Intensive efforts are underway with support from diverse stakeholders to promote the sustainable use of rice husks and other biomass resources for electricity and heat production throughout Vietnam.

Economic recovery may require non-traditional solutions

Revenue of the whole non-life insurance market recorded modest growth this year, but most insurance stocks on the stock market rose sharply.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed that the Ministry of Transport consider the gradual reopening of regular international commercial flights in four stages starting in the fourth quarter of this year.

Hanoi's Center for Disease Control (CDC Hanoi) has announced plans to complete the vaccination process and give adults their second doses of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as preparing booster shots for next year.

Thua Thien Hue and Nghe An are allowed to borrow with the total outstanding loans of no more than 40 percent of the provincial budget revenues as decentralized, while the figure for Hai Phong and Thanh Hoa is 60 percent.

The project will provide technical assistance to the MoIT to help deal with challenges such as shaping Vietnam’s export-import development strategy for the next decade and promoting digitalisation for SMEs.

The market for “hand-carried” iPhones in Vietnam has been shrinking in the past two years, especially after the launch of Apple-authorized stores.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc pays tribute to Vietnam Buddhist Sangha leader Thich Pho Tue

Vietnam will consider vaccinating against Covid-19 for children 12-17-year-old, and then expanding it to children over 3 years old next year.

Students at many universities in HCM City have returned to campus as the city has eased COVID-19 restrictions.

Local ranger and police forces have been tracking illegal hunters who killed five grey-shanked douc langurs (pygathrix cinerea). 

Sixty per cent of companies in HCM City have resumed production since the lockdown was lifted half a month ago.

Actress Nhung Kate will travel to Hungary to act in “The Continental”, a prequel to the John Wick series.

Realising that online learning does not benefit primary schoolchildren, Ca Mau Province authorities have been the first to look into stopping online classes for students at this level, which was well-received by both parents and teachers.

At present, a total of 11,409 patients are under treatment in HCM City, including 369 severe cases.

Twelve checkpoints in the gateways to HCM City will only check vaccination records and will not require a negative COVID-19 test for people traveling to HCM City, except for those coming from "very high-risk" areas.

Xuan Son Landfill in Hanoi's Son Tay Town stopped receiving waste from October 6 due to overloading. Local authorities have had to move all rubbish to the Nam Son Landfill in Soc Son District which is also reaching full capacity.

As COVID-19 vaccines are still new, Vietnam should exchange experience and learn from other countries when giving doses to those aged 12 to 17 this year and children below three years old next year, 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan on October 21 presented a decision to officially appoint Dr. Philipp Rosler - former Deputy Prime Minister of Germany, as the first ever Honorary Consul of Vietnam to Switzerland.