By , HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s coastal city of Danang plans to test its entire population of 1.1 million people for coronavirus infection, the governing authorities said on Saturday, as 40 new cases linked to the tourist hot spot were reported across the country, taking total infections to 586, with three deaths.Most of the new cases are linked to hospitals in Danang city, where the first locally transmitted infection in more than three months was detected last week.The Health Ministry said on Saturday that up to 800,000 visitors to Danang have left for other parts of the country since...…By , HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s coastal city of Danang plans to test its entire population of 1.1 million people for coronavirus infection, the governing authorities said on Saturday, as 40 new cases linked to the tourist hot spot were reported across the country, taking total infections to 586, with three deaths.Most of the new cases are linked to hospitals in Danang city, where the first locally transmitted infection in more than three months was detected last week.The Health Ministry said on Saturday that up to 800,000 visitors to Danang have left for other parts of the country since...WW…

By , HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third five-year term on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began.Slideshow Trong, who emerged on top in a power struggle at the last congress in 2016 and has spearheaded a “blazing furnace” crackdown on corruption in the last five years, was granted an exception to party rules that say people over the age of 65 should retire, cementing his position as one of the country’s strongest and longest-serving leaders for...…By , HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third five-year term on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began.Slideshow Trong, who emerged on top in a power struggle at the last congress in 2016 and has spearheaded a “blazing furnace” crackdown on corruption in the last five years, was granted an exception to party rules that say people over the age of 65 should retire, cementing his position as one of the country’s strongest and longest-serving leaders for...WW…

By , HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and cut short an important ruling Communist Party meeting, state media reported on Saturday, as the country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began.Vietnam, a country of some 98 million people that has so far been highly successful in combatting the virus, has recorded 180 new cases since reporting two locally transmitted cases in the northern province of Hai Duong on Thursday.That is a rapid spread given Vietnam has recorded just 1,739 cases and 35 deaths since the disease was first detected a year...…By , HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and cut short an important ruling Communist Party meeting, state media reported on Saturday, as the country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began.Vietnam, a country of some 98 million people that has so far been highly successful in combatting the virus, has recorded 180 new cases since reporting two locally transmitted cases in the northern province of Hai Duong on Thursday.That is a rapid spread given Vietnam has recorded just 1,739 cases and 35 deaths since the disease was first detected a year...WW…

By , HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, called Nanocovax, is expected to be available by the fourth quarter of this year and put into use in 2022, the health ministry said on Wednesday.The announcement comes as more countries try to speed up development of homegrown vaccines amid tight global supply and concerns over the emergence of new strains of the virus.“The containment of the pandemic depends largely on the development of vaccines,” the ministry said in a statement.Four Vietnamese companies were engaged in vaccine research and production and two...…By , HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, called Nanocovax, is expected to be available by the fourth quarter of this year and put into use in 2022, the health ministry said on Wednesday.The announcement comes as more countries try to speed up development of homegrown vaccines amid tight global supply and concerns over the emergence of new strains of the virus.“The containment of the pandemic depends largely on the development of vaccines,” the ministry said in a statement.Four Vietnamese companies were engaged in vaccine research and production and two...WW…

Vietnam reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in 89 daysWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementHanoi: Vietnam has confirmed its first locally transmitted case of the coronavirus in nearly three months, after the infection of a man related to a flight attendant who had tested positive after returning from Japan two weeks ago.The country's health minister ordered provinces and state...…Vietnam reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in 89 daysWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementHanoi: Vietnam has confirmed its first locally transmitted case of the coronavirus in nearly three months, after the infection of a man related to a flight attendant who had tested positive after returning from Japan two weeks ago.The country's health minister ordered provinces and state...WW…

By , HANOI/MANILA (Reuters) - Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country’s central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country’s deadliest storm this year.Packing winds of up to 165 kph (103 mph), Vamco is forecast to hit a swathe of Vietnam’s coast from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai province, the government’s weather agency said on Saturday.“This is a very strong typhoon,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said, warning provinces in Vamco’s projected path to prepare for its impact.The provinces plan to evacuate 468,000 people by...…By , HANOI/MANILA (Reuters) - Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country’s central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country’s deadliest storm this year.Packing winds of up to 165 kph (103 mph), Vamco is forecast to hit a swathe of Vietnam’s coast from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai province, the government’s weather agency said on Saturday.“This is a very strong typhoon,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said, warning provinces in Vamco’s projected path to prepare for its impact.The provinces plan to evacuate 468,000 people by...WW…

By , HANOI (Reuters) - Japan hailed an agreement in principle to supply Vietnam with military gear and technology, as the two governments pledged on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties amid mounting concerns about China’s assertiveness in the region.“It is a big step in the field of security for both countries,” Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters after meeting his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in Hanoi.The two leaders also agreed on the importance of maintaining peace, security, freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, and the...…By , HANOI (Reuters) - Japan hailed an agreement in principle to supply Vietnam with military gear and technology, as the two governments pledged on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties amid mounting concerns about China’s assertiveness in the region.“It is a big step in the field of security for both countries,” Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters after meeting his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in Hanoi.The two leaders also agreed on the importance of maintaining peace, security, freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, and the...WW…

By (Reuters) - Vietnam plans to ramp up its solar and wind power generation capacity, aiming to raise the proportion of renewables in its power mix to 15%-20% by 2030 and to 25%-30% by 2045, from 10% currently.The total installed solar power generation capacity is expected to exceed 8,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2020 from 5,053 MW as of July, the Vietnam Energy Association said.Wind power generation capacity is targeted to rise from 429 MW to 800 MW by end-2020 and 2,000 MW by 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.Facing an imminent electricity shortage, Vietnam is developing...…By (Reuters) - Vietnam plans to ramp up its solar and wind power generation capacity, aiming to raise the proportion of renewables in its power mix to 15%-20% by 2030 and to 25%-30% by 2045, from 10% currently.The total installed solar power generation capacity is expected to exceed 8,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2020 from 5,053 MW as of July, the Vietnam Energy Association said.Wind power generation capacity is targeted to rise from 429 MW to 800 MW by end-2020 and 2,000 MW by 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.Facing an imminent electricity shortage, Vietnam is developing...WW…

By , HANOI (Reuters) - The airport in the central Vietnamese tourism hotspot of Danang was packed on Monday after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus and the evacuation of 80,000 people began.The Southeast Asian country is back on high alert after authorities on Saturday confirmed the first community infections since April, and another three cases on Sunday, all in or around Danang.A further 11 cases linked to a Danang hospital were reported late on Monday.The evacuations of mostly local tourists will take at least four days with domestic airlines operating approximately 100...…By , HANOI (Reuters) - The airport in the central Vietnamese tourism hotspot of Danang was packed on Monday after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus and the evacuation of 80,000 people began.The Southeast Asian country is back on high alert after authorities on Saturday confirmed the first community infections since April, and another three cases on Sunday, all in or around Danang.A further 11 cases linked to a Danang hospital were reported late on Monday.The evacuations of mostly local tourists will take at least four days with domestic airlines operating approximately 100...WW…