VOV.VN - Vietnam expects to receive additional support in terms of COVID-19 vaccines and medical equipment from New Zealand to help it combat COVID-19, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told his NZ counterpart Nanaia Mahuta during their phone talks on October 8.

The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) and the Mines Advisory Group Vietnam (MAG Vietnam) on October 7 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in building and enhancing capacity in tackling post-war bombs, mines and unexploded ordnances in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A shipment of 608,400 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on October 7 evening.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is scheduled to receive foreign visitors with a vaccine passport on a trial basis in November, before fully reopening to the international tourism market by June 2022.

Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh attended the 9th Meeting of the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) which was held virtually on October 7 by the Supreme Court of Indonesia.

The ADB Ventures - Supporting Impact Startups, a joint project between Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has been launched, offering US$1 million for Vietnam between 2021 and 2023.

VOV.VN - China secured three points in their 3-2 win over Vietnam by an injury time goal in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 7 (local time).

Businesses and entrepreneurs are pioneers in the cause of industrialisation and modernisation, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed on October 7.

Vietnam has taken various measures in a bid to protect the interest of Vietnamese products and exporters in the EU markets, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - The nation joined the 14th meeting between senior officials on minerals of 10 ASEAN countries, in addition to China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (RoK) (ASOMM+3), with the event being held on October 7 via a teleconference.