VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on October 22 announced four colour coded COVID-19 alert levels in all 63 cities and provinces across Vietnam.

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 Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed that the Ministry of Transport consider the gradual reopening of regular international commercial flights in four stages starting in the fourth quarter of this year.

VOV.VN - Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium will open its doors to vaccinated football fans when Vietnam are to take on Japan and Saudi Arabia as part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers next month.

VOV.VN - Foreign holidaymakers who have been fully vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 at least six months and undergone a negative COVID-19 test are allowed to visit a number of major tourist attractions in Vietnam on a trial basis.

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 - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented ambassadorial appointment decisions on October 21 at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi to eight diplomats for the 2021 to 2024 term, detailing their tasks in Europe, Southern Europe, and Central Asia.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese travel operators have revealed that tens of thousands of Russian tourists have booked tours to travel to the nation, according to Vietnamese news website Zing news.

Localities with high vaccination rates may consider stopping the "three-on-the-spot" production model, said Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on October 20.

While Vietnam is not out of the woods yet, it has enough pull factors to encourage investors to continue their business operations and even move their manufacturing operations to the country, according to Vietnam Briefing.