggest city
Vietnam will impose tight movement restrictions in its commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city from the end of the week to tackle a coronavirus outbreak, its health ministry said on Wednesday, in some of its strictest curbs yet.
Vietnam orders virus lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City
Nine million people in Ho Chi Minh City have been ordered into lockdown, state media said Wednesday, as the commercial hub struggles to contain Vietnam’s most serious Covid-19 outbreak so far.
US sends Vietnam 2 million Covid vaccine doses
The United States sent Vietnam two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday, the White House said, in its latest assistance to countries struggling to tame the pandemic.
Vietnam’s Covid tally tops 1,000 for second straight day
Vietnam recorded 500 new community transmissions of Covid-19 Tuesday night, raising the day’s tally to 1,019.
Hanoi proposes schools reopen Saturday
Hanoi students of all levels could return to school on July 10 to finish their academic year, the municipal education department proposed Monday.
Vietnam reports two more Covid deaths
Vietnam recorded two Covid-19 deaths Sunday noon, bringing the national fatality tally to 86.
Covid-19 in HCM City and other regions situation could get out of control without greater efforts
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính on Sunday held a virtual meeting on Covid-19 prevention and control with eight southern localities which are witnessing a concerning surge in cases in recent days.
Vietnam reports first H5N8 avian flu outbreak in poultry
Vietnam on Friday confirmed its first outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza at a chicken farm in the northern province of Quang Ninh.