Vietnam's key English newspaper halts printing over coronavirus

Reporter infected after interview with ex-French diplomat

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A man reads a newspaper in Danang airport. Viet Nam News will not print an edition until April 15, but will continue publishing on its website. © Reuters

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI -- The state-run Vietnam News Agency stopped printing its key English-language newspaper Tuesday until April 15, after one of its reporters tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Viet Nam News, which was founded in 1991, will continue publishing articles on its website.

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