VOV.VN - Despite enduring a spell of heavy rain, several restaurants, coffee shops, and street food establishments reopened in the central city of Da Nang on October 16 after several months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic following social distancing measures being eased.

Vietnam’s Border Guard force has undertaken strong measures to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and prevent Vietnamese fishing boats from encroaching foreign waters over the last four years.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has granted approval to a national science-technology scheme aimed at promoting studies and production of human vaccines by 2030.

A seminar on promoting the involvement of pioneering enterprises in natural disaster prevention and control, and response to climate change and epidemics was held in Hanoi on October 15.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh was elected as President of the Vietnam-Denmark Friendship Association (VDFA) for the 2021-26 tenure during its third Congress held on October 15.

An exhibition was held on October 15 in Kanagawa prefecture of Japan to promote its relationship withVietnam and introduce products of the Southeast Asian country to local people.

The Ministry of Health on October 15 received nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine presented by Poland and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to help Vietnam battle against the pandemic.

Vietnam is ready to coordinate with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and international partners to achieve the targets of this year’s World Food Day (October 16), an official has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 15 required ministries, agencies and localities to better implement policies promoting the development of women in general and female entrepreneurs in particular.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.