13-03-2020 11:26
Hanoi is seeking to fulfill socio-economic targets in 2020 amid the complicated and unpredictable developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
12-03-2020 14:42
South Korean-backed insurer Hanwha Life Vietnam, in tandem with the Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients in Ho Chi Minh City, has been donating free health insurance cards to needy people in Vietnam with an aim of improving healthcare conditions for people in a difficult stituation due to the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic.
11-03-2020 10:17
As the COVID-19 situation is growing more severe in Vietnam, Samsung's plea to exempt 700 engineers from South Korea from the mandatory quarantine would cause numerous hiccups in the containment of the epidemic.
10-03-2020 13:00
South Korean investors are continuing to bet on Vietnam’s prospects despite the coronavirus outbreak slowing down business activities both at home and abroad.
10-03-2020 10:56
South Korea, one of the worst-affected countries in the COVID-19 epidemic outside China, on Tuesday (Mar 10) reported fewer than 150 new cases for the first time in two weeks.
10-03-2020 10:25
International carriers with strong operations in Vietnam such as Korean Air and Japan Airlines are stepping up precautionary measures to ensure safety for passengers and crews amid the COVID-19 outbreak, with some losses being forecast this year.
09-03-2020 15:02
ROME: Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus soared on Sunday (Mar 8), overtaking South Korea as the country with the highest number of fatalities after China.
07-03-2020 10:55
Seoul suspended a visa waiver programme for Japanese nationals on Friday (Mar 6) in retaliation for what it called an "irrational" plan by Tokyo to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, escalating a diplomatic row over their containment measures.
06-03-2020 09:28
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to suspend visa-free entry for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from countries whose citizens have visa-free entry unilaterally halted, firstly the Republic of Korea and COVID-19-hit nations.
04-03-2020 16:14
South Korea's president declared "war" against the coronavirus on Tuesday (Mar 3), ordering additional hospital beds and more face masks to be made available as the country's total cases - the largest in the world outside China - surpassed 5,000.
03-03-2020 16:11
Vietnamese and South Korean carriers continue announcing more suspensions of flights between the two countries during the COVID-19 storm.
03-03-2020 14:51
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will suspend flights on all routes between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) from March 5, 2020, amid complicated developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
03-03-2020 11:00
South Korean lenders are continuing to play the waiting game in regards to measures to combat damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak, though domestic banks and investors have been placing growing bets on rate cuts or tolerance to loans.
02-03-2020 22:18
South Korea-headquartered JB Financial emphasised that it would actively pursue M&A opportunities overseas, including ramping up investment in Vietnam and its neighbours.
02-03-2020 15:10
South Korea reported 476 new coronavirus cases Monday (Mar 2), sending the largest national total in the world outside China to 4,212.