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Buddhist temples and establishments across the country will ring the bell, lit candles, offer incense and pray for those who died from COVID-19 at 8pm on November 19.

An online contest aiming to raise awareness of traffic safety amongst youths was launched on November 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 14 had a meeting with representatives of outstanding teachers and education managers on the occasion of Vietnam Teachers' Day.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs together with UN agencies in Vietnam on November 12 launched the national action month for gender quality and gender-based violence prevention and response.

The government needs to have exclusive policies to attract migrant workers, particularly those from vulnerable groups, back to factories, heard at an international seminar on COVID-19.

Truong Sa town medical centre in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Truong Sa island district said on November 10 that it has provided first aid for a fisherman from the central province of Quang Ngai.

The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Long An province has just had a plan to welcome workers from centrally-run cities and provinces to work.

Over 10.3 million workers affected by COVID-19 received more than 24.6 trillion VND in cash assistance from the unemployment insurance fund as of November 8, reported the Vietnam Social Security on November 9.

Currently, some organizations and individuals reported that they have not received the first or second shot of Covid-19 vaccine.

A get-together was held by a Vietnamese charitable organisation in Prague, the Czech Republic, on November 7.

One hundred and fifty teachers from 10 countries and territories in the Asian – Australia region have successfully completed a Vietnamese language training course.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his belief that the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will carry forward its role and prestige in strengthening the great national unity bloc.