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Story of Fighting COVID-19: "Rice ATMs" for Vietnam's underprivileged

03:21 According to World Health Organization, there were 268confirmed COVID-19 cases and nodeaths in Vietnam as of April 18, 2020. The Vietnamese government announced on March 31 that

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ASEAN, APT special virtual summits set for mid-April in response to COVID-19

Vietnam, rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2020, will host two special virtual summits between ASEAN members and the ASEAN Plus

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Vietnam's COVID-19 cases increase to 245

File photo taken on April 1, 2020 shows a tourist attraction in Hoi An ancient city in Vietnam's central Quang Nam province. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua) Vietnam's Ministry

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Vietnam's COVID-19 cases rise to 218

Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Wednesday night confirmed six new cases of the COVID-19 infection, bringing the total in the country to 218. The six cases are all Viet

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Vietnamese authoity uses TikTok to release COVID-19 information

Vietnam's Ministry of Health has recently launched its account on China's video-sharing app Douyin, also known as TikTok, in a bid to raise public awareness about COVI

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188 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Vietnam, 4 more cases cured

Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that four more COVID-19 patients had been discharged from hospital after recovery in the country, which has seen 25 cas

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Vietnam to suspend all inbound flights for COVID-19 control

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday agreed to suspend all inbound flights to the country in the next two weeks in an effort to better control the COVID

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Vietnam's confirmed novel coronavirus cases rise to 134

Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Tuesday night confirmed 11 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 134. The new cases are three foreigners

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Vietnam confirms 9 new COVID-19 cases, 85 in total

Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed nine new cases of novel coronavirus infection Thursday night, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 85. The new c

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Vietnam's confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 49

Vietnam confirmed a new COVID-19 infection in its central city of Hue on Saturday, bringing the total number in the country to 49, its Ministry of Health announced. Th

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ASEAN economic ministers prioritize promoting connectivity, partnership, efficiency

Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday approved 12 initiatives regarding boosting regional economic cooperation in 2020 at

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COVID-19 infections in Vietnam rise to 32

Vietnam confirmed a new COVID-19 infection in southern Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, bringing the total infected cases to 32, according to the country's Ministry of Hea

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Vietnam tightens entry for British, EU arrivals following rise of COVID-19 infection

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the temporary suspense of visa waiver program for nationals of Britain and seven European Union countries of De

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13 missing in ship collision off Japan's Aomori

Thirteen crew members including seven Chinese nationals onboard a Belize-flagged cargo ship are missing after the ship collided with a fishing boat off Japan's northea

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Vietnamese province declares COVID-19 outbreak over, with no new case reported recently

Vietnam's Ministry of Health said the novel coronavirus outbreak is over in its central Khanh Hoa province, one of the country's four localities with confirmed cases o

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ASEAN defense minister meeting stresses unity, cooperation against COVID-19 outbreak

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting Retreat was held here on Wednesday, with a joint statement on defense cooperation against

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APD | Japan home to nearly 1.66 million foreign workers

By APD AliceJapan housed close to 1.66 million foreign workers as of October last year, a record figure since 2008, up 13.6 percent year on year, as companies increasin