The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association held an event in Hanoi on November 6 to popularise information about Cuba and exchange activities between Vietnamese and Cuban youths.

A project to train 50 students at higher education institutions nationwide to become environmental ambassadors was launched at a ceremony at the Hanoi National University (HNU) on November 6.

VOV.VN - Two further Vietnamese returnees from Russia and France were diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, bringing the total number of active cases 1,212, the Ministry of Health said on November 6.

VOV.VN - A period of heavy downpours has left many areas throughout the central provinces of Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh inundated with flooding, contributing a negative impact on the daily lives of local citizens.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung handed over 30,000 face masks to Sounthone Sayachak, head of the External Affairs Commission of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, as a gift from the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Foreign Affairs Commission in an effort to help the neighbouring country tackle the pandemic.

VOV.VN - Pham Luong Son, deputy general director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), and Ann Marie Yastishock, mission director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Vietnam, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on November 6 on health insurance co-operation for the 2020 to 2024 period.

Six Vietnamese citizens were killed and five others injured at a serious traffic accident in Chikreng district of Cambodia’s Siem Reap province on November 5 evening, according to the Vietnamese General Consulate in Battambang.

VOV.VN - A new storm named Atsani is in the process of forming in the northeastern waters of the Philippines and is anticipated to move west-northwest at speeds of 15 km before entering the East Sea during the course of the next 24 hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - More than 270 Vietnamese citizens, including children under the age of 18, the elderly, people suffering from underlying illnesses, and those in extremely difficult circumstances were repatriated home safe and sound on November 6.

VOV.VN - Financial news website Business Insider published an article on November 5 featuring 10 cities that have the cheapest living costs for expats from the United States, with Ho Chi Minh City topping the list, followed by Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Bangkok in Thailand.

VOV.VN - The overall number of coronavirus infections in Vietnam rose to 1,210 after an Indian expert and two Vietnamese returnees from Japan were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Health Ministry said on November 6.

Vietnam will strengthen security measures to ensure safety for foreigners who are living and working in the country, including Russian citizens, stated Deputy Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Duong Hoai Nam at a regular meeting of the ministry in Hanoi on November 5.

Extreme weather conditions are becoming more common regionally and globally and have greatly affected Vietnam, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha told lawmakers in Hanoi on November 5.

The Ministry of Information and Communications partnered with the Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs to hold a workshop on the application of technologies in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in Hanoi on November 5.

Within October, central Vietnam got struck by three floods, four storms and a series of landslides that claimed 159 lives and left 71 missing.

VOV.VN - Located in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, Van Don International Airport has been named as Asia's Leading Regional Airport 2020 and Asia's Leading Airport Lounge 2020 at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia Gala Ceremony 2020 which took place in London, the UK, recently.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities are scrambling to evacuate more than 28,000 residents before tropical Goni makes landfall scheduled for early November 6.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has recently been named the World’s Leading Cultural Airline, World’s Leading Airline - Premium Economy Class, and World’s Leading Airline – Economy Class at this year’s prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA).

VOV.VN - US and Vietnamese law enforcement authorities have coordinated in arresting and extraditing two US fugitives located in Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau City.

The United Nations Resident Coordinator and the Country Director of Save the Children on behalf of the Disaster Management Group have issued the 2020 Vietnam flood response plan to raise US$40 million to provide assistance for 177,000 of the most vulnerable flood-affected people hard hit in the central region.

Nguyen Dinh Khang, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), on November 4 handed over VND1 billion (US$43,190) to residents affected by Storm Molave in central Quang Nam province.

The Dutch Government will provide an aid package worth EUR2 million (US$2.34 million) for Vietnamese flood victims, Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman said on November 4.

VOV.VN - Hanoi capital launched an operation, starting November 5, to crack down on those who violate regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control amid apathy among the residents.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese woman returning from Oman had been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, bringing Vietnam’s coronavirus tally to 1,207, the Ministry of Health said on November 5.

The National Committee on Youth of Vietnam (NCYV) and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee jointly held an online ASEAN Youth Leaders’ Conference on November 3.

VOV.VN - A further three imported cases from France were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by the Ministry of Health on November 4, taking the nation’s overall number to 1,206.

VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese beauties are set to participate in “Vietnam Why Not”, also known as the “Di Viet Nam Di” project, in response to the launch of a tourism promotion campaign supported by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister of the Royal Cambodian Government Men Sam An joined with her delegation to extend best wishes and to donate gifts in support of victims of recent flooding in the country’s central region on November 4 at the Binh Hiep international border gate complex in Long An province.

French Consul General in Ho Ch Minh City (HCMC) Vincent Floreani has been in Vietnam for more than three years.

Vietnam’s political system proved effective and efficient when the COVID-19 outbreak in the country became more complex, Russian news agency Sputnik wrote recently.