Over 100 martyrs who lost their lives in the war against America were laid to rest in Nhon Trach district, in the southern province of Dong Nai on August 31, after a three-year search for their remains.
Representatives of Malaysian travel agencies are taking familiarisation tours in some central localities of Vietnam on August 30 to link tourist destinations there to Malaysia.
A special art performance by martial art artists, singers and instrumentalists took place in Hanoi on August 29 to honour soldiers who are day and night safeguarding the nation’s sacred sea and island sovereignty.
A wide range of activities have been held in foreign countries to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).
An exhibition was launched on August 29 at Hanoi’s Ho Chi Minh Museum on the testament of the late President Ho Chi Minh and the achievements that the Party, State and people of Vietnam have made during 45 years of implementing his will.
Local doctors and nurses and international experts on cancer have gathered in Hue city, central Thua Thien-Hue province, to share experience in diagnosis and treatment and care for patients.
The Vietnamese team with one gold medal ranked 44th at the Youth Olympic Games 2014 that closed in Nanjing, China, on August 28.
A host of cultural celebrations and sporting events are being organised throughout Vietnam in celebration of the 69 th anniversary of National Day (September 2).
Jetstar Pacific is the first airline in Vietnam to practise an emergency evacuation and landing on water using a real airplane at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, on August 28.
Six Vietnamese crew members were reported missing when a cargo ship sank off the coast of the northern city of Hai Phong in the afternoon of August 28.