VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City plans to resume dine-in services in some areas where the COVID-19 pandemic has been brought under control from next week, said Phan Van Mai, chairman of the municipal government.

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.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Phuong Tra, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon, expressing hope that it will strive to redouble efforts to conduct necessary reforms in an effort to bring the country out of the current crisis.

The Government is going to issue a resolution on some policies supporting women and children with difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government’s Resolution No.128/NQ-CP promoting provisional regulations on safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19 is a sound policy at present, said experts at a seminar held by the Government Portal on October 18.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underscored the need to ensure unanimity and consistency in leadership, direction, administration and organization regarding the implementation of policies, resolutions and regulations on pandemic prevention and control.

The Government’s Resolution No. 105/NQ-CP on support for enterprises, cooperatives, and business households has considerably facilitated the granting of permits to foreign workers in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The nation has called on all concerned parties involved in the Israeli-Palestinian issue to exercise maximum restraint, protect civilians, especially women and children, and focus on holding dialogues and negotiations.

The Prime Minister has approved the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s proposal to cut power bills for enterprises for three months in provinces and cities applying social distancing, according to a Government resolution issued on August 28.

Vietnam aims for a growth at 5%-5.5% each year in forestry production in the 2021-2025 period, according to a Government resolution approving the investment policy for the sustainable forestry development programme in the next five years.