VOV.VN - Vietnam’s unemployment rate during the nine months of the year reached 2.67%, of which the rate in urban areas and rural areas stood at 3.58% and 2.15%, respectively, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is set to chair an online working session on the morning of September 30 with a high-ranking business delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), following a request made by Ted Osius, president and CEO of the USABC.

VOV.VN - The World Bank (WB) and partners on September 29 launched a project aiming to reduce economic and health vulnerability of older persons in Vietnam, under a US$2.75-million grant, funded by the Government of Japan through the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), administered by the WB.

Vietnam has called on Somalia to create favourable conditions for women to engage in political activities and ensure a 30% rate of legislative seats for women.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate during nine- month period increased by just 1.42% due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting all economic sectors, with several localities imposing prolonged social distancing measures, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team are set to play a friendly match against Vietnam’s U22s on the afternoon of September 29 in preparation for upcoming fixtures in the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

VOV.VN - The nation exported goods worth US$2.96 billion to Taiwan (China) during the eight months of the year, representing an annual decline of 2.3%, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Japan’s policy towards the nation will basically remain unchanged, even with the Far East Asian country under new leadership.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang held a working session with French parliamentarians and members of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group in the French Parliament on September 28 following an invitation by Stéphanie Do, chairwoman of the group

Canada-based Geopolitical Monitor website on September 27 ran an article analyzing President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s speech at the recent High-level General Debate at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 76) and highlighting Vietnam’s heightening reputation as a UNSC member.