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World breaking news today (December 29): Russia admits to world's third-worst Covid-19 death toll
10:04 | 29/12/2020
World breaking news today (December 29): Russia admits to world's third-worst Covid-19 death toll. Meanwhile, Biden accuses Trump’s Pentagon and OMB of obstruction, U.S. urges China to release 12 Hong Kong fugitives, Thai Deputy PM undergoes home quarantine and gold price also make headlines today.
World COVID-19 updates (Dec 29): Thailand reports 1st death in 2 months, Indonesia bans int'l visitors
09:58 | 29/12/2020
Bangkok betting businesses will be shut, while bars and nightclubs will be forced to close at midnight until 4 January after reporting 1st death in 2 months, while Indonesia bans international visitors for 2 weeks over new COVID-19 virus strain.
COVID-19 Updates (Dec. 29): Updates on latest Covid-19 patient who had entered Vietnam illegaly
08:31 | 29/12/2020
Despite being the lowest in the past three decades, Vietnam’s 2.91 percent growth recorded this year is still a success of the nation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging the whole world, according to foreign media.
International media commends Vietnam’s economic growth
07:28 | 29/12/2020
International media has attributed Vietnam’s economic growth at 2.91 percent this year to the country’s success in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, and timely support policies towards people and businesses.
Stranded in Vietnam, French tourist sells street food to earn living during Covid-19
19:13 | 28/12/2020
Using all of his remaining money, Fabrice, a French tourist stuck in Vietnam due to COVID-19, decided to buy a cart to sell crispy fried bananas on the sidewalk of Ho Chi Minh City streets for a living.
MoH asks to enhance control at Vietnam's border areas to prevent Covid-19 infection
11:56 | 28/12/2020
Ministry of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has asked to tighten control over trails in the border areas, creating more fence layers to prevent the risks of Covid-19 infection from outside to the locals as the demands for cross-border circulation is expected to be higher during Tet holiday.
World Covid-19 updates (Dec 28): 450 million European to get Covid-19 vaccination
10:23 | 28/12/2020
World Covid-19 updates, December 28: Some European countries are putting in place quarantine rules retroactively to contain the spread of the coronavirus variant first discovered in the UK. To prevent the situation from getting worse EU begins to roll out Covid-19 vaccination with the target to inoculate as many as 450 million people.
Vietnamese economic growth in 2020 among world’s highest
09:49 | 28/12/2020
Vietnam has achieved a GDP growth rate of 2.91%, which is considered a great success in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the General Statistics Office (GSO) at a press briefing in Hanoi on December 27.
Vietnamese PM’s message on International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
14:55 | 27/12/2020
The first ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, being held on 27 December 2020, was called for by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate the importance of the prevention of, preparedness for and partnership against epidemics. The following is full message by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the occasion of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
Japan to halt new entry of foreign nationals over new virus strain
11:39 | 27/12/2020
The Japanese government will ban entry to most foreigners through the end of January as coronavirus cases reach record highs there and the nation confirmed its first cases of the new, more infectious Covid strain.
Biden to push for more coronavirus relief, setting up a battle with GOP
08:54 | 27/12/2020
President-elect Joe Biden is already putting pressure on Congress to pass more coronavirus relief early next year, setting the stage for a high profile-battle with GOP lawmakers shortly after he takes office.
COVID-19 Updates (Dec. 27): First three volunteers receive 50mcg dose of vaccine
08:00 | 27/12/2020
Three first volunteers were injected with the first shot of a dose of 50mcg of Vietnamese Nanocovax COVID-19 vaccine on December 26 morning.
Vietnamese international students talk of a special Christmas
07:59 | 27/12/2020
Christmas and New Year's Eve is coming, many overseas Vietnamese students cannot return to their home countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vietnamtimes reporters had the opportunity to interview international students as they had to celebrate Christmas alone halfway around the world from their family.
Coronavirus symptoms to look out for
07:58 | 27/12/2020
Here’s what to do if you feel sick and are worried it may be the coronavirus.
Three volunteers injected 50mcg dose of Made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine
07:57 | 27/12/2020
On December 26 at the Hanoi-based Military Medical Academy, three local volunteers received a 50mcg dose of the Made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine Nano Covax.