Vietnamese scientist awarded silver medal of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Vietnamese scientist awarded silver medal of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

Ambassador of Belarus to Vietnam Vladimir Goshin on October 15 presented the Silver Medal of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) to Professor Chau Van Minh, President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), in recognition of his outstanding achievements in science.

Vietnamese scientist awarded silver medal of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Daily COVID-19 count hits 3,789 across 47 localities
Daily COVID-19 count hits 3,789 across 47 localities

VOV.VN - Vietnam reported an additional 3,789 COVID-19 cases, and 93 more deaths on October 15, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health.

Daily COVID-19 count hits 3,789 across 47 localities
GCF provides additional US$30 million fund to help nation adapt to climate change
GCF provides additional US$30 million fund to help nation adapt to climate change

VOV.VN - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) provided an additional US$30 million as non-refundable assistance on October 15 to help regions in the southcentral and Central Highlands of the country deal with the negative impact of climate change.

GCF provides additional US$30 million fund to help nation adapt to climate change
700,000 children in HCM City to be jabbed against COVID-19
700,000 children in HCM City to be jabbed against COVID-19

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced on October 15 that it is expected to issue a vaccination plan against COVID-19 for those between the age of 12 and 18.

700,000 children in HCM City to be jabbed against COVID-19
“Living safely with COVID-19” requires flexible and effective adaptation
“Living safely with COVID-19” requires flexible and effective adaptation

VOV.VN - The Government’s Resolution No 128 is viewed as a proper change which will allow the country to gradually return to a life in a new normal and live safely alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts.

“Living safely with COVID-19” requires flexible and effective adaptation
Indonesian expert recommends solutions to help Vietnam combat COVID-19
Indonesian expert recommends solutions to help Vietnam combat COVID-19

VOV.VN - Senior expert Veeramalla Anjaiah of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in Indonesia has expressed his great appreciation for Vietnamese efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indonesian expert recommends solutions to help Vietnam combat COVID-19
Japan to offer Vietnam another 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Japan to offer Vietnam another 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses

VOV.VN - Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has announced the donation of an additional 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam, according to a statement issued recently by the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi.

Japan to offer Vietnam another 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Vietnam enjoys strong development in ICT
Vietnam enjoys strong development in ICT

VOV.VN -The nation is witnessing strong development in information technology and telecommunications (ICT), whilst it is also devising a strategy to grow further.

Vietnam enjoys strong development in ICT
Kompasu dissipates, heavy rain lashes central Vietnam
Kompasu dissipates, heavy rain lashes central Vietnam

VOV.VN - Typhoon Kompasu weakened and dissipated before making landfall on October 14 afternoon, but its circulation is bringing heavy downpour to central coastal provinces of Vietnam.

Kompasu dissipates, heavy rain lashes central Vietnam
Health Ministry allows COVID-19 vaccinations for kids
Health Ministry allows COVID-19 vaccinations for kids

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on October 14 allowed localities to vaccinate children aged 12 to 18 against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Health Ministry allows COVID-19 vaccinations for kids
COVID-19: Daily caseload falls to 3,092, down by 469 cases
COVID-19: Daily caseload falls to 3,092, down by 469 cases

VOV.VN - Vietnam has registered 3,092 new coronavirus cases in 42 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported in its coronavirus update on October 14 afternoon.

COVID-19: Daily caseload falls to 3,092, down by 469 cases
Vietnam, Japan sign MoU on low-carbon growth
Vietnam, Japan sign MoU on low-carbon growth

Vietnam and Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Joint Credit Mechanism - JCM at a ceremony held in both virtual and in-person forms on October 14.

Vietnam, Japan sign MoU on low-carbon growth
Quang Nam moves to stamp out COVID-19 outbreak at school
Quang Nam moves to stamp out COVID-19 outbreak at school

VOV.VN - Quang Nam province in central Vietnam has scrambled to control a coronavirus outbreak that was recorded at a secondary school for ethnic students in Phuoc Son district on October 13.

Quang Nam moves to stamp out COVID-19 outbreak at school
Hanoi resumes bus, taxi services from October 14
Hanoi resumes bus, taxi services from October 14

VOV.VN - The Hanoi administration has permitted bus and taxi services to resume operations at a limited capacity from 6 a.m. on October 14, following a three-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hanoi resumes bus, taxi services from October 14
RoK KTO presents gifts to Vietnamese frontline workers
RoK KTO presents gifts to Vietnamese frontline workers

VOV.VN - The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) in Vietnam, in collaboration with the Vietnam Red Cross Society and Hope Foundation, on October 13 presented 1,000 gifts worth over VND1 billion to six hospitals in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

RoK KTO presents gifts to Vietnamese frontline workers
Vietnam attends roundtable on cutting Internet access cost
Vietnam attends roundtable on cutting Internet access cost

A ministerial-level roundtable discussion themed “Cutting the cost: Can affordable access accelerate digital transformation?” was held on October 12, within the framework of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s Digital World 2021.

