(VOVWORLD) - The Czech Ambassador to Vietnam has thanked the Vietnamese government for arranging a flight to bring home nearly 300 Czech and EU citizens on March 25.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a decision on Wednesday, officially declaring a nationwide COVID-19 epidemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization will spend 900,000 USD to support North Korea's efforts to prevent the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on Tuesday held phone talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu to discuss cooperation amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The monthly government meeting for March convened in Hanoi on Wednesday to discuss ways to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and socio-economic performance this month and in the first quarter of this year.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Transport has asked airlines to stop carrying passengers to Vietnam as from 00:00 of April 1 until the end of April 15 as part of measures to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that in the current situation, rice exports should be controlled to ensure food security.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Department of State on Tuesday issued a press release saying that the US will support ASEAN countries in combating the Covid-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - G20 ministers on Tuesday pledged to work out a coronavirus action plan in two weeks to address the debt vulnerabilities of the poorest countries and deliver financial aid to emerging economies.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Health Ministry on Wednesday morning announced 5 new Covid-19 infection cases, bringing the total number of novel coronavirus cases in Vietnam to 212.