Cuban journalist and writer Marta Rojas, a close friend of Vietnam who had witnessed the country’s struggle for national defence passed away on October 3. ​

Nham Hoang Khang, a well known hacker, has been detained and prosecuted by the Criminal Police Department (C02) under the Ministry of Public Security for the behavior of ‘taking property by force’.

Vietnamese are heavily reliant on Facebook as a communication channel, as was clear when Facebook had an outage Monday night.

“Shop for rent”, “space for rent”, “house for rent”, … are the phrases that appear most on the streets of Hanoi after two months of social distancing.

The organizing board of FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 has announced the top 7 goals of the tournament. Player Nguyen Van Hieu of Vietnam futsal team is named in this list.

A group of lecturers from International University (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City) has passed 264 teams from 80 universities of 24 countries to take the first prize of the 2021 Social Business Creation Contest.

Vietnamese foreign minister Bui Thanh Son said growing strategic competition between major powers has left huge implications on the region, and ASEAN needs to be watchful of developments and strengthen its unity and central role.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has agreed with the Finance Ministry’s proposal to help needy students with electronic devices to help them learn online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After months of social distancing the reopening of the HCM City economy on October 1 has brought cheer to both businesses and the public.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has asked that local health authorities do not use COVID-19 antibody tests for the wrong purpose, as it is both costly and unnecessary.

Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is confident national team head coach Park Hang-seo will extend his current contract.

Vietnam Railway Authority has issued a document asking for feedback from localities on the resumption of railway transportation while ensuring COVID-19 safety.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has projected the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2021 at 3%-3.5%, down 0.5 percentage points from the rate forecast in September.

Crowded streets, busy traffic on the morning of the first Monday in the new normal - people in Ho Chi Minh City have returned to work after a four months of social distancing.

Tens of thousands of people from southern provinces that are Vietnam’s pandemic hotspot are flocking to the Central Highlands provinces, posing great pressure for the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in these localities.

 Project aims to enhance trade remedy capacity as Vietnam joins new-generation FTAs

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened a meeting on October 4 to review the implementation of Resolution 2118, issued in 2013, on the issue of chemical weapons in Syria.

Two Vietnamese sisters Trinh Hien Minh and Trinh Nha Minh from Hanoi have won the Grand Prix at the international children's drawing contest named “Nature of the planet”.

Poor students to find it easier to access online learning

Vietnam wants to closely cooperate with Japan’s new Prime Minister and government to elevate the bilateral extensive strategic partnership to a new height.

The launch is slated to take place from 7:51.21 am to 7:55.16 am (Hanoi time), according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Hanoi’s authorities have decided to remove 28 administrative procedures in the field of investment.

Vietnam is about to enter the motorization period when the market will boom and the air will become polluted. Policies on restricting the use of old-technology vehicles and encouraging green, clean vehicles are needed.

The acceleration of vaccinations will help restore production and business activities, and expand green production zones and a green workforce for the economy.

Many real estate brokers lack professional knowledge and ethics and do ‘hit and run’ business, causing losses to customers by giving wrong advice or even cornering the market and causing artificial land fever.