Vietnam’s COVID-19 caseload tops 23,300

Vietnam’s COVID-19 caseload tops 23,300

(VOVWORLD) - Additional 314 new COVID-19 cases were added to the national tally from 7.30pm on Wednesday to 6am on Thursday, raising the caseload to 23,385 which include...
HCM City imposes 15-day social distancing

HCM City imposes 15-day social distancing

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decided to impose social distancing with stricter anti-coronavirus measures over two weeks, starting on Friday, as its...
Technology used to fight COVID-19

Technology used to fight COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - As the COVID-19 pandemic has raged, one of the most effective countermeasures has been digital technology. The Vietnamese government has adjusted its pandemic motto from “5K+vaccine” to “5K+vaccine+technology.” The 5K rules include...
Vietnam to pilot vaccine passport acceptance

Vietnam to pilot vaccine passport acceptance

(VOVWORLD) - The Party Politburo has agreed to pilot the vaccine passport policy with international visitors in a number of tourist sites where the COVID-19 pandemic has been contained. Phu Quoc...
Stair landing turned into library

Stair landing turned into library

(VOVWORLD) - It’s neither a community house nor a library but a 20-square-meter stair landing in an old apartment building in Nghia Tan ward, Hanoi, that has tables, chairs,...
Flights connecting Vinh and HCM City suspended

Flights connecting Vinh and HCM City suspended

(VOVWORLD) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued a document on the suspension of Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh flights and vice versa, starting from Friday until further...