VOV.VN - The Hanoi administration has permitted bus and taxi services to resume operations at a limited capacity from 6 a.m. on October 14, following a three-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The first North-South train restarted operations on the afternoon of October 13 following a three-month temporary suspension aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many passengers unable to hide their joy at returning to their various hometowns.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela and Barbados Le Viet Duyen presented President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s credentials to Barbados Governor-General Sandra Mason in a virtually held ceremony on October 5.

VOV.VN - Oxfam in Vietnam, a non-governmental organisation, along with the Embassies of New Zealand and Switzerland, announced on October 5 a humanitarian aid package worth approximately US$57,000 to help migrant workers in Ho Chi Minh City get over difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The 2021 - 2026 Party Central Committee opened its fourth conference in Hanoi on October 4 to discuss a range of key issues relating to national development.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and the managing board of the COVID-19 prevention and control fund of Ho Chi Minh City on October 1 received further aid from businesses for the fight against COVID-19.

Venerable Thich Minh Quang, head monk of the Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, has handed over to the Lao Front for National Construction LAK25 million worth of essential goods (about over VND50 million) to help people who are being severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The prolonged COVID-19 outbreak has prompted couples to delay their weddings, although Ngoc Diep, a female hospital orderly, is a special case as she has organised a virtual wedding with her future husband from Ho Chi Minh City, the epicentre of the latest wave of the pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu has recently received a token of medical equipment donated by German businesses to support Vietnam’s ongoing fight against COVID-19.

Indonesian businesses and nationals have presented VND169 million and necessities worth more than VND120 million to Ho Chi Minh City, which is Vietnam’s current largest COVID-19 hotspot. ​