VOV.VN - Typhoon Nangka, the seventh storm to hit the East Sea, has seen heavy rain and strong winds hit northern coastal localities such as Quang Ninh, and Hai Phong, in addition to other northeastern provinces, with Quang Ninh banning fishing vessels from going out to the sea.

The 16th Party Congress of the northern port city of Hai Phong for the 2020-2025 tenure kicked off on October 14 with the participation of 350 official delegates.

COVID-19 control, economic performance, and the safeguarding of Vietnam’s sovereignty were among the issues Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted during a meeting with voters in the northern port city of Hai Phong on October 13.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City hosted a ceremony on October 13 in order to welcome the arrival of the first set of carriages which will be used on the Metro Line No 1 Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien.

VOV.VN - At least three people have died whilst other workers remain missing following a landslide at the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant area in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, with hundreds of soldiers and specialised vehicles being mobilised as efforts get underway to rescue victims.

VOV.VN - The seventh version of the ASEAN Air Forces’ Education and Training Working Group (AAFET-WG 7) opened in Hanoi on October 6, with Colonel La Dai Phong, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Defence-Air Force under the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, chairing the event.

VOV.VN - The Hai Phong Department of Health said on October 7 that all 152 individuals who came into close contact with a Japanese citizen suspected of being positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have tested negative when checked for the virus.

More than 6,000 enterprises in HCM City have resumed operations following the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and more than 30,000 new ones with capital of VND696 trillion have been set up this year, the city chairman has said.

VOV.VN - Local authorities of Hai Phong city announced on October 6 that they have successfully tracked down 152 F1 cases who had come into close contact with a suspected Japanese novel coronavirus patient.

VOV.VN - A golf tournament sponsored by Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper will take place at BRG Kings Island Golf Resort in Hanoi’s Son Tay town on October 31, attracting 160 local and foreign golfers, according to organisers.