(VOVWORLD) - The Japanese government will provide 3.9 million USD in non-refundable aid to help the Mekong River Commission to increase its flood and drought monitoring and forecasting capacity in the lower Mekong basin.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health on Saturday afternoon confirmed the 49th COVID-19 infection case who is the husband of the 30th patient in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - From Friday, traffic violators in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang and Binh Thuan can pay their fines via the National Public Service Portal, according to the Traffic Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security.

(VOVWORLD) - All nine Covid-19 patients who are being quarantined and treated at Binh Thuan General Hospital are in stable health condition, except one case having much cough.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Friday evening, nearly 30 localities in Vietnam have extended school break due to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

(VOVWORLD) - A flight attendant who had been working on Vietnam Airlines’ flight VN54 from London to Hanoi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam’s Young Entrepreneurs Association has encouraged individuals and businesses to provide the government with the money needed to produce 10,000 kits for COVID-19 quick test, said the association’s chairman Dang Hong Anh on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Friday that the use of national online public services contributes to saving money for people and businesses and fighting petty corruption as service providers and users do not meet face to face. He added the online public services will also help combating the Covid-19 as contacts are restricted and cash is not used.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed the 45th Covid-19 case, who had close contact with the 34th patient in Binh Thuan. The man who lives in ward 7, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City, tested positive to SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Ministry quoted the City’s Pasteur Institute as saying.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on Friday ordered a temporary closure of the historical relics in both urban and suburban areas, and a halt of the operation of the bars and karaoke parlours as well as music programs until the end of March.