A National Assembly delegation on October 25 attended a conference on strengthening the role of parliamentarians of member countries of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in implementing the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism on human rights.

Vietnam spent VND45.6 trillion (nearly US$2 billion) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control and supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15, according to the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy is showing signs of recovery from the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, but how quickly it picks up heavily depends on the pace of vaccination, the effectiveness of pandemic prevention measures, and the government’s bailout packages.

VOV.VN - Another shipment of 1,316,250 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine touched down at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on October 24 evening, while more than 1.3 million doses arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of October 25.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said on October 24 that Vietnam is likely to face another outbreak of COVID-19 coming from a massive influx of people returning to their hometowns from coronavirus hotpots.

VOV.VN - A batch of 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Japanese Government arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.

VOV.VN - Individual philanthropists and organisations have so far contributed nearly VND21 trillion in cash and kind to the national COVID-19 fight, according to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.

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.