Vietnam determined to save British pilot, avoid its first COVID-19 death
HANOI – Vietnam has mounted an all-out effort to save the life of its most critically ill coronavirus patient, a British pilot who works for Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.…
Vietnam to import 20,000 pigs from Thailand to rebuild swine fever-hit herd
HANOI – Vietnam will import 20,000 breeding pigs from Thailand this year, state media said, as the country is seeking to rebuild its hog herd battered by an African swine-fever outbreak. First…
Australians warned worse still to come after job losses hit record high
SYDNEY- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned citizens to brace for more bad news as data released showed the country’s monthly job losses rose to a record high because of…
Australia says China silent on trade talk request, maintains call for coronavirus inquiry
SYDNEY – China has not responded to a request for urgent talks after Australia‘s key agriculture exports were hit with suspensions and tariff threats, said Australia‘s trade minister, as ties strain over…
Vietnam reopens schools after easing coronavirus curbs
HANOI – Authorities at kindergartens and primary schools in Vietnam took children’s temperatures at the gates when they re-opened from a months-long closure over the coronavirus pandemic, following last week’s partial re-opening…
Australia’s biggest states retain lockdown measures on Mother’s Day
SYDNEY – Australia’s two most populous states has refused to allow a one-day reprieve from strict limits on personal movement for Mother’s Day this weekend, even as the country’s rate…
Australia targets COVID-19 safe economy by July
SYDNEY – Australia will have a COVID-19 safe economy up and running by July, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, as his government seeks to get one million unemployed people working…
New Zealand joins Australia’s coronavirus cabinet meeting to discuss travel hub
SYDNEY – New Zealand’s prime minister has joined Australia’s coronavirus cabinet meeting as the neighbouring countries discuss reopening their borders to trans-Tasman travel following their successes in containing the disease.…
Vietnam reports first new coronavirus infection in 9 days, taking its tally to 271
HANOI – Vietnam has reported its first new coronavirus infection in nine days, a British oil expert who was quarantined on arrival, the health ministry said. The Southeast Asian country…
Insight: After aggressive mass testing, Vietnam says it contains coronavirus outbreak
HANOI – Businessman Phan Quoc Viet was making his usual prayers at a pagoda in Tay Ninh, a province in southernVietnam, when the government official’s call came. It was late…
