Among the 140 entries for the final phase of the National Press Award ceremony 2019, the jury council selected 103 outstanding works, of which nine were top prizes.

MOFA requests Vietnamese citizens in Vietnam to adhere to authorities' recommendation on not to travel abroad, especially to epidemic-hit areas.

Coronavirus outbreak: Developments from Feb.1 to 18

By 7:30 Feb. 11, 2020, 43,099 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV infection have been reported globally, including 1,018 deaths (1016 in China and 2 outside mainland China). Vietnam has so far reported 15 cases of 2019-nCoV infection.

Three patients from the northern province of Vinh Phuc infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have recovered and were discharged from the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases (NHTD) in Hanoi on February 10.

By 7:45 Feb. 10, 2020, 40,553 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV infection have been reported globally, including 910 deaths (908 in China and 2 outside mainland China).

Situation of the acute respiratory disease caused by 2019 novel coronavirus until 18:00 on February 9, 2020 (Vietnam time)

Coronavirus cases top 31,480

A total of 138,100 businesses with a combined registered capital of 1.73 quadrillion VND (74.7 billion USD) were set up in 2019, up 5.2 percent and 17.1 percent, respectively, from the previous years.

Top 10 world events of 2019 selected by Vietnam News Agency

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top 10 events that shaped the country in 2019

Vietnam’s economy has performed well in 2019, with GDP expanding by an estimated 6.8 percent, according to the World Bank (WB)’s recent report.

Vietnamese students’ achievements at int’l olympiads in 2019

With all four students winning medals, the Vietnamese delegation ranked fifth at the 2019 International Olympiad in Informatics, behind Russia, China, the United States and the Republic of Korea.

Food and beverage industry and telecommunications continued to dominate the list of Vietnam’s top 10 most valuable brands in 2019 with the most representatives.

Vietnam team with four members ranks fifth among 80 nations and territories participating in the 51st International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).