16-02-2020 11:32
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for tightened control over online discussion and increased policing to ensure "positive energy" and social stability, state media said Saturday (Feb 15), as the country struggles to contain the deadly new coronavirus.
15-02-2020 08:54
COVID-19 has scattered Chinese football clubs across the globe, with homesick players training for a season that has no start date and teams from other countries too scared to play them.
14-02-2020 14:48
Under the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, foreign tourist arrivals in Vietnam may fall by 50 – 60 percent during the epidemic period, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
14-02-2020 09:50
Chinese tech giant Huawei was hit on Thursday (Feb 13) with fresh US criminal charges alleging a "decades-long" effort to steal trade secrets from American companies.
13-02-2020 15:53
Amid the serious development of acute respiratory infection caused by the new strain of coronavirus over the past couple of months, Vietnam’s healthcare sector has taken the initiative in prevention and fight against the epidemic at all levels. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Long, Deputy Minister of Health, discussed with VIR’s Bich Thuy the initial success in treatment as well as future action plans required in order to thwart the spread of the virus.
13-02-2020 15:51
Despite global oil prices experiencing a tumultuous week due to the huge drop in Chinese oil demand, some Vietnamese oil and logistics businesses remain positive about the future.
13-02-2020 15:49
Authorities of Mong Cai city in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on February 12 presented medical equipment to China’s bordering Dongxing city to help with the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
13-02-2020 09:26
The Chinese Grand Prix scheduled for Apr 19 has been postponed because of the "continued spread" of the coronavirus, motorsport's governing body FIA announced Wednesday (Feb 12).
13-02-2020 09:15
Virus-phobia has sent hundreds of millions of Chinese flocking to online working options, with schools, businesses, government departments, medical facilities - even museums and zoos - wrapping themselves in the digital cloud for protection.
12-02-2020 10:10
Hanoi’s authorities have discovered a Chinese man stockpiling a large number of face masks produced in Vietnam for consumption in China.
11-02-2020 10:04
Barcelona great Andres Iniesta is set to light up the AFC Champions League but Chinese clubs are sidelined because of the coronavirus as the disrupted continental competition starts this week.
11-02-2020 09:23
Sweden's Volvo Cars and its Chinese owner Geely said on Monday (Feb 10) they are considering merging into a single group to better share technology and financial resources while preserving their separate brands.
10-02-2020 17:03
Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung handed over medical equipment worth US$500,000 to Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo to support China’s fight against the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
08-02-2020 15:17
Exporters of agricultural products, especially dragon fruit, must improve quality and focus on the domestic and new export markets and reduce their dependence on the Chinese market amid the current epidemic outbreak, experts have said.
07-02-2020 15:52
A Chinese doctor who was among the first to warn publicly about the new coronavirus outbreak - and was reprimanded by authorities for "spreading rumours" - died of the infection early on Friday (Feb 7), his hospital announced.