VOV.VN - With the COVID-19 pandemic under control, tourism authorities in Vietnam are asking localities, travel companies, and airlines to participate a second tourism stimulus program that highlights Vietnam as a safe and attractive destination.

VOV.VN - The Made-in-Vietnam Goods Week with the theme of "Made in Vietnam - The quintessence of Vietnam" kicked off on October 23 in Hanoi with over 100 booths displaying items from local businesses nationwide.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK launched a fund-raising campaign on October 23 in support of people in the central region of Vietnam following a period of natural disasters hitting the area.

VOV.VN - Since joining the UN in 1977, Vietnam has contributed to and benefited from the organization’s activities with the international body allowing Vietnam’s multilateral diplomacy to shine.

HSBC Vietnam has teamed up with World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Vietnam in rolling out a project worth VND10 billion (US$431,800) to recover submerged forests at the Ca Mau Cape National Park in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

A webinar discussing post-COVID-19 tourism cooperation between Vietnam and India was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.

There is great potential for the energy service companies market to develop in Vietnam as power consumption is forecast to increase sharply in the coming years, heard a workshop in HCM City on October 22.

The United Nations Security Council on October 22 held a meeting on the situation in Abyei, disputed between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the operation of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), during which Vietnam and Indonesia expressed their hope that the parties involved solve the Abyei issue by peaceful means.

More than 1,100 runners on October 24 will race up to 70km in the Vietnam Jungle Marathon (VJM) in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Entries for the first “Make in Vietnam” digital technology product awards closed on October 20 and organisers had received 239 submissions since they opened on August 20.