VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 26 attended the 38th ASEAN Leaders’ Summit virtually held by Brunei which is currently holding the ASEAN Chair in 2021.

Vietnam has decided to urgently support the Lao Party, State and people with US$2.15 million and some medical supplies in aid of the nation’s efforts to combat the latest wave of COVID-19, informed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung at a ceremony held on October 25.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has sent an urgent document to the Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute, asking for an approval of its plan to inoculate children aged 12 – 17 against COVID-19.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the virtual ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2021 (ASEAN BIS) on October 25, saying that ASEAN is now in need of enterprises’ proactiveness and creativity to adapt to the new normal.

A National Assembly delegation on October 25 attended a conference on strengthening the role of parliamentarians of member countries of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in implementing the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism on human rights.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the discovery of an additional 3,639 new COVID-19 infections on October 25 across 53 localities nationwide, marking a decline of 408 from the previous day.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks amid the country exporting 1.18 million tonnes of coffee worth US$2.23 billion during the opening nine months of the year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The Virtual Vietnam International Food Industry Exhibition 2021 (Virtual Vietnam Foodexpo 2021) is scheduled to get underway on December 7, with the primary aim of boosting the domestic market and increasing the export of food and agricultural products.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is scheduled to attend the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and related summits via online platforms from October 26 to October 28 at the invitation of the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam – Chair of ASEAN 2021.

Vietnam spent VND45.6 trillion (nearly US$2 billion) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control and supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15, according to the Ministry of Finance.