(VOVWORLD) -A group of scientists at the Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology said they have successfully developed novel coronavirus test kits that provide results in just 70 minutes, giving hope to the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by novel coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - Thailand’s military and police sources said Sunday that a Thai soldier accused of killing at least 25 people and injuring 30 others in a shooting at a crowded shopping mall in Korat city, Nakhon Ratchasima province, has been shot dead by police.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Embassy in Belgium hosted a Lunar New Year (Tet) reception on Saturday for 200 Vietnamese expats and foreign friends from EU and Belgian organizations.

(VOVWORLD) - Fishermen in the central province of Quang Tri have had a bumper anchovy catch after Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, with tens of tons of harvest after just 1 day.

(VOVWORLD) - Thousands of young Hanoians took part in a campaign launched by Hanoi municipal Youth Union on Sunday to increase communications on fighting the new coronavirus (nCoV).

(VOVWORLD) - The death toll from a new coronavirus in China has risen to 811, Chinese Health Commission reported early Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -Ho Chi Minh City’s Military Command and Department of Health are finalizing their preparations for the field hospital to deal with patients contracted with new coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam is taking aggressive measures to prevent the acute respiratory disease caused by new coronavirus from spreading, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar Ly Quoc Tuan on Friday paid a courtersy visit to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw.

(VOVWORLD) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has presented the first batch of biological products worth about 2.3 million JPY (20,934 USD) to Vietnam, aiming to help the country promptly respond to coronavirus (nCoV).