VOV.VN - The Hai Phong Department of Health said on October 7 that all 152 individuals who came into close contact with a Japanese citizen suspected of being positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have tested negative when checked for the virus.

VOV.VN - Local authorities of Hai Phong city announced on October 6 that they have successfully tracked down 152 F1 cases who had come into close contact with a suspected Japanese novel coronavirus patient.

VOV.VN - Authorities in the northern port city of Hai Phong has locked down a hotel after a Japanese expert of an industrial park in the locality first tested positive for the virus.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has raised a proposal to the municipal People’s Committee, regarding the entry of 7,000 foreign experts amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, saying their work is important to local business operation.

VOV.VN - Whilst Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be considered a new yet promising concept in the nation, AI has been included in the list of high technologies that need to be prioritised for further development since 2014.

VOV.VN - A number of foreign experts have been permitted to enter Vietnam to continue undertaking the Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro line, the first in Ho Chi Minh City, after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam enjoyed a sharp increase in exporting fruit and vegetables abroad in August, but its eight-month export of the products fell more than 10%, the Import and Export Department has reported.

VOV.VN - US quarantine experts from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on September 2 in order to conduct an examination of the country’s fruit exports to the US market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed four imported COVID-19 patients, including three Indian citizens during the past 12 hours, bringing the country’s tally of coronavirus infections to 1,044, the Ministry of Health said in its August 31 update.

VOV.VN - People who enter Vietnam at isolation facilities from September 1 are set to pay quarantine fees, with medical examinations and treatment costs being covered by the State.