COVID-19 Outbreak

Latest outbreak flips lives upside down in Ho Chi Minh city

July 07, 2021 | 16:45

The livelihoods of millions of people in Ho Chi Minh City are in limbo as the city fights to contain its largest COVID-19 outbreak yet.

Hanoi closes all golf courses to prevent COVID-19 spread

May 13, 2021 | 16:48

The Hanoi People’s Committee has ordered closing sports events, golf courses and training facilities as from 12:00 on May 13.

US suspends tariff privileges on over 500 Thai products

April 28, 2020 | 20:13

The United States suspended tariff privileges under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) on 573 Thai products from April 25 as originally scheduled.

Companies race to buy back shares as stocks tumble

March 25, 2020 | 10:03

Dozens of companies are racing to buy back shares to stabilise prices amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Schools and students anxious over disrupted exam studies

March 10, 2020 | 16:00

Heads of international schools in Vietnam have raised concerns that foreign students will end up leaving the country instead of waiting for schools to reopen in the midst of the unpredictable implications of the global COVID-19 outbreak.

Travellers from affected areas must be quarantined: Deputy PM

February 27, 2020 | 10:01

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has ordered continued quarantine and close monitoring of those entering Vietnam from regions hit by COVID-19 outbreak caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

Hanoi to quarantine people arriving from epidemic-hit areas in RoK

February 26, 2020 | 10:18

Hanoi will impose quarantine measures on people arriving from or going through Daegu and North Gyeongsang, areas with COVID-19 outbreaks in the Republic of Korea.