Hanoi to Enforce Social Distance at Cafes, Restaurants From August 19
Beginning Wednesday, August 19 at 12am, all patrons at cafes and restaurants in Hanoi must be one meter apart from one another and staff must wear masks.
Hai Duong City Placed Under Social Distancing Order After 3 Covid-19 Cases Detected
The move follows the confirmation of three COVID-19 cases in the city.
Covid-19 Hinders Learning of Over 4m Preschoolers in Vietnam, UNICEF Says
They are among an estimated 40 million children worldwide who have missed out on crucial early education due to the pandemic.
With Huge Covid-19 Losses, Vietnam Airlines to Halve Staff Salaries, Sell Planes
Like all of us, Vietnam Airlines is having a rough year.
Da Nang Is Turning a Sports Arena Into a 700-Bed Field Hospital
Expected to open this week, the hospital will have 700 beds, a figure that can be increased to 1,000.
Weekend Stories Roundup: Plant Center, Storm Sinlaku, and Covid-19 Deaths
Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook. Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them...
Hội An Restarts Social Distancing; Đà Nẵng Stops F&B Services, Including Takeaways
After Đà Nẵng, Hội An is the second city in Việt Nam to bring back social distancing measures after July’s coronavirus outbreak.
Police Bust Livestream Operation Selling VND10bn Worth of Fake Fashion Items Monthly
On July 7, after months of surveillance, authorities shut down a large-scale smuggling and counterfeit goods operation in Lào Cai Province.
8 Earthquakes Hit Sơn La Province, No Injuries Reported
The earthquakes resulted in no injuries or deaths but did damage at least 126 buildings.
Vietnam Arrests 7 for Trafficking Chinese Nationals Into Vietnam
The arrests come amid a crackdown on trafficking following a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 cases in central Vietnam.
Da Nang Restarts Social Distancing After Cases of Covid-19 Community Transmission Emerge
Over the weekend, Vietnam recorded five new COVID-19 infections, four of which are community transmissions, putting an end to the country’s 99-day streak without local infections.
In 2020, Northern Vietnam Sees Longest Heatwave in Years; Earlier, Colder Winter
Feeling like this summer has been excruciatingly long? It’s not just you.
Stuck in Africa, Vietnamese Workers Forced to Work Despite Rampant Covid-19 Cases
On the afternoon of July 11, the people of Lãng Thanh Commune (in Yên Thành District, Nghệ An Province), rejoiced as Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc announced that Vietnamese workers in Equatorial Gui...
Is Vietnam Ready for Its New Place Among the World's Fastest-Ageing Societies?
Vietnam is among the world’s most rapidly changing countries, by virtually every metric.
Aviation Authority Proposes Flights From 6 Asian Countries From August
They include China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Laos and Cambodia.
63% of Vietnamese Women Abused by Husbands at Least Once in Their Lifetime
In a recently published report, data shows that Vietnamese women are frequently abused by their husband, and these instances of violence happen to a significant portion of the female population.
Vietnam's Coal Imports Reach Record High in First Half of 2020
Demand for electricity in the country is surging.
A Charity Was Vietnam's Latest Covid-19 Victim. Luckily, Other NGOs Saved the Day.
As the pandemic-induced economic downturn has pushed businesses to let go of 1.4 million workers in Vietnam, a charity in Saigon has had to do the same to its beneficiaries. This story, however, does ...
Taxis, Ride-Hailing Cars Must Switch to Yellow License Plate, New Policy Says
In the future, car drivers for ride-hailing apps will have to get a new license plate in a whole new color.
Foreign Students With Online-Only Courses May Need to Leave the US, ICE Says
A notice from the US' Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced that if a university shifts to online-only education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, non-citizen students would n...
