The National Fund for Vietnamese Children has provided VND7.78 billion (US$342,572) to children orphaned by COVID-19 and offered aid of over VND7 billion (US$308,263) in cash and kind to 12,800 others affected by the pandemic.

The loosening of social distancing measures and increasing global demand have opened up great opportunities for Vietnamese rice exporters, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese travel operators have revealed that tens of thousands of Russian tourists have booked tours to travel to the nation, according to Vietnamese news website Zing news.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese exports to the Netherlands during the opening nine months of the year surged by 10.9% to reach US$5.58 billion compared to the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Several ministries have been asked to facilitate Vietnamese people and foreigners’ exit from and entry into the country.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Laos surged by 28.2% year on year to reach over US$947 million during the opening nine months of the year, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Laos.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung held a working session in Hanoi on October 19 with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad who were appointed for the 2021-2024 tenure this year.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on October 19 hosted a reception for female ambassadors and chargés d' affaires from foreign diplomatic representative agencies in Vietnam on the occasion of the Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20).

VOV.VN - As many as 60 short films featuring a variety of attractive locations nationwide are being screened on the YouTube channel Vietnamsunday.

VOV.VN - Quang An Flower Market, the largest of its kind in the capital, was busy with numerous traders and customers overnight due to demand rising sharply ahead of Vietnamese Women's Day, which falls on October 20 annually.