VOV.VN - Vietnam is considering reopening its international tourism market following a long pause due to the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with the aim of boosting the tourism sector to get back on track and match that of regional rivals.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will continue to suspend receiving foreign travelers due to a high risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission among the community, said Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam Airlines plane carrying 344 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Australia and New Zealand due to the novel coronavirus landed safely at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on June 2.

VOV.VN - The British citizen who was critically ill due to the novel coronavirus is recovering significantly as he can smile and shake his head or hands with medical workers, according to doctors of Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 2 requested ministries and localities to work harder to cushion the negative impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and to fulfil the development targets set for this year at the highest levels possible

VOV.VN - Relevant Vietnamese agencies and the local government of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg are working on a project to erect the late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh’s statue in the city.

VOV.VN - A British citizen who was infected with COVID-19 in Vietnam remains in critical condition with 90% of his lungs damaged and a lung transplant is the only solution to save his life, according to doctors.

VOV.VN - Minh Khang has become the first transgender man in Vietnam to give birth to his own baby after he and his wife, also a transgender woman, welcomed their first newborn on May 16.

VOV.VN - A further two Vietnamese citizens who flew back to Vietnam from coronavirus-hit Russia have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, the Ministry of Health said on May 17 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Having factored in the damaging impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Government has proposed adjusting the country’s annual GDP growth target from its initial figure of 6.8% to 4.5%.