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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 31 attended the announcement ceremony of a direct Vietnam - UK air route by the Bamboo Airways held in Edinburg city, the UK.

Vietnam has continued to report a rise in the number of new Covid-19 infections with 5,519 cases confirmed on Sunday according to the Ministry of Health.

A number of key industries such as automobile production and mechanics are viewed as projects that have great potential and prospects for co-operation between Austria and Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Association of Mechanical Industry.

The Hanoi Department of Transport’s plan to charge a toll for cars that enter the city centre would be infeasible, claims Nguyen Van Thanh, former chairman of the Vietnam Automobile Transportation Association.

Digital technology, if exploited to the maximum, can bring over VND1.733 quadrillion (USD74 billion ) to Vietnam by 2030, with the most beneficial sectors including manufacturing, agriculture and food, and education-training.

As many as 26 Vietnamese movies are set to be screened for free in both Hanoi and Da Nang city from November 10 to November 16 as part of the buildup to celebrate the 22nd version of Vietnam Film Festival.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on October 31 for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, and for visits to the UK and France from October 31-November 5.

The first batch of wax coconuts from the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh worth 70,000 AUD (52,620 USD) exported to Australia has sold out after a short time of marketing, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

The European Commission (EC) continued to recognise Vietnam's efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to Deputy General Director of the Directorate of Fisheries (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) Nguyen Quang Hung.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 5,227 Covid-19 infections on Saturday according to the Ministry of Health.

The State Inspection Council has agreed on the acceptance report for the Hanoi-based Cat Linh – Ha Dong urban railway project and the line is expected to be put into operation soon.

Ha Anh Phuong, a high school English teacher from northern Phu Tho province, has been granted Thailand’s 2021 Princess Maha Chakri Award.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 29 co-chaired the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Country Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam 2021 for the first time via videoconference at the invitation of WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.

Hyundai E&C-Ghella, the main contractor for Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, has demanded compensation of USD114.7 million for its losses caused by the project’s sluggish site clearance.

Package tours that feature stringent anti-Covid-19 prevention measures seem unattractive to international tourists to Vietnam, according to some local travel agencies.

The UK has just announced to accept Covid-19 vaccine passport from some countries including Vietnam.

Authorities of the northern province of Dien Bien have handed over around 150 hectares of land for the Airports Corporation of Vietnam to carry out the expansion of Dien Bien Phu Airport.

The nation has been awarded the ‘World's Best Golf Destination 2021’ title at the eighth version of the World Golf Awards (WGA), which was recently held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

Many small children in a remote mountainous district in Thanh Hoa Province are having to walk long, difficult roads to school.