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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a rebuke to eight cities and provinces for their lax management of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) rules amid an increase in the potential threat of COVID-19 outbreaks occurring in these localities.

Hanoi authorities have decided to temporarily shut down all local street eateries, coffee and tea stalls from 5 pm today, May 3, to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Two more people in the northern province of Ha Nam tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday morning due to being linked to a local man who was confirmed as a Covid-19 patient some days ago.

Danang City and Lao Cai Province have decided to close bars and karaoke parlours from May 3 for Covid-19 prevention.

Up to 46 Chinese citizens have been found illegally living at an apartment building in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District.

German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) has recently run an article featuring the 11 most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam.

Local authorities should consider ordering the suspension of unnecessary services like bars, karaoke parlors, discos and game rooms to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said on April 2.

Over the past 12 hours Vietnam has recorded no new coronavirus infections after announcing 20 cases, including eight locally transmitted cases, on May 2 afternoon.

People returning to Hanoi are subject to compulsory medical declaration after the four-day public holidays lasting from April 30 to May 3, according to a document on COVID-19 prevention and control work issued on May 2 by the Chairman

20 more people have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam, including eight locally-transmitted cases in Ha Nam and Vinh Phuc provinces, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening.

More emergency medical aid from foreign donors to alleviate a dire oxygen shortage arrived in India on Sunday, as Covid-19 deaths in the South Asian nation rose to a new record.

Vietnam’s digital economy will likely reach 52 billion USD in value by 2025, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2019 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry has officially applied anti-dumping duties of between 7.81% and 23.84% on cold rolled stainless steel imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.

Israeli police and ministers could face a government inquest as it emerged that officials had repeatedly warned of the risks of overcrowding at Mount Meron, where a stampede killed 45 people and injured dozens on Friday night.

More than 30 red-crowned cranes have returned to Phú Mỹ Biosphere Reserve in Kiên Giang Province and Tràm Chim National Park in Đồng Tháp Province after a year of absence.

The V.League 1 match between Hanoi FC and Sài Gòn FC will be played behind closed doors to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

14 more people have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam, including three locally-transmitted cases in Ha Nam Province, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday evening.

Two metro trains designed for Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No1 are due to leave Japan’s Kasado port on May 1 and will arrive at a port in the Vietnamese city on May 9 at the latest.

The Ministry of Health confirmed that a hotel receptionist in northern Yen Bai province has been infected with variant B.1.617 originating from India.