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A national conference was held on October 19 to deploy the Prime Minister’s decree on intensifying the implementation of a project on including human rights in the national education system.

National Assembly (NA) deputies paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi early Thursday ahead of the 15th National Assembly's 4th session.

The Central Highland province of Lam Dong is preparing to host the ninth Da Lat Flower Festival which is expected to be the largest ever lasting for two months.

The Vietnam Blockchain Summit 2022 officially opened in Hanoi on October 19.

Recent major flooding of the central city of Danang caused losses of up to VND1.486 trillion (USD61.47 million).

An additional 1,337 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Wednesday, raising the national tally to over 11.49 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Experts have voiced their concerns over Hanoi’s proposals to pilot collecting tolls from vehicles entering the city centre starting 2024, saying that it was unreasonable.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn proposed Vietnam and the Republic of Korea strive towards raising two-way trade turnover to US$100 billion by 2023 and $150 billion by 2030.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has imposed flight bans on two local men for violating aviation security and safety regulations.

VinFast has revealed its European business strategy and announced the opening of dedicated country headquarters in Germany, France and the Netherlands at the 2022 Paris Motor Show, which is underway from October 17 – 23.

Storm Nesat has been forecasted to affect the two central provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Tri on Thursday.

A new high tide is forecasted to hit HCM City in the coming days, peaking above 1.70 metres on October 25-27.

Rescue forces on Tuesday afternoon found the fourth body at the site of the Nam Suoi Nhum titanium mine collapse in the southern central province of Binh Thuan.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from October 21 – 22 at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on October 18.

Ngoc Chau, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2022, is forecast to claim a Top 5 finish in the pageant, according to global beauty website Crown Talk.

Local budget-airline Vietjet officially launched two direct flights from the Indian cities of New Delhi and Mumbai to Da Nang from October 18, according to the Da Nang Department of Tourism.

VinFast, a subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, officially launched four electric vehicle (EV) models at the Paris Motor Show 2022 international auto show which is running from October 17 to October 23.

An additional 623 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 11.49 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

As many as six tonnes of fish in a commune of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have died due to severe inundation.