The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has called on individuals and organisations at home and abroad to support central provinces hit by recent storms and flooding.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 15 chaired a dialogue on the promotion of gender equality and the role that women play in socio-economic development.

VOV.VN - Heavy downpours from around 1 p.m on October 14 to early morning of October 15 submerged many areas in central Vietnam, with Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Thua Thien Hue provinces being under water.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression in the East Sea has strengthened into storm SONCA at noon of October 14, becoming the fifth typhoon to hit the East Sea this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - With a tropical depression in the East Sea being forecast to develop into a storm, central localities have been asked to make thorough preparations in a bid to cope with heavy rains and severe flooding in the next few days.

The second part of the 25th Intergovernmental Meeting of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), chaired by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), was wrapped up in Hanoi on October 13.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Office in Vietnam have hosted a training workshop for key opinion leaders (KOLs) in Hanoi to eliminate violence against women and children.

A delegation from the Office of the Standing Agency of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences head by Colonel Le Dinh Vu attended a recent conference on war consequences and peace held by the US Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington D.C.

VOV.VN - The first patient who was infected with the monkeypox virus is scheduled to be discharged on October 14 after three weeks of treatment and quarantine in hospital.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded as many as 247,202 dengue infections so far this year, or 4.7 times higher than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The 12th ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting opened in Hanoi (Vietnam) on October 13 to work out measures to realise priority areas for regional education systems in the post-pandemic period.

Stronger efforts and resources, including the transfer of science and technologies, along with early warning and actions will help Vietnam mitigate natural disaster risks, an official has said.

A networking event that links overseas Vietnamese businesspeople and their peers in Vietnam took place virtually on October 12 as part of activities marking Vietnam Entrepreneurs Day (October 13).

East Asian Seas countries are current in the process of negotiating a global agreement to put an end to plastic pollution and marine plastic litter, said Pham Thu Hang, Deputy Director-General of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands (VISI) on October 12.

VOV.VN - As many as 37 Vietnamese scientists have been named in the list of the 100,000 most influential scientists in the world for this year.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) co-operation centre on smart cities and construction technology (VKC) will promote research and training in the field of advanced construction technologies, contributing to the development of smart cities in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A low pressure area in the middle of the East Sea has strengthened into a tropical depression, which is likely to strengthen into a storm this weekend.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien is in Moscow to attend the Russian Energy Week (REW 2022) International Forum, which was opened at Manege Central Exhibition Hall on October 12.

Vietnam wishes to continue receiving close coordination and assistance from the Japanese Government and businesses in promoting their strategic partnership on digital transformation, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Huy Dung said on October 12.

Border guards at the Moc Bai international border gate, the southwestern province of Tay Ninh, on October 11 received 78 Vietnamese citizens from Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Six local universities have made it into the Times Higher Education (THE) 2023 World University rankings, a list which features 1,799 higher education institutions.

VOV.VN - Flooding and tidal surges over recent days have wreaked havoc in many localities across the central and southern regions.

VOV.VN - African swine fever (ASF) has hit 929 communes in 258 districts across 50 provinces and cities nationwide, according to a report compiled by the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) hosted a dialogue with Japanese businesses on the implementation of social and health insurance policies, in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on October 11.

Vietnam always considers its response to climate change a vital issue, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a priority of the entire political system, an official has said.

Border guards in the northern border province of Lai Chau announced that they have coordinated with their counterparts in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh and Blue Dragon Children's Foundation to successfully rescue a teenager who was tricked to work in Cambodia.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha on October 11 worked with Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Antti Kurvinen and Ambassador Keijo Norvanto to discuss measures to respond to climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and manage water resources.

It is necessary to implement solutions to ensure the rights and livelihood of labourers during energy transition process, stated Vice Director of the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Van Tan at a conference in Hanoi on October 11.

Health experts called for more collaboration and actions to ensure quality mental health care for everyone at a meeting in Hanoi to celebrate World Mental Health Day on October 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam International Digital Week (VIDW 2022) kicked off on October 11 in Hanoi, attracting over 350 delegates from ministries, associations, organisations, and businesses in charge of digital technology of ASEAN states and dialogue countries, as well as representatives of diplomatic missions and international organisations in Vietnam.