While more jobs will be created as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) comes into effect by the year-end, the number of Vietnamese workers with skills that meet international labour market remains insufficient.

President Truong Tan Sang received Cambodia's deputy Prime Minister Men Xom On on September 2 and thanked the Cambodian delegation for their presence at the 70th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day and August Revolution celebrations.

Vietnam will play the hosts in the semi-final of the ASEAN Football Federation's U19 Championship after their win in the last match of the Group B on August 31 in Vientiane, Laos.

Construction began on August 31 on the Tan An Bridge on a key transport route connecting the southern province of An Giang's Tan Chau Town and Cambodia's Phnom Penh via the Vinh Xuong International Border Gate.

Vietnam will take part in the 13th Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships from September 4-6 in Yokohama, Japan.

Vietnamese hospitals are losing a large number of patients who prefer the bedside manner and abilities of foreign doctors.

Nearly 80,000 Vietnamese labourers went to work abroad from January to August this year, marking an increase of 8.21%, over the same period last year, statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs' Overseas Labour Management Department (OLMD) show.

The Lotteria Football Challenge Cup kicked off on August 29 in six cities and provinces nationwide.

Koji Nishizawa from Japan and Vietnam's Hoang Thi Thanh won the men's and women's marathon (42km) at the Danang International Marathon Race on August 30.

U19 Vietnam defeated Singapore 6-0 at the AFF U19 Championship Group B match in Laos on August 29.