The Mai Dich - South Thang Long Section of Hanoi’s Ring Road No 3, using ODA loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), was officially opened to traffic on October 11 after two years and four months of construction.

A reimagine talk titled “Digital Transformation for parents in Vietnam" was recently organised ahead of the ASEAN-UNICEF conference on Digital Transformation of the Education System throughout ASEAN.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese woman and an Indian expert have become Vietnam's latest COVID-19 patients, taking the overall number of coronavirus infections to 1,109, the Health Ministry reported on October 11.

VOV.VN - Nearly 180 Vietnamese citizens, mainly Vietnamese employees with expired contracts of Lilama Company and others in especially difficult circumstances were repatriated home safely on October 11 from Brunei onboard a Vietjet Air flight.

VOV.VN - Storm Linfa, the sixth to form in the East Sea this year, on the morning of October 11 made landfall in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai and weakened into a tropical depression, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The central city of Da Nang on October 10 started construction on the first phase of the Software Park No 2, worth more than VND703 billion (US$30.4 million), in Hai Chau district.

An irrigation work in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, built with funding of the Indian Embassy in Vietnam, was inaugurated on October 10 in the presence of Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive requiring acceleration of the application of automated non-stop toll collection services nationwide.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry on October 10 confirmed a further two fresh imported cases which were put into quarantine immediately upon entry, bringing the national tally to 1,107.

VOV.VN - With the nation’s central region enduring plenty of losses and severe damage from rising flooding caused by heavy rainfall, conditions are expected to worsen in the coming days with more rain set to fall until October 14.

VOV.VN - Leaders of Hanoi’s administration provided an offering of incense to ancestors and laid wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on October 10 to commemorate 1,010 years of Thang Long-Hanoi and to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day.

VOV.VN - UN Women will continue to support the government and people of Vietnam in further promoting gender equality, Elisa Fernandez, UN Women representative in Vietnam has said during a recent interview granted to VOV.

A flight conducted by Vietjet Air brought home safely more than 240 Vietnamese citizens stranded there due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on October 9 as part of efforts by Vietnamese authorities and Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines in coordination with the competent agencies of the host nation.

The People’s Committee of central Da Nang city on October 8 kicked off construction of the APEC Statue Park expansion project in Hai Chau district.

The Association of Vietnamese Professionals and Students in the US is organising the “Vong Tay Nuoc My 8” (the US’s arm 8) event from October 9 to 11 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations.

Some 58 products will be honoured at the Vietnam Digital Transformation Awards 2020, the Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA) said on October 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed an additional five imported cases of COVID-19, all from India, taking the national totally to 1,105, the Ministry of Health said on October 9.

VOV.VN - The Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station in Ho Chi Minh City is considered one of the country’s largest and most modern public transport hubs and is set to be put into operation from October 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's central region has been hit by severe flooding after long periods of torrential rain have led to rising water levels, resulting in many homes of local people being left submerged.

VOV.VN - The US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink honored the accomplishments of 15 students during the final round of the “Speak to Lead” English contest on October 8, part of our celebration of the 25th anniversary of US-Vietnam relations.

VOV.VN - Four people have died whilst a further eight people have gone missing in the central and central highlands regions after a period of historic rainfall caused severe flooding which damaged roads, caused landslides, and disrupted the flow of traffic along major routes.

A forum on social work to support victims of gender-based violence took place in HCM City on October 8.

A statue of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh will be erected in Vyborg town, Russia’s Saint Petersburg city, as a stone marking the statue’s location was placed at a ceremony on October 8.

A meeting was held at the Eye Hospital in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on October 8 in response to World Sight Day and the Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week.

The national festival for innovative startups, Techfest Vietnam 2020, will take place at the National Economics University in Hanoi from November 27-29.

German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) has spoken highly of Vietnam’s achievements in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the country should be taken as a model in the fight.

VOV.VN - Deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City administration Le Thanh Liem signed an urgent document sent to localities, requesting them to continue implementing COVID-19 preventive measures in the new situation.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese citizens returning from Russia has been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2, becoming the country’s 1,100th COVID-19 patient, the Ministry of Health said on October 8.

VOV.VN - Nearly 250 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Malaysia due to the impact of the COVID-19 were brought home on a Vietjet Air flight on October 8.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on central provinces to take all emergency measures necessary to safeguard the lives of local residents and to minimise human and property losses as rising floodwaters caused by a spell of heavy rain continues to batter the region.