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Kim Jong Un suggests North Korea may begin Covid vaccinations

Kim Jong Un suggests North Korea may begin Covid vaccinations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suggested that the isolated country could begin Covid vaccinations in November, state media reported on Friday.
N.Korea lifts mask mandate, distancing rules after declaring Covid victory

N.Korea lifts mask mandate, distancing rules after declaring Covid victory

North Korea has dropped a face mask mandate and other social distancing rules as leader Kim Jong Un declared victory over Covid this week, state media said on Saturday, three months after its first acknowledgement of the virus outbreak in the isolated country.
August 12, 2022 | 04:32 pm PT
North Korea reports no new fever cases for first time since Covid-19 outbreak

North Korea reports no new fever cases for first time since Covid-19 outbreak

North Korea reported no new fever cases on Saturday (Jul 30) for the first time since its acknowledgement of a Covid outbreak in the isolated country in mid-May, state-run media reported.
July 29, 2022 | 04:07 pm PT
Taiwan lowers 2022 GDP growth forecast, hit by Covid and inflation

Taiwan lowers 2022 GDP growth forecast, hit by Covid and inflation

Taiwan's economy is likely to grow at a slower pace this year that initially forecast, the statistics office said on Friday, downgrading its outlook due to global inflation and Covid-19 dampening consumer demand at home and abroad.
May 27, 2022 | 04:53 pm PT
Saudi Arabia bans citizens from traveling to Vietnam, 15 other countries

Saudi Arabia bans citizens from traveling to Vietnam, 15 other countries

Saudi Arabia has prohibited its people from visiting 16 countries including Vietnam, citing a recent spike in Covid-19 cases there.
May 23, 2022 | 02:30 am PT
Government urges quick resumption of pre-pandemic visa policy

Government urges quick resumption of pre-pandemic visa policy

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit a plan on the resumption of a visa policy for foreign tourists like before the Covid pandemic.
March 1, 2022 | 12:19 am PT
A year after first US shots, pandemic hallmarks re-emerge

A year after first US shots, pandemic hallmarks re-emerge

Nearly a year after Covid-19 vaccines were first administered in the United States, the country is returning to many of the hallmarks that defined earlier pandemic life: mask mandates, mass vaccination sites, crowded hospitals and a rising death toll.
December 10, 2021 | 06:03 pm PT
Winter, Tet season may see Covid outbreaks, health minister warns

Winter, Tet season may see Covid outbreaks, health minister warns

The coming winter months, including the festive Tet season, may spark new Covid-19 outbreaks if people are not careful, the health minister warned Wednesday.
November 10, 2021 | 05:30 pm PT
Saigon icons left forlorn amid strict lockdown

Saigon icons left forlorn amid strict lockdown

Once-busy tourist hotspots and French colonial heritages in Covid epicenter HCMC have fallen eerily silent with strict lockdown measures in place.
August 30, 2021 | 08:00 pm PT
UAE to lift ban on tourist visas for red-listed countries, including Vietnam

UAE to lift ban on tourist visas for red-listed countries, including Vietnam

The United Arab Emirates will resume issuance of tourist visas to vaccinated travelers from all countries including Vietnam, which was previously red-listed over Covid-19 fears.
August 29, 2021 | 07:40 pm PT
Once crowded Vung Tau beach left idle amid visitor lull

Once crowded Vung Tau beach left idle amid visitor lull

Typically crowded summer hotspot Vung Tau beach in southern Vietnam has been left deserted amid an extended lockdown order.
August 28, 2021 | 08:00 pm PT
UK visa application center reopens in Hanoi

UK visa application center reopens in Hanoi

The Vietnamese government has given permission for the U.K. visa application center in Hanoi to reopen after a month on August 30 but with restrictions.
August 26, 2021 | 07:34 pm PT
More Vietnamese expect tourism to take off again post-pandemic: survey

More Vietnamese expect tourism to take off again post-pandemic: survey

Sixty percent of Vietnamese forecast domestic tourism would return to normal within the next six months as the pandemic situation is better controlled, a survey found.
August 26, 2021 | 04:08 am PT
Oman lifts ban on travelers from Vietnam

Oman lifts ban on travelers from Vietnam

Oman has lifted a ban on travelers from 24 red-listed countries, including Vietnam, and will allow fully vaccinated travelers to enter from September 1.
August 25, 2021 | 07:28 pm PT
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