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Loudspeakers transmit COVID-19 developments in Vietnam

Loudspeakers, text messages, public notices and elevator screens are being used in Hanoi and other provinces to keep people updated about the prevention of COVID-19.

Schools closures continue in Hanoi amid rising virus fears

Hanoi has decided to continue let students remain off to avoid the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak.

 

VN Trade Ministry confirms steady supply of consumer goods at supermarkets

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) confirmed that the goods reserves are still plentiful to ensure adequate supply for people.

 

Shop closures in Hanoi, HCM City due to coronavirus fears

Many shops and restaurants in Hanoi and HCM City have closed or are looking for new owners due to Covid-19 fears.

Hanoi's Truc Bach Street sterilised after COVID-19 patient discovered

Soldiers on March 7 morning sprayed disinfectant to sterilise Tran Vu and Truc Bach streets and surrounding areas in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district after a COVID-19 case was confirmed a day earlier.

Twenty-five in contact with COVID-19 patient test negative for virus

Twenty five out of 33 people in close contact with Hanoi's first COVID-19 patient have tested negative for the virus, according to the municipal Department of Health at an urgent meeting on Saturday morning.

American painter tells colourful stories of Vietnam

After being impressed by the Vietnamese people living in northern Virginia in the US in the early 1990s, Charles Daniel Hambleton, a native of the state, visited Vietnam for the first time.

Two pagodas among world's most beautiful Buddhist monuments: Natgeo

National Geographic magazine has listed Hanoi’s Trấn Quốc Pagoda and HCM City’s Bửu Long Pagoda among the world’s most beautiful Buddhist monuments.

UNIQLO opens second flagship store in Vietnam

Japanese brand UNIQLO officially launched its second flagship store in the nation on March 6, with the new site covering an approximate area of 2,500m2 at Vincom Pham Ngoc Thach street in Dong Da district, Hanoi.

F1 circuit completed for Vietnam Grand Prix

The Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation (VGPC) has completed the Hanoi Formula 1 circuit, which will play host to the first-ever race in the country in April.

Art space from recycled materials

With their skilled an d talented hands, artists have created artworks from recycled materials, turning the road along the Red River in Hanoi into an eye-catching and interesting contemporary art space.

Hanoi calls for help to ease overloading at quarantine centres

Hanoi has called on other localities to help ease the overloading at Covid-19 quarantine centres in the area.

 

Close to 700 people placed into quarantine in Hanoi due to COVID-19 fears

As many as 752 recent arrivals in Vietnam from China and South Korea have been put into quarantine at a military school of the Hanoi Capital High Command in Son Tay town, just outside of the capital.

Northern and central regions braced for cold spell starting from early March

Regions located in the north of the country are forecast to be hit by a fierce cold snap which is set to begin from March 2, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorology Forecasting.

Popular Banh Mi shops located through Old Quarter in Hanoi

As one of the nation’s moved loved street foods, Banh Mi on sale in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has established a reputation among both locals and foreign tourists.

People across Hanoi enjoy fresh scent of grapefruit flowers

Baskets containing grapefruit flowers have begun appearing throughout the streets of Hanoi with local residents enjoying taking in their pleasant sweet scent.

Chiang Mai rock band debuts in capital

Chiang Mai-based rock band Dirt Doll will make their Hanoi debut at Hanoi Rock City (HRC) tomorrow night.

Hanoi to establish two field hospitals to prevent Covid-19

Each hospital with 600 beds for 3,000 patients belongs to a contingency plan to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease.

Gang defrauds 1,000 people by impersonating military officers

Hanoi Police said on Monday they had concluded an investigation into 14 members of a criminal ring who posed as high-ranking defence officers and set up a fake corporation to defraud people with false promises of employment.

Japan’s Miki House open first store in Vietnam

Miki House, a Japanese children’s clothing and product company, opened its first store in Vietnam on February 25.