VOV.VN - Tropical storm Lionrock has moved into the Gulf of Tonkin and is expected to lose its strength before striking north-central coastal provinces of Vietnam on October 10 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Field hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, have done their goods job over the past months and will suspend operations in the coming months, according to the municipal Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 4,513 coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours till 06.00pm on October 9, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Police announced on October 9 that they have handed over a fugitive convicted of fraud to Korean authorities.

VOV.VN - Northern and north-central coastal provinces of Vietnam are planning to evacuate approximately 260,000 residents from flood- and landslide prone areas before tropical storm Lionrock makes landfall on October 10 evening.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health is currently drawing up guidelines for vaccinating children against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with the campaign poised to begin sometime in October, according to Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan.

VOV.VN - The prolonged COVID-19 outbreak has basically been brought under control across Vietnam, especially in southern hotspots, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control at a meeting on October 9.

VOV.VN - Chairman of Japan’s Daiyu Steel Co. Ltd Sakuo Inoue has pledged to donate JPY1 million (US$8,940) to Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien received Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang in Hanoi on October 8.

VOV.VN - Another shipment of 603,380 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States just landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 8 evening.

A Vietnam Airlines flight has brought 130 students of Hanoi Medical University and hundreds of medical workers, who finished their tasks of helping Ho Chi Minh City and southern localities, fight COVID-19, back to Hanoi.

Despite effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ration of response of authorities nationwide to wildlife-related violations reported by people reached 97.6% of the total, according to a report released by Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on October 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 4,806 coronavirus cases in 42 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06pm coronavirus update on October 8.

VOV.VN - Six teams are representing Vietnam at an ongoing International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL 2021) which is underway in an online format.

VOV.VN - FWD Vietnam Life Insurance Company Limited (FWD) has been honoured as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2021 by HR Asia, a leading human resources publication.

VOV.VN - The People’s Court of Hanoi on October 8 sentenced a Chinese citizen to a two year jail term for falsifying documents in his attempt to stay and work illegally in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 8 handed over VND3 billion donated by Vietnamese expatriates abroad to the Vietnam Fatherland Front to support the National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund and the ongoing fight against the virus.

VOV.VN - Due to a recent tropical depression turning into storm Lionrock, the central province of Quang Nam has suffered from torrential rain over the past few days, causing severe flooding and landslides in mountainous areas.

The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) and the Mines Advisory Group Vietnam (MAG Vietnam) on October 7 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in building and enhancing capacity in tackling post-war bombs, mines and unexploded ordnances in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A shipment of 608,400 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on October 7 evening.

The Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Labour announced on October 7 that it has spent over VND1.39 trillion (US$60.4 million) as relief aid for 2.4 million trade union members, workers, civil servants, labourers and their children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on October 7 signed a dispatch on arranging transportation of residents wishing to return to their hometowns.

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression strengthened into a storm called Lionrock early on October 8 in the East Sea and is forecast to strike north-central Vietnam on October 11.

Leaders of the Vietnamese Government have agreed on a set of criteria for the recognition and use of other countries' vaccine passports in Vietnam as proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at a regular press conference via videoconference on October 7.

Google in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Centre has launched the Google Safety Centre and the Safer Programme with Google for Vietnamese users.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the detection of 4,150 additional COVID-19 cases across 43 localities on October 7, marking a drop of 209 from the previous day.

VOV.VN - A hydropower tunnel suddenly collapsed on October 6 during construction taking place at the Nam Cum 3 hydropower plant in the northwestern province of Lai Chau, with two deaths being confirmed following the incident.

Vietnamese 5th graders achieved the highest rank in terms of learning outcome assessment in the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) for the 2018-2021 period, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Driver's license, social insurance, and COVID-19 vaccination certificate are among many documents to be incorporated into the new chip-based ID cards, the Ministry of Public Security’s police department for administrative management of social order has said.

VOV.VN - The spread of dengue fever has showing signs of increasing in both Hanoi and southern localities following several deaths being reported, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on October 6.