Lao President Bounnhang Vorachith on October 18 sent a message to President Tran Dai Quang conveying his sympathies to the Vietnamese Party, Government and people over the recent devastating floods that caused heavy losses in both human lives and property.

Ensuring food security and rural development to create the foundation for sustainable malnutrition reduction is the message of the ongoing Nutrition and Development Week. 

The Japanese Government on October 19 decided to provide emergency relief aid for Vietnamese flood-hit areas. 

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Film Institute has received from the Dutch Healthcare Authority and Joris Ivens Archives Institute 33 valuable documentaries that foreign producers made in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s.

Central Ha Tinh province’s police have arrested Tran Thi Xuan, 41, for alleged "activities to overthrow the Government".

 The Hanoi municipal chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) honoured 10 outstanding young people for their contributions during 2012-2017 at its 15th Congress held in the capital city from October 18-20. 

VOV.VN - The National Fund for Vietnamese Children,  the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and Binh Thuan Province jointly held a ‘Real Life Journey” program on October 19 to raise funds for disadvantaged students and pupils across the country.

VOV.VN - Quang Tri provincial Party Committee held a prize giving ceremony on October 19 for winners of a writing contest on the history of Vietnam-Laos special ties.

The Sea and Island Club set up by Vietnamese people in Germany organised an exchange programme with various activities on October 18 to encourage expatriates’ attentions to the homeland’s seas and islands.

VOV.VN - Twelve outstanding Vietnamese students aged 14-16 were presented with ASEAN scholarships at a ceremony held on October 18 in Hanoi.

The International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications (ATC 2017) kicked off in the central province of Binh Dinh on October 18.

VOV.VN - HCM City hopes that the US will support creativity in startup activities and its development as a smart city, has said Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for lecturers doing research at universities in Vietnam.

The Association in Support of Poor and Disadvantaged Women and Children in central Da Nang city has raised almost VND1.75 trillion (US$77 million) over the last 15 years for humanitarian aid.

For the first time in 50 years, Vietnam has shifted its population policy from ‘planned parenthood’ to ‘maintaining stable birth rates’.

A workshop discussing the historical significance of Russia’s October Revolution took place in Hanoi on October 18, attracting scientists, researchers and managers from universities and agencies. 

The gift market for Vietnamese Women’s Day, October 20, this year is offering customers a wide range of products and services.

First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee Le Quoc Phong met with Chairman of the Young Guard of United Russia Denis Davidov in Sochi, Russia on October 18.

Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are tightening control over illegal residential workers, while Vietnam plans to export 105,000 workers. 

Elke Schwierz has enjoyed every moment at Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Ninh Binh Province for the past 15 years.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, Head of the Steering Committee for the national target programme on new-style rural area building has recognised that Lang Son city and Sa Dec city have completed their 2017 new-style rural area building tasks.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong on October 18 paid a fact-finding trip to Da Bac district in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh where she inspected the settlement of consequences caused by recent downpours and floods.

The teaching and learning of spoken and written ethnic minority languages in Vietnam is facing a range of difficulties, heard a seminar held by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee’s Advisory Council for Ethnic Affairs in Hanoi on October 18. 

Lack of funds has been blamed for the slow progress of plans to relocate residents of 20,000 houses in slums along canals and rivers in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) on October 18 convened the fourth meeting of the NutriSEA project management board under the Erasmus capacity building in higher education programme. 

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty on October 18 inspected the settlement of flood and landslide consequences and visited flood victims in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the National Academy of Public Administration to outline longer-term visions to develop into an institution for training leaders on a par with other regional countries.

The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and UN Women held a workshop in Hanoi on October 17 to discuss measures to promote the role of women in natural disaster risk reduction and climate change response.

Two Indonesian naval Sigma-class corvette vessels docked at the Ho Chi Minh City international port on October 18, starting a four-day visit to the southern economic hub.

Can Tho University wants to develop links with leading universities from Germany in tertiary autonomy and governance.