The great epic of India, Mahabrahata, featuring the development of Hinduism between 400 BCE and 200 CE, has been released in Vietnamese by the Dân Trí Publishing House, in co-operation with Đông A. 

A number of travel agencies in HCM City have started bringing tourists back on tours, developing new local tourism products and preparing to connect to neighboring provinces for closed tours.

Việt Nam’s artist Nguyễn Trinh Thi and Nhà Sàn Collective have been selected to participate the 15th edition of contemporary arts exhibition Documenta (Documenta 15) in Germany’s Kassel next year.

A total of 3,528 new COVID-19 infections were recorded in Việt Nam on Sunday, 999 cases fewer than the day before.

The Ministry of Education and Training has recently issued a regulation on organization of Vietnamese language proficiency tests for foreigners under Circular 27 enacted on October 7.

Vietnamese children in Sydney have raised 7,532 AUD (5,505 USD) by holding a series of concerts to support COVID-19 prevention and control activities in Ho Chi Minh City and pandemic-hit people in Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Deputy Prime Minister and head of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Le Van Thanh has asked relevant agencies and localities to keep up caution and prepare for an upcoming storm.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has agreed with the Ministry of Transport on the reopening of air routes connecting the capital city with major cities of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

In spite of the outbreaks of COVID-19 nationwide, the northern province of Quang Ninh has still maintained its position as one of the safe tourism destinations in the country.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has requested authorities to arrange transportation for migrant workers who wish to return home in a safe and orderly manner, push the vaccination drive and reopen schools in safe areas.

HCM City authorities have said they will ease social distancing measures further by October 15 as part of reopening the economy as the COVID-19 pandemic comes under control.

The Ministry of Health will begin vaccinating children aged between 12 and 17 years old against COVID-19 later this month, before expanding the vaccination to younger age groups, deputy health minister Trần Văn Thuận said on Saturday.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism is coordinating with travel firms and relevant agencies to further expand the pilot organisation of tours to local historical sites with participants being people working on the frontline of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.

As part of an international project, five universities in Việt Nam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Marriott Hotels to provide practical, international training for students in the hospitality industry. 

A further 4,513 new COVID-19 infections were recorded in Việt Nam on Saturday, a decrease of 261 compared with the day before, according to the Ministry of Health.

Facebook will live-stream expert information and online exchanges between health experts and the public every month on COVID-19 vaccination under a communication campaign launched by the Ministry of Health.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 9 visited the family of Prof. Vu Khieu to extend condolences over the death of the professor on September 30.

Ho Chi Minh City's welfare centre on October 9 launched its app that facilitates philanthropists' assistance for needy people.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) on Friday evening announced a pilot programme on the resumption of domestic flights, with three provinces and cities that previously refused to allow the flights, Hải Phòng, Gia Lai and Hà Nội, all agreeing to restart them.