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China to build second hospital to treat cases of nCoV, Asia ramps up defence

00:31 | 26/01/2020

China’s Wuhan city - the epicentre of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) virus outbreak - is building a second hospital "within half a month" to treat cases, state media reported Saturday (Jan 25).

Ambassadors wish to promote people-to-people ties with Vietnam in 2020

00:00 | 26/01/2020

On ocassion of the Lunar New Year, Ambassadors of Hungary, Cuba and Russia have extended warm wishes to the Vietnamese people and shared their plans to strengthen the ties with Vietnam in 2020.

Offerings for heaven and earth in Tet

17:40 | 24/01/2020

Vietnam’s biggest, most important traditional festival, Tet (Lunar New Year Festival), is a time of renewal, a time to thank Gods and ancestors and pray for their blessings. Here are a few special Tet dishes cooked in the country’s three regions made to offer the Gods before they are shared by family and friends.

Wuhan virus: Death toll hits 26, 13 cities locked down

16:30 | 24/01/2020

China is swiftly building a hospital dedicated to treating patients infected with a new virus that has killed 26 people, sickened 830 people and prompted unprecedented lockdowns of 13 cities home to millions of people during the country's Lunar New Year.

China's pneumonia outbreak: Here are what we know so far

21:56 | 23/01/2020

On 31 December 2019, the Government of China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. A novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) was identified in January 2020. Since then, cases have been reported in other parts of China, as well as in other countries.

Kakao Mobility launches ride-sharing service in Vietnam

21:45 | 23/01/2020

Kakao Mobility has started a rent-a-car-based ride-sharing business in Vietnam. The company chose Vietnam as a test site for the ride-sharing business as the Southeast Asian country has many Korean tourists and no restrictions on the mobility business, while regulations are getting tougher in the Korean market.

COPI offers free checkups to Vietnamese people

21:44 | 23/01/2020

Children of Peace International (COPI) recently provided free checkups, medicines and gifts for 300 poor Vietnames patients in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

VVOB on board LEGO Foundation’s global partnership for Learning through Play

21:44 | 23/01/2020

The LEGO Foundation announced a global partnership of organisations that will integrate Learning through Play pedagogies into the official in-service teacher professional development systems for primary school teachers. As one of the five partner organisations, VVOB – education for development takes up this responsibility in Vietnam.

Wuhan pneumonia outbreak update: 440 cases in China, 17 deaths

00:37 | 23/01/2020

Deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak rose to 17 on Wednesday (Jan 22), heightening global precautions of contagion as cases now detected as far away as the United States.

Book street festival underways in HCM City during Tet

00:08 | 23/01/2020

More than 60,000 book titles, along with various valuable photos and documents are being introduced at the annual book street festival that kicked off in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on January 22 in celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday 2020.

Healthy eating tips during Lunar New Year's reunion dinner

23:39 | 22/01/2020

Tet (Lunar New Year) is the time for all family members to get together while enjoying traditional dishes like banh chung (square sticky rice cake), gio lua (lean pork paste), thit dong (frozen meat stew), canh mang (bamboo sprout soup) and nem (spring roll). Here are tips from polyclinic experts on healthier ways to celebrate Lunar New Year, CNA gathered.