This year, 747 individuals were granted the title of “Good People, Good Deeds”, while the list of outstanding citizens included people of various professions.

Le Lapérouse, a luxury cruise ship of France with 200 foreign travellers, docked at Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on October 9 night.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 10 extended his greetings to those working for the book publishing, printing and distribution sector nationwide on the occasion of the sector’s 70th traditional day.

Four pre-university schools and one high school under the management of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) have been handed over to the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs.

Twenty-five Vietnamese startups in HCM City have completed an inaugural Google for Startups: Startup Academy Vietnam, a training and mentorship programme for early-stage startup founders. 

The 6th Vietnamese culture festival and a meeting with Vietnamese workers in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Jeonnam - Gwangju region recently took place at the Chosun University in Gwangju city.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee's 16th session opened in Hanoi on October 10.

Vietnam has conducted numerous activities to respond to the International Day of the Girl Child 2022 (October 11), which is themed “Our time is now-our rights, our future”.

A new version of Đại Việt Sử Ký Toàn Thư (The Complete Annals of Đại Việt), a national historical series of books in Hán or ancient Chinese characters, has been released by the Văn Học (Literature) Publishing House.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has commended contributions made by the book publishing, printing and distribution sector in his congratulatory letter sent to the sector on the 70th anniversary of its traditional day (October 10, 1952 - 2022).

The 13th Party Central Committee held the sixth session in Hanoi from October 3 to 9 to discuss the Politburo’s proposals, plans, and reports related to some major issues, according to its announcement.

Entitled Vùng Thơ (Musings), the exhibition is Hứa Vĩ Văn's first in Hà Nội, showcasing 16 acrylic-on-canvas paintings that he created since March.

Tro Tàn Rực Rỡ (Glorious Ashes) by Vietnamese director Bùi Thạc Chuyên has become the first Vietnamese film to attend the Competition Section of 35th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) that will take place from October 24 to November 2.

HCM City and neighbouring Long An Province have worked together to soon start construction of five new roads to improve inter-regional and provincial transport connectivity.

Silk paintings by veteran painter and teacher Đặng Quý Khoa of Hà Nội are on display at The World Art Space in HCM City.

The Ministry of Transport said that because this is the only operating line in the unfinished urban railway network of the capital city, its connection to other public transport is still limited.

Landslides in An Giang Province have been occurring more frequently in 2022 as heavy road traffic and heavy rains near the Hậu River soften riverbanks. 

The tourism sector of Ho Chi Minh City needs to focus on developing river-based tourism, cuisine tourism, MICE tourism as well as organise festivals and nighttime activities, a municipal leader has said.

A series of 30 events will be held during the HCM City Innovation and Digital Transformation Week from October 8-14.