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COVID-19 tracing app Bluezone hits 15.7 million users

Some 15.7 million smartphone users had downloaded Bluezone, a locally-developed contact-tracing app to identify and alert people who have interacted with COVID-19 patients, as of 11am on August 11, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 07:38:00

Da Nang ethnic minority workers caught between a rock and a hard place

Many ethnic Co Tu workers in pandemic-hit Da Nang are in a quandary: should they quit their jobs and return home where they will earn little?

Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 07:34:00

Hanoi appoints personnel replacing suspended mayor

The newly-appointed person will govern the city’s operations during Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung’s suspension.

Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 07:32:00

Vietnam’s main coconut growing area stressed by salinity

Historic levels of saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta have caused coconuts in Ben Tre Province to shrink by half in size and farmers’ incomes by even more.

Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 07:29:00

Hanoi capital hospital hits back at coronavirus rumours

Bach Mai hospital, where the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak was registered in late March, has silenced rumours surrounding the recurrence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that raised widespread concerns among patients and caregivers.

Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 07:26:00

Coteccons to reshuffle with new strategy

Fundamental changes in business and human resource strategies for Coteccons, a Vietnamese construction heavyweight, have been approved by the firm’s board of directors.

Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 07:24:00