VOV.VN - Typhoon Matmo made landfall in the Fangcheng area of China’s Guangxi province, near the Vietnam–China border on October 6, before weakening into a tropical depression as it moved deeper into the northern mountainous regions of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Quang Tri Provincial Border Guard on October 5 dismantled a major transnational drug trafficking ring, arresting two Lao nationals and seizing 500 kilograms of synthetic drugs.

VOV.VN - The PPA Tour Asia-MB Vietnam Cup 2025, co-organized by FPT Play, has officially been recognized by Guinness World Records as the pickleball tournament with the largest live audience in the world, surpassing the previous record set in the US, with over 7,900 spectators in attendance.

Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) has announced that 91 wild animals were released back into the forest at Tam Dao National Park in late September following successful rehabilitation at the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre.

Wild elephants, long regarded as a symbol of strength in nature and closely tied to the culture and belief of many communities in Vietnam, are now facing the real risk of extinction.

VOV.VN - President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez and his entourage visited the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on October 5 as part of his official visit to Vietnam and the co-chairing of the second meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Artists from the Vietnam Cultural Centre in France, invited as an honorary guest, brought distinctive performances to the vibrant atmosphere of the Korean Expo 2025 held in Paris on October 4.

The first-ever museum dedicated to the art of unicorn, lion and dragon dances in Vietnam is set to officially open on October 6 at Hoi An Station 2, within the Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist complex in the central city of Da Nang, announced Nguyen Lam An, Director of the complex.

Ethiopian Airlines has officially launched its Addis Ababa–Hanoi service, creating the first direct air link between Vietnam and Africa.

VOV.VN - Numerous families on October 4 brought their children to celebrate and experience the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, where the “Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 - Joy with Children” program will run on October 4 and 5 (the 13th and 14th days of the 8th lunar month).