VOV.VN - A solemn memorial service was held on October 23 at Rang pagoda in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen district for Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

VOV.VN - Hanoi's Center for Disease Control (CDC Hanoi) has announced plans to complete the vaccination process and give adults their second doses of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as preparing booster shots for next year.

VOV.VN - The nation temporarily recognizes vaccine passports from 72 countries and territories, and is in the process of discussing with nearly 80 other partners about the recognition of each other's vaccine passports.

The growth of processed seafood output in Vietnam will reach over 6% a year by 2030 under a national seafood processing development strategy for 2021-2030 which has been approved by the Prime Minister.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, voiced the country’s support for the ongoing peace, security, national reconciliation, reunification, and development process in Colombia, as well as for the role of the UN Verification Mission.

VOV.VN - By September 2021 Singaporean financiers have injected US$23.5 billion across 690 projects in Vietnam’s processing and manufacturing industry, accounting for nearly 40% of Singapore’s total investment capital in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

VOV.VN - Russia imported 84,000 tonnes of processed fruit and vegetables worth US$149.8 million from Vietnam during the opening seven months of 2021, up 6.3 % in volume and 10.5% in value year on year, according to the Russian Customs service.

VOV.VN - Enterprises based in industrial parks, export processing, and high-tech zones have fully met the requirements according to Ho Chi Minh City's set of criteria for disease prevention when welcoming staff back to work.

VOV.VN - ASEAN Foreign Ministers met virtually on October 4 to review the ASEAN Community building process, the bloc’s cooperation with its dialogue partners, the East Sea issue, and a number of issues of mutual concern.

Processing industry contributed 86.27% to the total export revenue of the country in the first nine months of 2021, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.