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Vietnam, Fiji recorded their first coronavirus deathsChina rejected charges that hackers linked to its government targeted biotech firm Moderna Inc to steal data.Hong Kong, Germany report new cases.Vietnam reports first coronavirus deathVietnam recorded its first coronavirus death Friday, state media reported, as the pandemic rebounds in a country previously praised…

Vietnam has confirmed its first coronavirus fatality, state media reported, after the death of an elderly man who had tested positive in Danang. The city is where the virus re-emerged in the country last week after 100 days. The Southeast Asian country is battling a new outbreak of the virus…

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Medical specialists wearing protective suits collect blood specimen at a rapid testing center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: ReutersVietnam will conduct mass testing in Hanoi for 21,000 people who recently returned from the central city of Danang, as the country tries to stem the first domestic outbreak…

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam began mass coronavirus testing in the capital Hanoi, banned gatherings in its economic hub and urged tens of thousands of domestic travellers to report to authorities on Thursday, as the country scrambled to contain its first outbreak in 100 days.A medical specialist wearing a protective suit…

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s coronavirus hot spot, Victoria state, will make masks compulsory statewide after reporting a record 723 new cases on Thursday.Masks have been mandatory in the state capital, Melbourne, and a neighboring semi-rural district for the past week. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said the measure will be…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn’t a single reported case of community transmission. Not a single death. A handful of cases were caught and isolated at the border, but otherwise people were returning to their normal lives. The country of…

Top End mango growers are considering whether it's worthwhile to send their early-season green mangoes to southern markets, with Vietnamese imports more than doubling this year.Key points:Large numbers of imported Vietnamese mangoes are driving down prices for early-season NT mango growersImported Vietnamese mangoes more than doubled to 124 tonnes this…

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to borrow 36.63 billion yen ($348.2 million) to build six patrol vessels, state media reported, amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.The vessels, to be delivered to the Vietnam coast guard by October…