Ministry of transport

Ambulances transporting confirmed coronavirus patients arrive at a hospital in Daegu, South Korea on February 23, 2020 – PHOTO: REUTERS HCMC – Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken steps to safeguard Vietnamese citizens in South Korea, where the new coronavirus is raging, with over 800 infections and at least seven deaths reported today. … [Read more...] about Ministry stands ready to protect Vietnamese in coronavirus-roiled S.Korea

Tan Son Nhat Airport's runway 25R/07L was designed to handle B777-300 ERs (large aircraft used for long-haul flights) and up to 55,100 takeoffs and landings over 10 years. But in less than five years, as of April 2018, there had been a total of 126,000 takeoffs and landings.   … [Read more...] about Nocturnal fix to offer Tan Son Nhat airport runway temporary respite

Hanoi (VNA) – Hundreds of fruit container trucks have remained stuck for days at border gates in the northern province of Lang Son, bordering China where millions of people are in lockdown because of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as of 12pm on February 23, 171 container trucks loaded with Vietnamese exports of farm produce, fruits, electronic parts and textile and garment have been customs-cleared at the Huu Nghi Border Gate while 365 trucks, mostly with fruits, have been jammed here. Some 189 trucks containing electronic parts, machines, ceramics, glass products, and textile and garment from China have been let through to Vietnam. At the Tan Thanh Border Gate, the main gate for transporting fruits to China, 107 trucks loaded mostly with dragon fruit and watermelon, are still queuing for customs clearance to China. Only 13 have been passed through so far. The backlog was caused by a severe lack of stevedores in the … [Read more...] about Hundreds of fruit trucks still jammed at border gates with China

The Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company will temporarily suspend a number of trains due to a lack of passengers.— Photo tienphong.vn The trains include the SE35/36 trains, travelling between Hanoi and Vinh City and vice versa; and the SP1/2 trains, travelling from Hanoi to Lao Cai City and vice versa. … [Read more...] about Railway companies temporarily suspend train routes

Vietnamese warned not to travel to coronavirus-hit areas in RoK The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea has recommended Vietnamese citizens to avoid travel to areas that are affected by COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: North Korea quarantines foreigners