Words on the Street: Vietnam's E-Cigarette ban sparks debate
Welcome back to Words on the Street, where we explore the stories that influence discussions and spark arguments on Hanoi's bustling streets.
10:53, 2024/12/09
Hanoi to ensure medicine supply during Tet holiday
Plans are being drawn up to stockpile medicines in hospitals and a disease control center in Hanoi.
22:47, 2024/09/27
Japanese companies recognize vast potential of Vietnam's mom-and-pop sector
Vietnam's mom-and-pop sector has increasingly become a focal point for Japanese companies looking to expand their presence in Southeast Asia.
14:34, 2024/09/19
Hanoi works on cleanup, disease prevention after Typhoon Yagi
The city's medical units advice the community on the use of clean water, food safety, and environmental hygiene.
18:26, 2020/03/12
Five new coronavirus-positive cases in Vietnam linked to 34th patient
So far, eight people have got infected from patient 34, making her the largest source of contagion so far.
16:10, 2020/03/12
Vietnam offers free vaccination at central hospitals
This is the first time in Vietnam the expanded immunization model (free of charge) has been implemented at central-level hospitals.
08:28, 2020/03/12
WHO labels Covid-19 a global pandemic
The confirmed cases are now seen in 123 countries and territories while death roll surpasses 4,600.
14:39, 2020/03/10
Vietnam launches health declaration app to support Covid-19 combat
Vietnamese citizens can update their daily health status and also provide information to the best of their knowledge about cases suspected of catching Covid-19 in their residential areas.
08:44, 2020/03/09
Vietnam requires compulsory medical declaration for citizens from March 10
Medical declaration will be used merely for the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic.
01:16, 2020/03/09
Vietnam confirms 10 new coronavirus cases on Sunday
Health authorities have confirmed that the epidemic is under control in Vietnam.
19:00, 2020/03/08
Vietnam finds 8 more nCoV-infected cases on Sunday, all are foreigners
The new cases took the same flight as Hanoi's first infected person who visited Lombardy, an epicenter in Italy, in mid-February.
00:48, 2020/03/07
Hanoi confirms 1st coronavirus case, 17th in Vietnam
Hanoi is tracking down the patient's travel history to quarantine and supervise all people who made close contact with her.
18:53, 2020/03/03
Vietnam’s scientists successfully develop quick coronavirus test kit
The biological kit uses molecular biotechnology for testing whose results have the same sensitivity as the World Health Organization (WHO)’s kit used for nCoV diagnosis.
23:29, 2020/02/24
Vietnam’s accuracy of Covid-19 test is equal to global standard
In terms of Covid-19 diagnosis, Vietnam is capable of and has sufficient biological products for coronavirus detection.
14:36, 2020/02/20
Three-month-old Covid-19 patient in Vietnam discharged from hospital
Vietnam has successfully cured the first child patient with Covid-19.
15:38, 2020/02/17
Vietnam's tourist hub may declare Covid-19 free: Ministry
Apart from the only case detected on January 17, no other infection has been found in Vietnam's south central province of Khanh Hoa.
13:21, 2020/02/12
Blood donation campaign in Hanoi expects to receive 5,000 units
Under the slogan “Giving Blood, Giving Life”, the blood donation festival is expected to attract 12,000 participants to donate blood.
01:10, 2020/02/12
Another nCoV patient in Vietnam to be discharged from hospital
The patient was one of Vietnam's first confirmed cases of nCoV infection after it was first detected in Wuhan in China last December.
15:54, 2020/02/11
Vietnam tests drug for nCoV treatment
The Ministry of Science and Technology expects that based on the results of the research, the project team may propose the use of lopinavir and ritonavir in treating nCoV patients.
16:53, 2020/02/10
Another three Vietnamese nCoV patients discharged from hospital
The three patients are part of a group of eight people who returned from Wuhan on January 17.
00:28, 2020/02/10
Vietnam now able to produce rapid test kit for coronavirus
The rapid test kit for the new coronavirus will be soon put into mass production, contributing to rapid diagnosis of the coronavirus.
13:07, 2020/02/09
Vietnam reports one more coronavirus infection, totaling 14
Five of the eight Nihon Plast Company workers have been confirmed positive with the nCoV.
00:29, 2020/02/08
Vietnam confirms 13th nCoV infection
The new infected is one of the eight Vietnamese citizens who returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan on a January 17 Southern China flights.
22:49, 2020/02/07
How is life in quarantine center in Vietnam border town?
Each citizen is provided with the same personal amenities and meals as the standards of a newly enlisted soldier.