NDO - Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry has issued an advisory urging Vietnamese citizens living and studying abroad not to return to Vietnam at present and to comply with local coronavirus outbreak prevention regulations. (17 hours ago)
NDO/VNA - The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia has been working with other Vietnamese agencies in the country and Russian airline Aeroflot to bring about 100 Vietnamese citizens stranded at the Moscow International Airport.
NDO – The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees of Dong Nai and Soc Trang provinces launched fundraising campaigns on March 27 and mobilised an initial amount of over VND12 billion (US$510,074) for the fight against COVID-19 in Vietnam.
NDO – Online shopping has boomed amid the COVID-19 outbreak as customers stay indoors and limit travel, turning to shopping online instead. Functional agencies have taken measures to protect customers when shopping online.
NDO – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued Directive No. 15/CT-TTg on March 27, requesting the drastic implementation of strong measures to prevent and control COVID-19 amidst the complex development of the disease.
NDO – The national food reserves are always sufficient in response to the demand in emergencies, announced by the Department of Commodity Management under the General Department of State Reserves (GDSR) on March 26.
NDO - Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue has called for measures to promptly put into service the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban rail line, which has been lagging behind schedule for years.
NDO – Thirty-seven patients undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at medical facilities across the nation have given negative test results from one to four times, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on Thursday (Mar 26).
NDO/VNA - Vietnamese representative agencies in foreign countries are closely coordinating with international airlines and local authorities to ensure health care as well as essential supplies for Vietnamese stranded at international airports abroad, spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said.
NDO – Politburo member and Secretary of Hanoi municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue has called on the city’s youth union to make initiatives and suggestions to help the city’s leaders in the fight against COVID-19 while maintaining economic growth.
NDO/VNA – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 25 sent a letter to staff of the health care sector lauding their contributions to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NDO/VNA - More than VND400 billion (around US$17 million) have been mobilised for COVID-19 prevention and control work after Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called for public support to the fight against COVID-19.
NDO - The COVID-19 epidemic has affected many aspects of socio-economic life, with a serious impact on service sectors such as tourism, entertainment, catering services, and education. Several production industries and sectors have encountered temporary labour shortages and interruption in the supply of raw materials, resulting in suspension of operations. Many enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises and enterprises located in epidemic-hit areas have had to narrow their production and business activities or halt their operations.
NDO - Ten Outstanding Vietnamese Young Faces and ten Promising Young Faces of 2019 were honoured at a ceremony held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee in Hanoi on March 25.
