The nonprofit organisation For Vietnam Stature Foundation (VSF) held two training courses on gender and gender equality for young journalists and communications officers last weekend in Hà Nội.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the municipal Committee for Ethnic Affairs and People’s Public Security newspaper on October 19 presented 90 tablets to support the studying of Cham and Khmer ethnic students in difficult circumstances in the city.

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).

The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed reopening a high-speed boat and water-bus route that connects the city with Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu, Bình Duơng and Tiền Giang provinces from October 20.

Thirty-two cities and provinces across the country have declared their COVID-19 risk levels by October 18, following the Government’s new guidelines on safe adaption to the pandemic outlined in Resolution 128/NQ-CP.

A film project by female director Nguyễn Phan Linh Đan was honoured at the Asian Project Market (APM) as part of the 26th Busan International Film Festival 2021 Korea last week. 

More than 1.7 million workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have received assistance from the unemployment insurance fund as of October 19, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

The capital city has started reviewing and making lists of vaccination for children aged 3 and above.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the National Council of National Defense-Security, attended a ceremony in Hanoi on October 18 to honor individuals and organizations who made outstanding contributions to the United Nations peacekeeping missions.

A bomb disposal team of PeaceTrees Vietnam has safely transported and defused a bomb left from war in the central province of Quang Tri, the unit announced on October 19.

The Hanoi People’s Court is set to open a trial on November 4 for a 43-year-old woman charged with “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked leaders of the Ministry of Health to provide the latest information to the media on a daily and weekly basis on the COVID-19 prevention and control situation.

With good performance in the COVID-19 combat, central Da Nang city and its neighbouring province of Quang Nam are seeking permission to welcome international tourists back.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee is collaborating with the Vietnam-USA Society English Centers for a free English speaking and writing skills programme called ‘Master IELTS in 5 days’ that seeks to benefit nearly 10,000 students across the country.

Model Dahan Phuong Oanh is quickly making a name for herself on the runways of some of the biggest names in fashion. She has already strutted her stuff in Milan and her next stop is Paris.

Many FDI firms in the central province of Thanh Hoa are recruiting tens of thousands of labourers as the pandemic has been brought under control.

Over 136,300 tonnes of free rice was distributed from the national reserve to people affected by the pandemic between August 16 to October 8.

More than 120 artworks and photos on livestock husbandry are on display at an exhibition held in both online and in-person forms by the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum and Li-chan Project.

The Government is going to issue a resolution on some policies supporting women and children with difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On October 22, 1921, the famous three-act play was first performed at the Hà Nội Opera House.