VOV.VN - The seventh version of the Ao Dai Festival, aimed at celebrating the nation’s traditional long dress, kicked off on October 11 at the Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, with plenty of local residents and tourists in attendance.

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.

Vietnamese and Indian enterprises gathered in the capital city of Hanoi on October 8 to discuss ways to develop smart cities in Vietnam.

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.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Business Associations (HUBA) honoured 200 excellent enterprises and entrepreneurs of the city in 2020 at a ceremony marking the 16th Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day (October 13) held on October 7.

VOV.VN - The seventh iteration of the Ao Dai Festival will open at the Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City at 6:30 p.m. on October 11, following several postponements due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City police detained Pham Thi Doan Trang in HCM City’s District 3 for “spreading propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to open more pedestrian streets in central District 1 to meet locals and tourists’ entertainment and recreational demands.

The central province of Thua Thien Hue and Facebook have launched a comprehensive partnership programme on the application of digital economy in promoting the heritage city’s potential and innovation.

VOV.VN - The nation’s infection tally has climbed to 1,099 after one imported case from Australia was confirmed to contract the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Ministry of Health reported on October 7.