Vietnam proposes measures for COVID-19 fight at multilateral meeting

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh proposed four main measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing the Ministerial Video-Conference of the Alliance for Multilateralism on COVID-19 on April 16.

Reference exchange rate down 5 VND on March 26

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,245 VND per USD on March 26, down 5 VND from the previous day.

Vingroup offers additional relief package in COVID-19 fight

Conglomerate Vingroup recently proposed a relief package worth 100 billion VND (4.23 million USD) to procure medical equipment and chemicals for testing of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19.

More Vietnamese expatriates quarantined in military units

Various military units have been entrusted to quarantine Vietnamese citizens returning home from foreign countries on March 19 and 20.

EU, US yet to limit garment imports from Vietnam due to COVID-19

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said on March 20th that EU and US authorities have yet to limit the import of garment products from Vietnam.

Vietnam to develop trade defense early warning system

Vietnam plans to develop an early warning system for trade defense by 2025, aiming to promote sustainable exports.

Preparations for Vietnam-Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange checked

A mission from the Vietnam Border Guard Command, led by its Commander Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, on March 9 checked places which will host activities during the upcoming first-ever Vietnam-Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange in Binh Phuoc.

Defense Minister receives Japanese Chief of Joint Staff

Minister of National Defense General Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception for General Yamazaki Koji, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

No treatment discrimination but resolute quarantine against COVID-19

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 2 emphasized both the requirement for no treatment discrimination against those who have gone through regions hit by the COVID-19 to Vietnam and the need to step up quarantine, saying it is a useful measure to control the epidemic.

Tourists feel safe in Hoi An ancient city

The number of tourists to Quang Nam province’s Hoi An ancient city is increasing after days of quietness following the impact of Covid-19.

ASEAN Chairman issues statement on responding to COVID-19

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, as Chairman of ASEAN in 2020, issued a statement on ASEAN’s joint response to the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in the face of complicated development of the epidemic.

Discovering Thai Binh province’s cultures in Hanoi

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has coordinated with the northern Thai Binh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize a spring program to help visitors discover its culture nuances.