Phan Anh

Covid-19 has caused the number of visits to and length of stay by people at retail and recreational places to drop by 52 percent.

The novel coronavirus has mutated and two different groups can be found in Vietnam, the National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology said Sunday.

The U.S. would aid Vietnam with nearly $3 million in health assistance to help fight the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, its Department of State announced.

Hydropower dams on the Mekong River are expected to reduce Vietnam’s GDP by 0.3 percentage points due to their impact on fisheries and agriculture.

Hanoi has ordered the shutting of “non-essential” businesses, except for shops selling food, medicine and fuel, until April 5 to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The number of Vietnamese returning to Vietnam from Covid-19 hit areas fell dramatically after the government halted entry for foreigners and inbound flights.

The border between Cambodia and Vietnam will close due to Covid-19, while Singapore requires recent returnees from Vietnam to self-quarantine for 14 days.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines is set to suspend all international flights until the end of April as the Covid-19 pandemic worsens.

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi and U.S. Consulate General in HCMC will suspend visa interviews starting Thursday due to staffing changes amid Covid-19.

Foreigners in Vietnam must pay for their own treatment if they are Covid-19 positive, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a cabinet meeting Friday.

Hanoi authorities have closed several popular tourist sites to deploy protective measures against the continuing Covid-19 epidemic.

Carrying 162 kg of drugs, six smugglers were awarded capital punishment in the northern Cao Bang Province on Monday.

The Singapore government has decided to include Vietnamese in the secondary school and pre-university curriculums from 2021.

Vietnam capital will allot VND1.35 trillion ($58.3 million) to building systems that reduce environmental pollution across craft villages in the next decade.

A visual artist of Vietnamese origin has had his role as an assistant in a U.K. art fair cancelled over Covid-19 fears.