Online teaching and studying via the Internet and television were being carried out in 40 centrally-run cities and provinces nationwide as of October 8 due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2020, Masan took over the tungsten division of H.C. Starck Tungsten, the world’s leading manufacturer with thermal resistance technology, as part of its plan to become a leading high-tech industrial material manufacturer.

The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) has revealed the opening of a new chain named TopZone, with many indications that it will be their second retail chain abroad.

The Ministry of Construction has selected five master planning and architecture ideas for the construction of a new national administrative center in Tay Ho Tay area (Hanoi) to submit to the Government for approval.

Many businesspeople have complained that they have had to sell cars and fixed assets to maintain operations. Some have even sought capital from black credit sources with exorbitant interest rates.

Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) has emphasized pandemic control measures, including universalization of vaccine to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic in the new normal and ensure social security

Vietnam recorded 3,528 new cases of COVID-19 on October 10, a drop of 999 cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

In the relentless efforts to control the epidemic, vaccine diplomacy has become a key factor. 

Retail petrol prices in Vietnam are likely to reach new highs when the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade announce their price adjustments on October 11.

Nearly 1,500 students of ninth, tenth and eleventh grades at Luong The Vinh High School in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 participated in an online talk about career guidance with the topic "Journey to conquer dreams" on October 9.

The online forum "The press accompanies businesses to restore production and business, overcome the impact of the pandemic" to mark Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day on October 13.

HCMC established 16 Covid-19 field hospitals featuring 37,000 beds since the beginning of July.

Following the seventh tropical storm named Lionrock, two other storms will brew in the East Sea on October 16 or October 17

In preparation for the second session of the 15th National Assembly, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and members of the Hanoi National Assembly Delegation had an online meeting with voters in some districts in Hanoi, on October 9.

Vietnam has taken various measures in a bid to protect the interest of Vietnamese products and exporters in the EU markets, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Measures suggested to boost GDP growth amid COVID-19

HCM City launches app connecting philanthropists with needy people

Technology firms in Vietnam complain that they find it difficult to recruit workers, especially highly qualified ones.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are in dire need of financial resources to maintain and restore operations.

If 100,000 people donated VND2,000 per day, 292 schools could be built every year.