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At the initiative of the Redemptorists, a group of 40 young people brought gifts and solidarity to villages in Nà Rí district, one of the areas most affected by COVID-19.

Congress session reduced by one day. Quảng Ninh International Airport closed for 15 days. The city of Chí Linh in lockdown. Concern about the spread of the virus through "foreign workers" and factory workers. Premier Nguyen Xuan Phuc has promised that Vietnam will have the vaccine by the first quarter of 2021. AstraZeneca vaccine approved today.

The new bishop was born in 1953 and ordained priest in 1992. “May God bless me to be able to live my holy ministry according to God's will.”

Basic necessities are available for families, disabled people and orphans impacted by COVID-19. Each beneficiary can get US$ 4.30 in goods per month. This is based on Pope Francis’s teaching on the “culture of care as a path to peace,” said Bishop Tri Bửu Thiên.

An online mass, with Vietnamese participating from all over the world, presided over by the archbishop of Huế, Msgr. Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh. “Our Lady is present in the midst of storms and floods and accompanies us. She is close to us even in the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Bishop Cosma Hoàng Văn Đạt inaugurated seven churches, which is "good news for God’s religion.” Local Catholics have contributed to the fight against the pandemic. A catechism program began for 40 children in a remote area. “Here everyone lives in solidarity and help each other,” says an ethnic H'mong nun.

More than 140 people have died, dozens are missing, with hundreds of thousands of homes damaged. The new Caritas director, Fr Joseph Ngô Sĩ Đình, OP, and his deputy, Fr Peter Nguyễn Trọng Đường, SVD, visited Vietnam’s central provinces of Vietnam on 9-11 November.

Pompeo, on his last trip abroad before the US presidential elections, also visited India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Indonesia. According to Vietnamese media, the United States must remain a great superpower, to counter China. In 2019, trade between Vietnam and the US reached US$ 77 billion, up by 32 per cent over the previous year.

Several areas of Vietnam hit by the worst floods in decades. In the last month, torrential rains have caused 113 deaths and 20 missing, and created hardship for 240 thousand families. Taiwanese entrepreneurs and NGOs mobilized. The strengthening of relations between the two countries can be linked to the US's anti-Beijing strategies.

Over several days, strong winds and torrential rains caused huge damage, submerging homes, wiping out farmland, killing and sweeping away cattle. The Diocese of Hà Tĩnh, along with Caritas and the Catholic Business Association brought donations.

Lý Sơn parish was founded by early believers, not by missionaries, priests or monks. For priests from the Diocese of Qui Nhơn, this is a very special fact, with the laity playing an important role in developing and protecting the local parish. The bishop visited the island.

Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng: “I want to urge you to always remember your purpose, your goals and your desires when you came to the city. In particular, you should join the Catholic associations and parishes in which you live, where you will have the opportunity to support each other, help each other and keep the faith. "