Vietnam attends roundtable on cutting Internet access cost
Webinar seeks ways to promote OVs’ role in popularising Vietnamese goods abroad
Webinar seeks ways to promote OVs’ role in popularising Vietnamese goods abroad

A webinar was held in Hanoi on October 13 to discuss measures to further promote overseas Vietnamese’s role in the consumption and popularisation of Vietnamese goods abroad.

Webinar seeks ways to promote OVs’ role in popularising Vietnamese goods abroad
Foreign Minister: comprehensive vaccine plan for 2022 needed
Foreign Minister: comprehensive vaccine plan for 2022 needed

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has asked the Government’s Working Group on vaccine diplomacy to build a comprehensive vaccine plan for 2022 based on domestic demand, including vaccines for children aged 5-12 and 12-18, booster shots as well as the capacity of vaccine production at home.

Foreign Minister: comprehensive vaccine plan for 2022 needed
Typhoon Kompasu weakens, nears central coast of Vietnam
Typhoon Kompasu weakens, nears central coast of Vietnam

VOV.VN - Typhoon Kompasu with winds gusting nearly 100kph near its centre has lost its strength after entering the Gulf of Tonkin, and it forecast to pound central coastal provinces of Vietnam later on October 14.

Typhoon Kompasu weakens, nears central coast of Vietnam
3,461 new COVID-19 cases added to national infection tally
3,461 new COVID-19 cases added to national infection tally

VOV.VN - An additional 3,461 people were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on October 13 across 45 localities nationwide, thereby pushing up the national tally since the start of the pandemic in the nation in early 2020 to 849,691, according to the Ministry of Health.

3,461 new COVID-19 cases added to national infection tally
HCM City honours religious volunteers supporting COVID-19 fight
HCM City honours religious volunteers supporting COVID-19 fight

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the city's Committee for Religious Affairs on October 13 honoured 82 religious volunteers who have worded side by side with medical workers at local COVID-19 treatment hospitals.

HCM City honours religious volunteers supporting COVID-19 fight
FPT Group wins big at Top 10 Vietnam ICT Companies awards
FPT Group wins big at Top 10 Vietnam ICT Companies awards

FPT Group was honoured seven times at a recent ceremony announcing awards of the Top 10 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Companies of Vietnam in 2021 hosted by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA).

FPT Group wins big at Top 10 Vietnam ICT Companies awards
New cold spell to hit northern region on October 16
New cold spell to hit northern region on October 16

VOV.VN - A cold snap is set to strike the northern region on October 16, bringing with it a deluge of rain and a drop in temperatures.

New cold spell to hit northern region on October 16
Vietnam ready to unite with countries to respond to natural disasters
Vietnam ready to unite with countries to respond to natural disasters

VOV.VN- Vietnam remains ready to co-operate with international partners, agencies of both the UN and ASEAN, and international organisations to raise global awareness of mitigating disaster risks and improving adaptive capacity whilst responding to more effectively to natural disasters amid COVID-19.

Vietnam ready to unite with countries to respond to natural disasters
Nation to vaccinate 95% of children aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 this year
Nation to vaccinate 95% of children aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 this year

VOV.VN - The country is poised to have 95% of its 8.1 million children aged between 12 and 17 years old vaccinated in the final quarter of the year, according to the Ministry of Health.

Nation to vaccinate 95% of children aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 this year
Vietnam receives nearly 2 mln Pfizer vaccine doses from US
Vietnam receives nearly 2 mln Pfizer vaccine doses from US

VOV.VN - COVAX delivered an additional 1,999,530 life-saving doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made available by the United States to assist Vietnam in its fight against COVID-19.

Vietnam receives nearly 2 mln Pfizer vaccine doses from US
Croatia, Hungary help Vietnam battle COVID-19
Croatia, Hungary help Vietnam battle COVID-19

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao received the token of 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine presented by the Croatian Government at a ceremony held in Budapest, Hungary, on October 12.

Croatia, Hungary help Vietnam battle COVID-19
Dengue fever cases on the rise in Hanoi
Dengue fever cases on the rise in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Hanoi reported the detection of 440 dengue fever cases from October 4 to October 10, a total of 82 cases higher compared to the previous week, according to figures released by the municipal Department of Health.

Dengue fever cases on the rise in Hanoi
Hanoi scraps seven-day quarantine rule for passengers from HCM City
Hanoi scraps seven-day quarantine rule for passengers from HCM City

VOV.VN - Passengers taking a commercial flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on October 12 showed their joy following the authorities of the capital lifting a seven-day quarantine requirement placed on returnees from the southern metropolis.

Hanoi scraps seven-day quarantine rule for passengers from HCM City
Typhoon Kompasu brings heavy downpours to northern and central regions
Typhoon Kompasu brings heavy downpours to northern and central regions

VOV.VN - Typhoon Kompasu, with winds speed reaching up to 120km per hour at its eye, is currently heading towards northcentral provinces, causing heavy rainfall to hit localities from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Typhoon Kompasu brings heavy downpours to northern and central regions