Typhoon Trami heads for Vietnam after battering the Philippines, killing 14
Typhoon Trami heads for Vietnam after battering the Philippines, killing 14

VOV.VN - Typhoon Trami is entering the East Sea and heading for central Vietnam after battering the Philippines on October 23, killing at least 14 and causing massive flooding.

Typhoon Trami heads for Vietnam after battering the Philippines, killing 14
Quang Tri: 240kg wartime bomb successfully detonated
Quang Tri: 240kg wartime bomb successfully detonated

Sappers of the Quang Tri provincial Military Command on October 23 successfully detonated a 240kg magnetic bomb left over from the war.

Quang Tri: 240kg wartime bomb successfully detonated
Dutch-funded wastewater treatment plant inaugurated in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
Dutch-funded wastewater treatment plant inaugurated in Ba Ria – Vung Tau

A wastewater collection, treatment, and drainage plant funded by the Dutch government was inaugurated at the Phu My New Urban Area in Phu My town, the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, on October 23.

Dutch-funded wastewater treatment plant inaugurated in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
800-year-old pagoda in Phu Tho destroyed in massive blaze
800-year-old pagoda in Phu Tho destroyed in massive blaze

VOV.VN - Pho Quang Pagoda, a historical and cultural relic of the Tran Dynasty which was constructed 800 years ago in the northern province of Phu Tho, was severely destroyed after being engulfed by an hour-long blaze on October 23.

800-year-old pagoda in Phu Tho destroyed in massive blaze
2025 Lunar New Year holiday plan submitted to PM
2025 Lunar New Year holiday plan submitted to PM

The Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs on October 22 submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister regarding the schedule for the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) – Vietnam’s largest traditional celebration – and other national holidays.

2025 Lunar New Year holiday plan submitted to PM
Kien Giang continues to take firm stand against IUU fishing
Kien Giang continues to take firm stand against IUU fishing

The Standing Board of the Party Committee of southern Kien Giang province has called for strengthening the Party's leadership in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, part of a broader national effort to have the “yellow card” warning lifted by the European Commission (EC).

Kien Giang continues to take firm stand against IUU fishing
ENV helps Vietnam do away with bear farming
ENV helps Vietnam do away with bear farming

The Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), Vietnam’s first non-governmental organisation focused on wildlife conservation, organised a press conference on October 22 to review its efforts over the past two decades to end bear farming for bile in the country.

ENV helps Vietnam do away with bear farming
Vietnam receives EU’s humanitarian aid for Typhoon Yagi victims
Vietnam receives EU’s humanitarian aid for Typhoon Yagi victims

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) Central Committee has received humanitarian response and early recovery support from the European Union and its member states through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)' Emergency Appeal to assist the Vietnamese people affected by Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floodings.

Vietnam receives EU’s humanitarian aid for Typhoon Yagi victims
FPT and NUS cooperate in developing AI human resources
FPT and NUS cooperate in developing AI human resources

VOV.VN - FPT, one of the leading technology companies in Vietnam, and the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing (NUS Computing) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in developing a workforce for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry in Vietnam.

FPT and NUS cooperate in developing AI human resources
Vietnamese-funded irrigation system put into operation in Lao district
Vietnamese-funded irrigation system put into operation in Lao district

An irrigation system, built with non-refundable aid provided by the Vietnamese Government, was put into operation on October 21 in Nongbok district in Khammouane province of Laos.

Vietnamese-funded irrigation system put into operation in Lao district