The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the city's Committee for Religious Affairs on October 13 honoured 82 religious volunteers who have worded side by side with medical workers at local COVID-19 treatment hospitals.

FPT Group was honoured seven times at a recent ceremony announcing awards of the Top 10 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Companies of Vietnam in 2021 hosted by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA).

Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast for this year has been lowered to 2-2.5%, according to the World Bank's October 2021 Vietnam Macro Monitoring.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on its official website that tickets on Ho Chi Minh City–Hanoi air route from October 12 to October 19 have now been sold out.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s export rice prices have increased sharply once again to surpass those from regional peers such as Thailand, India, and Pakistan, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

VOV.VN - Passengers taking a commercial flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on October 12 showed their joy following the authorities of the capital lifting a seven-day quarantine requirement placed on returnees from the southern metropolis.

Vietnam is resolved to work together with other countries to strengthen solidarity, trust and cooperation, for peace and development in Asia and the world, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang.

VOV.VN - Oman came back to defeat Vietnam 3-1 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier in Muscat on October 12.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend and deliver a speech at the fourth Russian Energy Week, which will take place in Moscow from October 13-15.

Vietnam attaches importance to the Strategic Cooperative Partnership with the Republic of Korea (RoK) and is ready to work closely with the RoK to optimise existing mechanisms between the two countries to elevate bilateral cooperation.