UNESCO Vietnam and the Vietnam Cinema Association’s Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) on October 4 launched a filmmaking course for young Vietnamese filmmakers.

Three students from the central city of Da Nang won the first prize at the grand finale of an IT idea competition hosted by the United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales (UAVS-NSW), Australia, on October 3.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 4 received a token of 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility.

The Prime Minister has approved an investment plan for the first phase of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project, which is expected to speed up travel between Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City.

The contest "Cyber S – Generation S: Safety and equality in cyberspace" opened on October 4 to raise public awareness, especially among young people and content creators on social media, about safety and gender equality in cyberspace amid COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - A total of 5,382 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vietnam during the past 24 hours, with half of them detected in the community, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its 06pm coronavirus update on October 4.

VOV.VN - Approximately 2,500 people have taken their motorbikes leaving Ho Chi Minh City and other coronavirus hotspots in southern Vietnam for their hometowns in the north after social distancing measures were eased.

Nearly 3 million labourers in Ho Chi Minh City will benefit from the unemployment insurance fund with total allowances of about VND6 trillion (US$263.92 million), according to Phan Van Men, Director of the city Social Insurance agency.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese project titled “Nanoneem” surpassed 265 rivals from 24 countries to win first prize in the Social Business Creation 2021 (SBC) competition, according to the organising board.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 3 sent out a letter calling for the enhancement of labour skills to help the country develop prosperously.

VOV.VN - A chain of virus transmission at Vietnam – Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi capital has been localized since first infections were detected several days ago, according to Truong Quang Viet, deputy director of the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - A cold snap is likely to strike northern localities of Vietnam on October 10-11, according to the National Centre of Hydro Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 5,376 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours across 39 provinces and cities and more than 28,850 discharges, the Health Ministry reported on October 3.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has appreciated efforts made by Collectif Vietnam Dioxine members to support campaigns to back Vietnamese French woman Tran To Nga’s lawsuit against US chemical companies and to raise funds for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Vietnam.

More than 1.48 million employees in 83,352 units in Hanoi will receive allowances from the unemployment insurance fund, according to Director of the city's Social Security Agency Nguyen Duc Hoa.

Samsung Vietnam and Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI)/Korea on October 2 inaugurated "Samsung Hope School" at Dinh Huong village, Hiep Hoa district, Bac Giang province, after the COVID-19 pandemic has eased in the province.

A tropical depression forecasted to appear in the East Sea is likely to become a storm.

Ho Chi Minh City has allowed buses, taxis, passenger cars and tech-based vehicles with fewer than nine seats each to resume their operations from October 5.

VOV.VN - The US donated an additional 1,499,940 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to assist Vietnam in its fight against COVID-19, according to a media release issued on October 2 by the US Embassy in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed the detection of 5,490 new COVID-19 cases on October 2, thereby pushing the total during the latest wave’s to 798,626 infections.

Competent authorities have handled violations relating to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) with fines amounting to hundreds of billions of Vietnamese dong.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on October 1 wrapped up the #KeepingGirlsinthePicture - "For a future picture with girls" campaign, which drew over 50 inspiring stories.

More than 100,000ha of rubber plantations in Vietnam are expected to be awarded an international sustainable forest management certification by the end of this year.

VOV.VN - Domestic flights officially resumed on October 1 under a four-phase plan outlined by the Ministry of Transport which is set to be applied in localities that have implemented relaxed COVID-19 containment measures.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and the managing board of the COVID-19 prevention and control fund of Ho Chi Minh City on October 1 received further aid from businesses for the fight against COVID-19.

The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has just approved the municipal Transport Department plan on transporting workers to Ho Chi Minh City as the city, the largest COVID-19 hotspot of Vietnam, began gradually resuming economic activities from October 1.

Venerable Thich Minh Quang, head monk of the Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, has handed over to the Lao Front for National Construction LAK25 million worth of essential goods (about over VND50 million) to help people who are being severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The country recorded an additional 6,957 COVID-19 infections on October 1 across 37 localities nationwide, a drop of 996 cases compared to the previous day, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health.

AI Hack Bootcamp 2021 – a programme that seeks AI solutions for e-commerce - was launched at a ceremony jointly held by the Saigon Hi-tech Park Incubation Centre and the Vietnam E-Commerce Association on October 1.

VOV.VN - The country has received 300 vaccine freezers funded by the Japanese Government through the UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).