Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries to implement urgent relief measures to help central localities overcome the consequences of recent heavy rains and flooding.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national carrier has announced it will receive and transport relief goods free of charge for agencies, organizations, associations, and businesses to Hue, Da Nang, and Chu Lai airports in central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on the morning of October 31 between Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence and the US Department of War and the US Department of State to strengthen cooperation in addressing the consequences of war.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has called for stronger efforts to safeguard the UNESCO-recognised Complex of Hue Monuments against increasingly severe weather, stressing the urgency of improving drainage, waterproofing, foundation reinforcement and artefact preservation.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Vietnam, released National Report on 30 Years of Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995-2025) at a conference held in Hanoi on October 31.

VOV.VN - Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has held a bilateral meeting with Baroness Jacqui Smith, the UK Minister for Skills at the Department for Education within the framework of the official visit to the United Kingdom by Party General Secretary To Lam, his delegation.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) was honored with one first prize, one second prize, one third prize, and one consolation prize at the 5th National Press Awards on combating corruption, wastefulness, and negative phenomena 2024-2025, held in Hanoi on October 30.

The Central Relief Committee under the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee has recently allocated three rounds of aid totalling VND428 billion (US$16.2 million) to support 17 provinces and cities in addressing the consequences of storms and floods.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment plans to complete a comprehensive national land database in 2026, a step to transform land resources into an important driver for sustainable development.

The Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) seeks to strengthen cooperation with the Confederation of Thai Journalists (CTJ) to jointly address issues such as fake news, environmental information, and human trafficking, President of the VJA Le Quoc Minh has said.

VOV.VN - The “Making English the Second Language in Schools for the 2025-2035 Period, with a Vision to 2045” scheme sets out that by 2030 all schools will teach English as a compulsory subject starting from grade 1, toward building a generation of global citizens ready for international integration.

VOV.VN - Heavy rains triggered extreme flooding in Hue and Da Nang cities, central Vietnam from October 27 to 30, with water levels on major rivers exceeding alarm level 3 and surpassing historical records.

Severe rainfall and rising floods had forced the evacuation of 7,253 households, totalling 22,080 people, to safe locations in central Vietnam by 17:30 on October 29, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

VOV.VN - The Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on October 30 received an emergency international aid shipment from the Rusian Government, supporting people affected by heavy rain, flooding in Hue city, central Vietnam.

The Coast Guard Region 3 Command has launched a peak campaign to strengthen patrols, inspections, and law enforcement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia has recently conducted a consular visit to 11 Vietnamese fishermen detained for illegal fishing in Sabah state as part of the efforts to protect Vietnamese citizens abroad and lift the European Council’s yellow card warning on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide non-refundable aid worth more than VND9.1 billion (about US$384,600) to help Mekong Delta city of Can Tho strengthen its capacity in drainage management and climate change adaptation.

VOV.VN - Several National Assembly (NA) deputies have proposed adjusting the base salary for civil servants, noting that adequate income is essential for them to focus on public service without financial concerns.

The third Cambodia – Laos – Vietnam Buddhist Summit took place in Phnom Penh from October 27 to 29, focusing on the promotion of Buddhist harmony for peace and sustainable development.

VOV.VN - The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has issued an urgent warning of high risks of flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence across several central and Central Highlands provinces, from Quang Tri to Gia Lai, due to prolonged heavy rainfall over recent days.

Vietnam has appreciated the strong support and solidarity from international partners and diplomatic missions in helping local communities recover from the recent devastation caused by Typhoons Bualoi and Matmo, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep.

Nearly 300 delegates representing government agencies, international organisations and leading enterprises convened in Ninh Binh province on October 27 for a ministerial roundtable on artificial intelligence (AI) governance.

The People’s Committee of Quang Tri province, in cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), on October 28 broke ground on a social protection and rehabilitation centre for persons with disabilities (PWD) in Nam Dong Ha ward.

The Chairperson of the People’s Committee of Dak Lak province has called for urgent action to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in coastal areas, warning that if there is no progress, local leaders will be punished without prior reprimands.

The “Nhan tai Dat Viet” (Vietnamese Talent) Awards have reflected the pillars of sustainable national development while encouraging and spreading innovative values in the community, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man said while attending the 18th award ceremony in Hanoi on October 27.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence on October 27 launched a training course on United Nations peacekeeping operations for female military officers, with support from UN Women and Australia.

VOV.VN - From now until mid-December 2025, moderate to heavy rains are expected to continue in central Vietnam, particularly from Ha Tinh to Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, and the eastern parts of Quang Ngai to Dak Lak provinces.

Construction began on the Houaphanh provincial Radio and Television Station, a gift from the Vietnamese Government to the Lao Government and people of Houaphanh province, on October 27.

VOV.VN - Hanoi recorded nearly 400 cases of dengue along with hundreds of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) and measles cases from October 17 to 24, according to the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC).

The Villejuif committee for the Van Canh Friendship Village in France’s Val-de-Marne province organised a concert on October 26 to raise funds for victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin in Vietnam.