(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health on Wednesday received 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, N95 masks and surgical masks, and protective clothing donated by Australia.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Information and Communications on Wednesday issued a stamp collection "Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the UPU International Letter Writing Contest." The 37x37mm one stamp collection is designed by artist Pham Quang Dieu.

(VOVWORLD) - The Party Central Committee on Wednesday discussed a report on five-year implementation of the previous Party Central Committee’s Resolution on strengthening Party building and rectification, preventing and driving back degradation in political thought, morality and lifestyle, manifestations of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” among members, as well as regulations on things that Party members are not allowed to do.

(VOVWORLD) - Nominations in four categories for the “Bui Xuan Phai: For Love of Hanoi” Awards 2021 have been announced by the jury board. The award ceremony will take place in mid-October.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hanoi Department of Tourism is planning a hospitality sector recovery that closely monitors the COVID-19 situation and the Ministry of Health’s safety recommendations.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission (EC) will convene an online meeting on October 27 with Vietnam’s Directorate of Fisheries to review efforts to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) by Vietnam, which was given a “yellow card” warning by the EC.

(VOVWORLD) - Several Democrat and Republican senators urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the US if Russia does not issue more visas for Americans to represent Washington in Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - European Union leaders held a strategic discussion on Tuesday in Slovenia, on the EU's global role in light of recent developments in Afghanistan, the AUKUS security partnership, and the evolution of the EU’s relationship with China. This was the first meeting of EU leaders since June.

(VOVWORLD) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Tuesday called on the EC to get tougher with the UK over post-Brexit fishing rights.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese futsal player Nguyen Van Hieu has successfully surpassed a number of talented foreign rivals to win the Hyundai Goal of the Tournament award thanks to his impressive strike at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania.