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Returning from RoK, football head coach Park Hang-seo undergoes medical supervision

Head coach of the national men’s football team Park Hang-seo and his accompanying spouse will undergo close medical supervision by the Hanoi health sector next days.

22:43 | 24/02/2020

Ministry works to support Vietnamese guest workers in coronavirus-hit areas

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is taking various measures to ensure interests of Vietnamese labourers working abroad, especially in such large markets as the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan and Taiwan (China), in the face of COVID-19 outbreaks there.

22:34 | 24/02/2020

Hundreds of fruit trucks still jammed at border gates with China

Hundreds of fruit container trucks have remained stuck for days at border gates in the northern province of Lang Son, bordering China where millions of people are in lockdown because of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

16:08 | 24/02/2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns

Dr Mahathir Mohamad submitted a letter of resignation as Malaysia's Prime Minister, to the king at 1pm on Monday (Feb 24), a statement from the Prime Minister's Office read.

14:21 | 24/02/2020

Returnees from RoK’s coronavirus-hit areas under strict observation

Hanoi has ordered strict observation for anyone returning from the Republic of Korea’s coronavirus-hit Daegu city and Gyeongsangbuk province in the latest attempt to contain the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

13:47 | 24/02/2020

Relics of 1,000-year-old temple architecture found

The Southern Institute of Social Sciences’ Centre for Archeological Studies has recently discovered vestiges of an ancient temple architecture dating back to over 1,000 years ago at Ben Dinh historical and cultural relic site in Ben Cau district, the southwestern province of Tay Ninh.

12:14 | 24/02/2020

Leipzig city's festival marks Vietnam – Germany diplomatic ties

A festival to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of the Vietnam – Germany diplomatic ties was held in Leipzig city, the German state of Sachsen, on February 23.

11:47 | 24/02/2020

Chinese Consul General hails Vietnam’s support in COVID-19 fight

Chinese Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Wu Jun has spoken highly of Vietnam’s support to his country in the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19), expressing sincere thanks for the move which he said China will always keep in mind.

10:47 | 24/02/2020

Vietnam ready to protect citizens in RoK amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has adopted a number of measures to protect Vietnamese citizens living in the Republic of Korea (RoK), which reported a huge rise in the number of confirmed new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases over the last few days.

10:34 | 24/02/2020

COVID-19 forces Da Nang International Fireworks Festival cancellation

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival this year (DIFF 2020) has been cancelled by the municipal People’s Committee out of fears over the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) ravaging the region.

17:59 | 22/02/2020

Vietnamese advised to avoid travel to coronavirus-hit areas in RoK

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 21 recommended Vietnamese citizens to avoid travel to areas that are affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and vulnerable to the virus in the country as warned by local competent agencies.

11:05 | 22/02/2020

Vietnam attends disarmament conference in Geneva

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, attended first activities within the framework of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) 2020.

11:02 | 22/02/2020