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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A competition for Vietnamese students was launched in Hanoi on October 12 to seek innovative communication solutions to mitigate the impact of natural disasters and climate change, in response to International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (October 13).

Le Thu Thuy from the Academy of Journalism and Communication has won one of the three top prizes at the ASEAN Youth Video Competition on reducing plastic pollution towards sustainable lifestyle.

VOV.VN - Digital transformation is an inevitable trend and a process of changing all socio-economic activities intensively and extensively, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at the virtual ministerial roundtable in the framework of the ITU Digital World 2021 on October 12.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu visited Lingen town and Emsland district of the federal state of Niedersachsen, Germany, from October 8 to 10 to seek ways to promote nursing cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has detected 2,949 coronavirus cases in 43 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, a record low daily figure in the past two and a half months.

A scientific webinar themed “Ho Chi Minh trail at sea - historical miracle and lesson for national construction and defence cause” will be held on October 19, heard a press conference on October 12.

VOV.VN - The United States on October 12 delivered 36 ultra-low temperature freezers to the Ministry of Health at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) to assist Vietnam in storing lifesaving vaccines against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - National train operator Vietnam Railways (VNR) resumed selling tickets on October 12 for both the North-South route and the Hanoi-Hai Phong route following several months of suspending its operation.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said on October 12 that it has transported a total of 1.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam.

About 60 poorest families of Vietnamese-Cambodians in Preah Sihanouk province on October 11 received relief aid, worth some US$20 each. ​

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will jointly organize the ITU Digital World 2021 from October 12 to November 12 via numerous digital platforms.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoa Binh and Vice Mayor of France’s Lyon city Sonia Zdorovzoff signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation in artistic lighting for the Ho Chi Minh City State Treasury building via videoconference on October 11.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Ho Chi Minh City received medical equipment and supplies worth nearly VND6 billion (US$260,000) donated by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in the city and members of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on October 11.

The Hanoi People’s Committee on October 11 issued Document No.3487/UBND-DT on the pilot resumption of regular domestic flights to and from the capital city.

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Kompasu traversed the Philippines into the East Sea on October 12 and is forecast to strike the north-central part of Vietnam in the next two days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Vietnam will accelerate the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign as more than 100 million doses of different brands are expected to be delivered to the nation in the fourth quarter of the year, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen said on October 11.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed 3,619 new COVID-19 cases across 44 localities on October 11 to increase the total number of infections in the current wave to 843,281.

The Ministry of Transport on October 10 issued a set of temporary regulations on the pilot resumption of road passenger transport while ensuring safety amid COVID-19.

The Parliament of Latvia (Saeima) has announced that it will resell to Vietnam 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

VOV.VN - An extended period of torrential rain hit Hanoi on the morning of October 11, resulting in severe flooding and traffic congestion building up on several streets throughout the capital.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s push to enhance competitiveness, reduce its carbon footprint, and improve lives and livelihoods has been given a boost with the approval of an AUD5 million granted by the Australian government.