VOV.VN - Approximately 23 million Vietnamese students of all grades across the country welcomed a new academic year on September 5, 2020 as novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic prevention measures were being put in place.

VOV.VN - Miniature models, including bowls of Pho, noodle soup, and bread, have gone on sale at a souvenir shop in Hanoi, proving to be popular among visitors due to their production from clay by a young girl.

VOV.VN - Located in District 11 of Ho Chi Minh City, the Phu Binh lantern making village is enduring a period of slower business than usual in the buildup to the Mid-Autumn Festival, largely due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

VOV.VN -In recent years both Hanoi and HCM City have undergone rapid development, with many skyscrapers, immense boulevards, and impressive public works taking shape. Let’s take a look at the amazing architectural feats of the nation’s two largest cities:

VOV.VN - A national flag salute ceremony was held in front of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi capital on September 2 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day.

VOV.VN - With a major holiday just two days away, every corner of the capital has been transformed to feature decorations such as national flags, colourful lights, flowers, and slogans to commemorate the country’s 75th National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - The daily lives of local people largely returned to normal from 6:00 a.m. on August 28 following the lifting of the social distancing order in Hoi An city.

VOV.VN - A number of coffee shops throughout the capital are striving to implement and maintain one-metre social distancing rules amid fears surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - While many people arrive in the capital for the purpose of studying or working, plenty decide to spend the rest of their life there just because of Hanoi’s unique specialties that make the city so special during the autumn.

VOV.VN - The once-bustling Hang Ma street in the centre of Hanoi has fallen quiet amid ‘ghost month’, the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar, as a result of the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

VOV.VN - An array of documents and photos featuring the life of President Ho Chi Minh and his revolutionary career has gone on show at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City on August 25 debuted an all-women police escort unit to lead the motorcades to protect Vietnamese and foreign leaders travelling around the southern city.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team put in a strong performance during the opening day of the International Army Games 2020 and the International Military-Technical Forum which is currently underway in Moscow, Russia.

VOV.VN - Since the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the office of President of the Nghia An commune’s Women's Union in the central province of Quang Ngai has been transformed into a VND0 shop to help local citizens overcome food shortage.

VOV.VN - Local people are continuing to ignore social distancing measures put in place in numerous restaurants and coffee shops throughout the capital, despite the complicated nature of developments surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

VOV.VN - Located in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Ma May street is continuing to face up to challenges brought about by the return of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, with many souvenir shops, restaurants, and travel agencies left deserted.

VOV.VN - Amid COVID-19 fears, beer drinkers in Hanoi can now toast one another by clinking glasses under a transparent shield erected in table instead of the normal way.

VOV.VN - An image showcasing Lan Ha bay in Quang Ninh province features among a collection of stunning global images taken from above by Belgian photographer Johan Vandenhecke.

VOV.VN - An array of national flags, slogans, and posters can be erected throughout Hanoi as the capital marks celebrations to commemorate 75 years of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - Street vendors working throughout Hanoi have become one of the unique aspects that adds to the beauty of the capital.

VOV.VN - Heavy traffic clogged streets throughout the capital on the morning of August 18 due to a prolonged period of rainfall.

VOV.VN - A VND0 supermarket has opened in Cam Le district of Da Nang, the epicenter of the country’s current COVID-19 outbreak, with the aim of helping the central city’s poor residents overcome difficulties caused by the disease.

VOV.VN - A total of 100 free meals each day are being sent to frontline workers currently in isolation areas in Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak as they battle on the frontline against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Images featuring an array of colourful lanterns and the Thu Bon river at sunset are among the impressive images snapped by foreign photographers during their various trips to the ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam.

VOV.VN - The national flags were lowered to half-staff at public buildings in Hanoi from 6 am on August 14 as the country mourns the passing away of former former Party leader Le Kha Phieu.

VOV.VN - A majority of hospitals throughout Hanoi capital are tightening COVID-19 prevention and control efforts as the country’s second wave of the pandemic starting from Da Nang is putting the capital at risk.

VOV.VN - Local people in the central city of Da Nang have been asked to make use of coupons from August 12 when going to buy goods, with the aim of preventing large gatherings at markets amid fears surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Travel inspiration website Love Exploring has selected an image of Ha Long Bay taken by Aksenovden among the most beautiful shots of early morning skies around the world, with the view making an early start worthwhile.

VOV.VN - A huge field hospital that has been erected at the Tien Son Sports Centre in the central city of Da Nang will be put into operation on August 12 to provide treatment for COVID-19 patients without underlying illnesses.

VOV.VN - A total of 4,751 samples have been collected in Hanoi as of August 10 as part of an RT-PCR test campaign on locals who came back from Da Nang between July 15 and July 29, with 652 of the group being confirmed to have tested negative for COVID-19.