The second sitting of the 15th National Assembly is scheduled to last for 17 days, starting October 20, heard the NA Standing Committee on October 13.

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 - Mien Dong (Eastern) Coach Station, the largest of its kind in Ho Chi Minh City, was virtually deserted on October 13 as inter-provincial routes reopened following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the southern metropolis.

VOV.VN- Vietnam remains ready to co-operate with international partners, agencies of both the UN and ASEAN, and international organisations to raise global awareness of mitigating disaster risks and improving adaptive capacity whilst responding to more effectively to natural disasters amid COVID-19.

VOV.VN - COVAX delivered an additional 1,999,530 life-saving doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made available by the United States to assist Vietnam in its fight against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Passengers taking a commercial flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on October 12 showed their joy following the authorities of the capital lifting a seven-day quarantine requirement placed on returnees from the southern metropolis.

VOV.VN - Experiencing the ups and downs of history, recent times has given entrepreneurs and businesses a chance to demonstrate their pioneering role in all fronts, as well as serving an important driving force behind the development of the national economy.

The agro-forestry-fisheries sector is the mainstay of the economy of Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic in the first nine months of this year.

VOV.VN - Representatives of leading Vietnamese firms expect the Government to put a comprehensive economic recovery programme in place to adapt to the new normal as the country moves into the post pandemic period.

Many businesses suggested more detailed policies should be issued to help them access bank loans as there remain difficulties in lending.