The tourism sector should take firm steps to resume its services safely, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a working session with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) on October 14.

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 - The country is poised to have 95% of its 8.1 million children aged between 12 and 17 years old vaccinated in the final quarter of the year, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam is resolved to work together with other countries to strengthen solidarity, trust and cooperation, for peace and development in Asia and the world, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly's Committee for External Relations Don Tuan Phong attended the pre-COP26 parliamentary meeting in Rome, Italy from October 8-11.

VOV.VN - Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 11 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Nguyen Trung Kien has expressed his elation at seeing relations between the two countries consolidated and developed, despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on October 7 signed a dispatch on arranging transportation of residents wishing to return to their hometowns.

VOV.VN - The UN Security Council (UNSC) convened a meeting on October 4 to review the implementation of Resolution 2118, originally issued back in 2013, regarding the issue of chemical weapons being used in Syria.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Planning and Investment has mapped out two scenarios for economic, with the national economy growing at least 7.06% in the final quarter of the year to reach a growth rate of 3% for the whole year, and the quarterly growth set to hit 8.84% to fulfil the year target of 3.5%.