Vietnamese engineer recounts grim battle against Covid-19

Stranded for six months in Bangladesh after going there on a business trip, Nguyen Quoc Toan also contracted the novel coronavirus.Early morning one day...

Vietnamese in Australia face upheavel as coronavirus lockdown returns

A solitary man runs along a waterway after lockdown restrictions were implemented in response to an outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia,...

Vietnamese passport among world’s weakest

A Vietnamese passport. Photo by Shutterstock/Andy Tran.The Vietnamese passport continues to be among those enjoying the least visa free access, placed 89th out of...

Work on bridge to HCMC coastal district to begin in 2022

An artist impression of the Can Gio Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of HCMC Transport Department.Construction of the Can Gio Bridge,...

300-year-old pagoda, a major attraction in Binh Dinh

Thap Thap Di Da, a 17th century pagoda, adds to the charm of central province Binh Dinh with its cultural, historical and architectural beauty.Thap...

HCMC developers turn their attention further afield

An aerial view of a satellite urban area project in the southern province of Dong Nai. Photo courtesy of Aqua City.Real estate giants are...

Saigon tickled pink as trumpet flowers enter bloom

Downtown Ho Chi Minh City casts a spell over passers-by with the vibrancy of pink trumpet flowers blossoming from mid-February.Pink trumpet flowers bloom at...

Transport sector enters slow lane due to coronavirus

Buses at My Dinh Bus Station in Hanoi on February 17, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Anh Duy.Nguyen Van Quyet’s 40-seater bus on Monday left Hanoi...

Thousands of Chinese stuck in central Vietnam province after suspension of flights

Chinese tourists in Nha Trang, a popular coastal resort town in Khanh Hoa Province, central Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Nam.5,361 Chinese nationals including 4,800...

Vietnam-China train grinds to a halt as nCoV closes in

A train route between Vietnam and China is serving its final batch of travelers before suspending operations in the wake of coronavirus fears.A train...