
Army barracks and military schools in the country can serve the quarantine of up to 30,000 people, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said, adding that strict quarantine is very important in preventing and containing contagious diseases in general and the COVID-19 in particular
Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 07:14:00
11 rhino horns weighing 29 kilograms have been seized from a passenger arriving at Can Tho Airport from South Korea, the Customs Department said.
Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 07:06:00
Vietnam desires to foster its comprehensive partnership with the US for the two peoples’ long-term benefits, National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien said during a March 3 reception in Hanoi for Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council.
Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 07:04:00
Authorities in Vietnam prevented a wedding between a Japanese man and a local woman, fearing he was infected with the new coronavirus.
Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 07:02:00
The Government has directed ministries, agencies, businesses, localities and people to keep up with efforts to fulfil both goals of containing COVID-19 outbreak and socio-economic development, according to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.
Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 07:00:00
The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology’s Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) announced on March 3 that it has successfully produced a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) test kit, with a test time of 80 minutes since the RNA sample is collected.
Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 06:58:00

A Soft Power Index places Vietnam 50th among world’s 60 most influential countries, lagging far behind some of its Southeast Asian peers.