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More than 40 countries and regions outside mainland China have reported infections. On Wednesday, cases were detected for the first time in Brazil, Pakistan, Norway, Greece, Romania and Algeria. The coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people and killed nearly 2,800, the majority in China. … [Read more...] about Mainland China reports 433 new coronavirus cases, 29 deaths

Addressing the event, Phung Quang Hiep, general director of VinaChem, said that this co-operation is meaningful to operations of his company and VNR, as well. He proposed the railway giant to give priority to seasonally-natured fertiliser, especially for the transportation from the north to the central and the southern regions, while considering better quality and price. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Railways and VinaChem sign new co-operation agreement for 2020

The regulation is applied only for patients who live in provinces or cities where hospitals they receive treatment are located. Regarding patients from other localities, they have to sign commitment letters for voluntary treatment while no guidance has been released. … [Read more...] about Cancer patients struggle with new circular

The Vietnam-New Zealand relationship is going from strength to strength as we look forward to elevating the partnership in 2020 to new heights. New Zealand sees Vietnam as an important partner in the region and as a dynamic, expanding economy with amazing future potential. This provides lots of opportunities to drive the relationship forward. A key advantage is that both of our economies are very complementary. New Zealand can provide high quality products, skills and know-how to meet the needs of Vietnam’s growing economy - for example, Vietnam has an increasing workforce demanding high skills, and New Zealand has a world-class education system and many high quality training providers. 2020 will also be an important year for both countries with Vietnam chairing ASEAN, the 45th anniversary of our bilateral relations, and the attendance by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the New Zealand-ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Da Nang. These meetings will be a valuable … [Read more...] about Vietnam, New Zealand look forward to building strategic partnership

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Seafood exporters in Vietnam are not too worried though import demand for their products has taken a hit due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), seafood exports to China by land account for around 20 percent of total value, and so the border closure has heavily impacted exports in the first quarter. VASEP forecast that in the best case, seafood exports to China in the first quarter would be 40 percent lower than in the last quarter of last year though still 10 percent higher year-on-year. If the disease persists for a long time, full-year export to China could see a 6 percent drop, it warned. But Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of VASEP, said the disease's impact on exports in the first few months of the year had not been too drastic, and China's seafood imports usually pick up after March or April. Doan Chi Thien, a management board member at Nam Viet Corporation, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese seafood exporters not too worried about COVID-19