As many as 229 outstanding students in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue received Vallet scholarships during a ceremony on October 29.

The annual ICI Vietnam Festival, the fourth of its kind, recently took place in Paris, introducing films by young overseas Vietnamese directors to the public.

VOV.VN - Rolf Schulze, former German Ambassador to Vietnam, has been elected the new President of the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association at the association’s congress held recently in Berlin.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese U23 team took part in a training session in extremely cold weather conditions on October 29 in Kyrgyzstan in order to have the best possible preparations for the upcoming AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifying match against Myanmar.

VOV.VN - Tran Hoang Ai Nhi, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Intercontinental 2021, failed to progress to the Top 20 finalists during the grand final held on October 29 in Egypt.

VOV.VN - As many as 26 Vietnamese movies are set to be screened for free in both Hanoi and Da Nang city from November 10 to November 16 as part of the buildup to celebrate the 22nd version of Vietnam Film Festival.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee launched the Vietnam – China youth friendship exchange via videoconference on October 29.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang visited Bali on October 28 and 29 to exchange experience with local authorities in adapting and living with the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening the economy, and promoting trade, investment and tourism cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnamese Consul General in Luang Prabang province Nguyen Dang Hung on October 29 presented LAK25 million (US$2,300) to Secretary of the Party Committee of Luang Prabang city Viengthong Hatsachan in support of the host authorities’ fight against COVID-19.

Researchers at the 6th international conference on Vietnamese studies (ICVNS 2021) have discussed various aspects ranging from history, language, literature, Sino-Nom, to ethnicity and religion, said Dang Xuan Thanh, Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS).