VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City began to move into the “new normal” from October 1, with eateries and some services reopening and locals resuming their normal routine to cause plenty of streets to become just as crowded as before the social distancing period.

The UN Women Vietnam on September 30 handed over essential equipment worth VND483.4 million (US$21,200) to three Peace House Shelters in Hanoi and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to upgrade free helpline (1900 969680).

The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Youth Employment Services is implementing a programme dubbed “Zero Vietnamese dong motel – free quick test – get a job immediately” from October 1 to November 30 to support labourers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s economic growth could slow as its population ages, squeezing public finance and stressing the service delivery system, unless timely reforms are set in motion, a new World Bank report finds.

VOV.VN - Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, president and CEO of Thai Beverage (ThaiBev), has hailed of the Vietnamese Government’s measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 and pledged the firm’s support for the nation’s ongoing COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - The launch of the locally-produced NanoDragon microsatellite, which had been slated to take place at 8 a.m. on October 1, has been postponed due to unknown reasons.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recently signed a Government decision dated September 30 regarding the expenses of the purchase, transportation, and delivery of five million doses of the Abdala vaccine produced by the Cuban Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.

The Binh Anh Electronic Development Co. Ltd. (BA GPS) is ready to support 120,000 transport vehicles in COVID-19 prevention and control using artificial intelligence (AI), said Pham Thai Hoa, director of the firm.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an online discussion on September 30 to look into the characteristics of the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic and impacts on Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 7,940 COVID-19 cases in 35 cities and provinces across the country, while more than 25,000 patients have been discharged from hospital during the day after a full recovery from the disease.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi capital has locked down a building after a person tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Hanoi Center for Disease Control reported on September 30.

The Prime Minister has agreed on the Transport Ministry’s proposal on assigning five localities to carry out projects of Belt Road No.4 of Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Locally-produced satellite NanoDragon is set to be launched into outer space on October 1, according to the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to ease social distancing measures and move into a “new normal” state after September 30, although most activities will reopen in a cautious manner and follow the “Safety First” slogan, said a local leader on September 30 unveiling new decree on COVID-19 prevention.

VOV.VN - The prolonged COVID-19 outbreak has prompted couples to delay their weddings, although Ngoc Diep, a female hospital orderly, is a special case as she has organised a virtual wedding with her future husband from Ho Chi Minh City, the epicentre of the latest wave of the pandemic.

The Vietnam-Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA) and Visang Vietnam Education Company on September 29 signed a cooperation agreement on comprehensive cooperation in education-training and skilled human resources development.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for Legal Affairs on September 29 reviewed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Intellectual Property Law, under the chair of its Chairman Hoang Thanh Tung.

The People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province and the administration of St. Petersburg city of Russia held a webinar on September 29 to promote cooperation between the two localities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised cooperation between the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) during a conference on September 29 to review the two sides' coordination results in the 2016 -2020 period and the first eight months of this year, and future focuses.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is starting phases 2 and 3 of its human clinical trial of the ARCT-154 vaccine against COVID-19 following the encouraging results of the first phase.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu has recently received a token of medical equipment donated by German businesses to support Vietnam’s ongoing fight against COVID-19.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested the army to continue supporting Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localities in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic after September 30 when they begin loosening social distancing measures.

The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education on September 29 launched an information application, and a new form of three bulletins on activities of Party cells, and reporting information, and education and information work.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced a total of 8,758 new COVID-19 cases across 33 localities nationwide on September 29, an increase of 4,161 cases from the previous day, thereby raising the infection tally during the current fourth wave to 776,546.

Indonesian businesses and nationals have presented VND169 million and necessities worth more than VND120 million to Ho Chi Minh City, which is Vietnam’s current largest COVID-19 hotspot. ​

The Freedom House has recently issued a report which again contains prejudiced and partial assessments on internet freedom in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A batch of 740,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to Vietnam, arrived in the nation on September 29 at Noi Bai International Airport.

VOV.VN - The nation is scheduled to receive a large number of COVID-19 vaccines ahead in October, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s unemployment rate during the nine months of the year reached 2.67%, of which the rate in urban areas and rural areas stood at 3.58% and 2.15%, respectively, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The World Bank (WB) and partners on September 29 launched a project aiming to reduce economic and health vulnerability of older persons in Vietnam, under a US$2.75-million grant, funded by the Government of Japan through the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), administered by the WB.