Vietnam ready to use ‘full force’ to arrest new coronavirus wave
HANOI – Vietnam has told tens of thousands of people who visited a central city to report to disease control centres, as nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed and the country…
Australia reports record spike in coronavirus cases, 13 deaths
SYDNEY – Australia has recorded its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic with at least 13 deaths and more than 700 new infections mainly in Victoria state, where the government…
Vietnam brings 140 virus-hit workers home on rare rescue flight from Africa
HANOI – A specially converted Vietnam Airlines passenger plane equipped with ventilators and state doctors has returned from Equatorial Guinea to Hanoi carrying 140 Vietnamese workers infected with COVID-19. The…
About 3 billion animals harmed in Australian bushfires, WWF says
SYDNEY – Nearly 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other native Australian animals were killed or displaced by bushfires in 2019 and 2020, showed a study by the World Wide Fund…
Vietnam agrees $US348 million Japan loan to build 6 patrol vessels – media
HANOI – Vietnam has signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to borrow 36.63 billion yen ($US348.2 million) to build six patrol vessels, state media reported, amid…
Australian police disperse Black Lives Matter rally
SYDNEY – Australian police have detained at least one person and ordered about 50 others to disperse after they gathered in Sydney to go ahead with a Black Lives Matter protest…
Vietnam suspends flights to and from Danang due to virus outbreak
HANOI – Vietnam has suspended all flights to and from Danang for 15 days after at least 14 cases of the novel coronavirus had been detected in the city, the government said.…
Vietnamese city reimposes distancing after first local infections in months
HANOI – Vietnam has reintroduced social distancing measures in the central city of Danang after the country reported four locally transmitted coronavirus cases over the past two days, the first…
Vietnam back on coronavirus alert after first local infection in 3 months
HANOI – Vietnam is back on high alert for the novel coronavirus after medical officials in the central city of Danang detected its first locally transmitted case for three months.…
Tasmania opens travel bubble for COVID-free states
MELBOURNE – Australia‘s southern island state of Tasmania will next month begin accepting tourists from other areas of the country that have seen significant periods with no fresh cases of…
