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The organisers of Vietnam’s first Formula One (F1) grand prix (GP) on October 16 announced the cancellation of the 2020 race in Hanoi due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Conde Nast Traveller readers have voted Vietnam among their top 20 favourite countries around the globe, as part of the US-based magazine’s 33rd annual readers’ choice awards survey, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam has enjoyed a surge in timber and wood product exports to the US this year, but businesses need to choose the right items to focus on in order to tap into this major market, insiders said.

Thanh Binh Co-operative’s dragon fruit and Ben Tre Green Pomelo Cooperative’s pink lady pomelo have hit shelves at supermarkets and fruit shops and a juice company in Canada, Vietnam News Agency has reported.

The new Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station, the country’s biggest bus station, has been officially put in use in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 9 after nearly four years of construction, according to Nhan Dan newspaper.

Vietnam exported 1.94 million tonnes of cassava and cassava-based products, earning USD685 million during the past nine months of the year, the Voice of Vietnam quoted statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) saying that.

Vietnam earned 2.5 billion USD from exporting fruit and vegetable in the first nine months of 2020, representing a year-on-year drop of 11 percent, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

TPBank has become the first Vietnamese bank to allow all domestic cardholders to make payment and withdrawal transactions in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in addition to international debit cards or credit cards, according to Vietnam News Agency.

According to Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City, the city lured 3.25 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of 2020, down 28 percent over the same period last year.

Vietnam is a model to learn from after two effective responses to COVID-19, according to an article posted on the Indian Times.

Singapore's The Straits Times Newspaper quoted the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) as saying on Wednesday (Sep 30) that both Vietnam and Australia have comprehensive public health surveillance systems and have successfully controlled the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Nhan Dan Newspaper.

The United States (US) government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 100 brand-new ventilators to Vietnam during a hand-over ceremony in Hanoi on September 30 to support its ongoing response to COVID-19, according to Vietnam News Agency.

Hoi An in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam has been named among the Top 10 best cities to visit in Asia this year, as announced by travel website Pretty Wild World.

All six members of the Vietnamese team participating in the virtual 61st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2020 brought home medals and certificate of merit, including two golds, finishing 17th out of 105 participating countries and territories, Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Vietnam is likely to be the second best performer of economic recovery in Asia-Pacific, said a report recently released by S&P Global Ratings which revised up GDP growths of regional countries this year in the light of reviving trade and consumption, according to Vietnam News Agency.

​Vietnamese businesses exported nearly 850 million medical masks in the first eight months of this year, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The Ministry of Health has issued Document No 4995/BYT-DP providing temporary guidance to monitor people entering Vietnam to ensure the dual goal of both preventing the COVID-19 pandemic and developing the economy.

The train line linking Hanoi and the central city of Da Nang, operated by Vietnam’s Reunification Express, has recently been listed among the 10 best train journeys in the world by the Conde Nast Traveller – a prestigious travel magazine, according to Vietnam News Agency.

The Voice of Vietnam quoted figures released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs saying that the nation grossed billions of dollars from its export of telephones, textiles, footwear, and wood products to the United States during the first eight months of the year.

Writer Nguyen Thanh Viet has been officially invited to join the Pulitzer Prize Jury, including 19 members of the world famous Pulitzer Prize.

Vietnam has two women honored among the top “25 Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2020” as voted by the prestigious Forbes magazine.

Doctors from Vietnam-Germany Hospital in Hanoi have successfully completed 23 organ transplants over the past 13 days, marking a significant step forward for multi-organ procedures conducted in the country.

Trade between Vietnam and China has produced positive results, despite long-lasting difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Vietnam affirming its position as China’s largest trade partner in ASEAN, according to Vietnam News Agency.

Two projects by Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia recently won the FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2020, according to the Nhan Dan newspaper.

Vietnamese shrimp exports to the European Union (EU) have enjoyed remarkable growth since the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) officially came into effect on August 1, 2020, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has reported.

The World Records Union (WorldKings) has recognised five Vietnamese culinary world records. The decision was based on nominations by the Vietnam Records Organisation (VietKings) earlier this year, Vietnam News Agency has reported.

The film “Rom” by Vietnamese director Tran Thanh Huy has won the “Best First Feature” award at the 24th Fantasia international film festival, according to Vietnamese Agency.

The Macfrut Digital Trade Show being held online for the first time from September 8 to 10 offers Vietnamese businesses the opportunity to meet hundreds of global suppliers of fresh, safe and quality fruits from Europe, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Online shopping and electronic payments in Vietnam have become more common in recent years as more of the country's population gains access to the internet, and e-commerce in the 95 million-strong market is set to enter a rapid growth phase in the near future, according to industry experts.

German journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger officially launched his latest book on late President Ho Chi Minh – “Ho Chi Minh – Politische Biografie” (Political Biography) – in Berlin on September 2 (local time).