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Vietnam will pilot the reopening of 19 flight routes between October 10-20 after their suspension due to Covid-19.

The government has agreed with the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to resume domestic air routes on a trial basis, starting from October 10.

Six teams are representing Vietnam at an ongoing International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL 2021) which is underway in an online format.

The Ministry of Health and multinational technology company Facebook will launch a communication campaign to enhance public support and engagement in the country’s COVID-19 inoculation drive.

The 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (AMMin 8) opened on October 8 in the form of teleconference.

An additional 4,806 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours in Vietnam, and approximately1.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in the country on Friday, according to a report from the Ministry of Health.

By September 2021 Singaporean financiers have injected US$23.5 billion across 690 projects in Vietnam’s processing and manufacturing industry, accounting for nearly 40% of Singapore’s total investment capital in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

Many areas in the central region have been isolated by rising floods triggered by a recent tropical depression that has turned into the Storm Lionrock.

The largest Covid-19 Field Hospital, at Thoi Hoa in the southern province of Binh Duong has recently become deserted as the number of new infections have sharply fallen in the country's second-biggest epicentre.

The US has just sent over one million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to support Vietnam in its fighting against Covid-19.

Vietnam is scheduled to receive foreign visitors with a vaccine passport on a trial basis in November, before fully reopening to the international tourism market by June 2022.

Schools in HCM City are preparing to reopen from next January according to a local official.

Grab Company has just announced the resumption of GrabCar operations in the Covid-19 epicentre of HCM City with its new GrabCar Protect service.

The Storm Lionrock tropical depression has strengthened into a storm that is forecasted to hit some central coastal provinces of Vietnam with heavy rain and squalls.

The Vietnamese Government has set a goal to raise the rate of solid waste collected and safely treated to 100 percent in 2050 as part of the freshly approved national strategy on green growth for 2021-2030 with a vision

Vietnam missed out on their first points in the final round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Asian Qualifiers after conceding a nail-biting 2-3 defeat against China on Matchday 3 on the early morning of October 8.

The southern province of Dong Nai, one of Vietnam’s Covid-19 hotspots, plans to resume many activities and services from this weekend.

A photo featuring a Vietnamese woman wearing traditional clothing in the imperial city of Hue has been granted the second prize in The People Category of National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2021.

The Ministry of Transport has sent a document to the Hanoi People’s Committee, proposing two plans on the resumption of domestic flights between the capacity city and Ho Chi Minh City from October 10.