The fourth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee concluded on October 7, completing all its working programme after more than three days.

People from all walks of life took part in an online discussion last weekend highlighting Vietnamese culture and sharing measures to preserve the cultural values of ancient Vietnamese clothing in modern times.

Ho Tu Pong Ngoi, a young man from the Pa Ko ethnic group in the mountainous district of Huong Hoa in Quang Tri province, has introduced a short film on the COVID-19 fight. The film has debuted on social media platforms to raise local people’s awareness about COVID-19 prevention and control.

'Mien Ky Uc' (Memory Land) has been entered in the best feature film category at this year’s Busan International Film Festival in Republic of Korea in October.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a document to the People’s Committee of Quang Nam province on the appraisal of a project to renovate the Chua Cau relic in Hoi An ancient town.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has cancelled the launch of its Epsilon 5 rocket, expected to carry Vietnam’s NanoDragon satellite and eight others into the outer space, on October 1, possibly due to technical problems. JAXA said it would announce the cause of the cancellation and a new launch schedule later.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue has announced to re-open a number of tourist sites such as the Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi), and Minh Mang, Tu Duc and Khai Dinh mausoleums to visitors on October 1.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is looking forward to quickly resume operations of the tourism industry which was battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Binh Thuan Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is discussing plans to reopen Mui Ne, a famous destination in the locality, to visitors from October 20.

Ho Chi Minh City’s master plan calls for the city to be developed into the nation’s largest economic hub for tourism, industrial services and high-tech agriculture by 2040, with a focus on climate change adaptation.

On October 22, 2018, the Party Central Committee in the 12th tenure issued Resolution No 36-NQ/TW on the strategy for the sustainable development of Vietnam’s marine economy to 2030 and vision to 2045, in which the overall goal by 2030 is to turn the country into a strong maritime nation.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in New York on September 24 (local time), during which the two leaders shared delight at the strong growth of the close and trustful relationship between the two countries over the past 45 years.

Many Russians have decided to live and work in the beach city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province over the years, but Covid-19 has made everything much more difficult. Local people have offered support and assistance in a bid to help them make it through these tough times.

Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 23 welcomed an international flight carrying 301 passengers from France, who are eligible for the pilot “vaccine passport” programme of the Ministry of Health.