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Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council of Long An - Nguyen Van Duoc chaired the meeting of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

Vietnam spent 45.6 trillion VND (nearly 2 billion USD) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control and supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee on October 22 solemnly held a funeral for Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, who passed way a day prior at the age of 105, at Vien Minh (Rang) Pagoda in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen district.

On October 22, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut, chaired a conference to receive opinions on completing the Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, vision to 2050.

Vietnam has temporarily recognised vaccination certificates or vaccine passports of 72 countries and territories worldwide that were officially introduced to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A workshop was held on October 21 to publish the national report on the progress of the five-year implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Ministry of Transport has proposed easing conditions for air and railway passengers in its recent report sent to Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh assessing the pilot resumption of passenger transport activities.

The Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) Office held a virtual meeting on October 18, with the participation of representatives from 11 national Olympic Committees and members of the SEAGF Office.

More than 120 artworks and photos on livestock husbandry are on display at an exhibition held in both online and in-person forms by the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum and Li-chan Project.

Three people died, four were injured and one went missing after torrential rains swept through northern and central provinces as of 5pm on October 17.

On October 18, Head of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Long An province - Most Venerable Thich Minh Thien donated medical supplies to support the Covid-19 prevention and control in Long An.

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