VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of Song Lo district in the northern province of Vinh Phuc said on October 31 that two large bombs had been safely deactivated by the local military command and sappers.

The ancient town of Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, has launched a pilot plan on building the first zero plastic and pedestrian streets, as part of the project to create an eco-city, based on cultural and sustainable tourism, with a vision to become a ‘green’ and ‘smart’ city by 2050.

VOV.VN - Police operating in the central province of Nghe An said on October 31 that they have arrested a suspect and seized a huge amount of drugs which had been transported from Europe to Vietnam.

The Lao Ministry of National Defence held a talk on the significance of the 75th anniversary of the Traditional Day of Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers and Experts in Laos, in Vientiane on October 30.

VOV.VN - Tan Son Nhat Airport Customs Branch announced on October 30 that it co-operated with other relevant units to arrest an Indian national for illegally transporting over 360 diamonds through Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

More than 30 journalists, reporters, and media workers from 20 central and local press and media agencies attended training on gender equality and violence against women and girls in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 28 - 29.

A working delegation led by Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Bärbel Kofler on October 29 visited LILAMA2 International Technology College (LILAMA2) in the southern province of Dong Nai in an effort to promote Vietnam-Germany cooperation in vocational training and labour migration.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of households throughout the southern province of Dong Nai were left submerged in floodwater on October 29, with many areas left without power due to impact of Trami, the sixth storm this year to hit Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A scientific conference was held on October 29 in Fukuoka in Japan as part of efforts to discuss innovation and development of human resources occurring in the semiconductor industry in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A cold spell has forced residents of Hanoi to wrap up in an extra layer of clothing in an effort to stay warm amid the arrival of chilly weather conditions in the capital.