HCM City is formulating a plan to develop one million low-cost homes for workers and low-income people, said city chairman Phan Van Mai.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao received the token of 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine presented by the Croatian Government at a ceremony held in Budapest, Hungary on October 12.

Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary General, said the renaming to ITU Digital World is a great initiative of Vietnam reflecting the importance of digital technology in the communications ecosystem.

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Routine immunisation of children has resumed in HCM City, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, after being temporarily halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC).

Vietnam is gearing up to host the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 31 next year.

Most enterprises can now resume usual operations as Vietnam has entered the new normal period. However, their production and business have been obstructed by ‘sub-licenses’, or new regulations set by agencies.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated and sent his best regards to all Vietnamese entrepreneurs to mark Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day (October 13) during a meeting in Hanoi yesterday. 

Calls have been made for tax cuts to stabilise domestic fuel prices as global oil prices see continual increases.

Up to 35 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be allocated to provinces throughout the country from now until the end of October. The Ministry of Health has asked local authorities to speed up vaccinations.

The error on the S1B branch connecting Hong Kong with Singapore of the AAG international submarine fiber optic cable has been fixed. 

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s Digital World 2021 opened with a launch ceremony yesterday evening in Ha Noi.

The outbreak of COVID-19 in many localities has delayed the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

Vietnam slumped to their fourth defeat in four World Cup qualifiers last night away to Oman, all but ending their hopes of booking a place in Qatar 2022.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 12 sent a letter to his US counterpart Joe Biden thanking the US Government for helping Vietnam with vaccines, medicine and medical supplies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. ​

Digital transformation is an inevitable trend and a process of changing all socio-economic activities intensively and extensively, said PM Pham Minh Chinh at the opening ceremony of the ITU Digital World 2021.

Rainfall in October, November and the first half of December in Vietnam’s central region is forecasted to be 30-50% higher than the average of previous years, but it will not be as intense as it was in 2020.

The number of employed people in Q3/2021 fell sharply compared to the previous quarter and the same period of last year, while unemployment and underemployment rates increased to an all-time high.

At the ITU Digital World 2021, Vietnam will bring concerns related to its digital transformation for discussion at the Ministerial Roundtable.