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Many people in Hanoi queued to experience with city’s first urban metro line.

Around three groups of up to nine endangered black-shanked doucs have been seen in Bà Đen Mountain national tourist complex in the southwestern province of Tây Ninh since May.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on November 6 announced the delay of the launch of its fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket that is expected to carry nine small satellites, including Vietnam’s NanoDragon.

Since Vietnam joined the World Trade Organisation 15 years ago, the country has made big strides on the path of international integration, confidently joining the global playground.

A batch of more than 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the US and channeled through the COVAX Facility arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.

Vietnam recorded 7,646 more Covid-19 infections in 56 localities nationwide on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnamese football player Nguyen Quang Hai has received a thank-you letter from FIFA, the AFC and AFF for his contributions to community campaigns such as #BeActive, #FiveSteps and #ReachOut.

Investment and trade cooperation between Vietnam and Middle Eastern countries have achieved many encouraging achievements.

Two vessels carrying two military medical teams of Naval Region 4 and medical supplies set off on November 6 to the island distict of Truong Sa, south central Khanh Hoa province, to vaccinate residents and soldiers there.

Foreign travelers wishing to visit Vietnam are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, have a negative COVID-19 test, book package tours, and have travel insurance, according to policies put forward by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Students of some grades in only Ba Vi district of Hanoi can go to school from November 8, according to the latest document signed by Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung on November 6.

One of the most important hurdles to restoring the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic is further investment in social housing development, especially for workers in industrial zones, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Vietnam recorded 7,491 more Covid-19 infections on Saturday and 1,754 more patients recovered from the disease the same day, according to the Ministry of Health.

A safety tour with a combination of automatic audio guides and traditional sightseeing has been launched at the Vietnam National Museum of History.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to face another strong cold spell which could bring the temperatures in some high mountainous areas to below eight degrees centigrade.

HCM City will organise a requiem mass for deceased Covid-19 patients on November 18.

The Ministry of Transport handed over the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro project to Hanoi authorities for official operation on November 6.

The third Industry 4.0 Summit and Expo themed “Accelerating modernisation and industrialisation in digital era” will be held both online and offline from November 9 to December 6.