"Vietnam actively took action to prevent diseases that could be transmitted from animals to humans", said Nguyen Thanh Long, Deputy Health Minister at an international health conference on August 25 in Hanoi.

Vietnam beat East Timor 2-0 to top Group B at the ASEAN Football Federation's U19 Championships on August 25 in Laos.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will pair with India's Sumit Nagal in the professional HCM City Challenger that will be held from October 12 to 18.

More than 320 golfers will take part in the 16th Swing for Life golf tournament that will tee off at the Vietnam Golf & Country Club in HCM City on August 27.

Nguyen Tien Minh won his first match at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open in the men's singles event on August 25 in HCM City.

Do Thi Ngoc, deputy head of the General Statistics Office's (GSO's) Consumer Price Index Department, which made the announcement on August 25, said this was the first time the August CPI had seen a reduction in the past decade.

Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in the six remaining legs of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2015, her coach, Dang Anh Tuan, confirmed.

The country's crude oil export value had fallen sharply by nearly US$2.5 billion in January-August 15 due to the slumping oil price globally, according to the General Department of Customs.

Most Vietnamese people don't pay attention to nutrition, says Nguyen Thi Lam, the deputy director of the National Institute of Nutrition.

Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the semi-final match of the Egypt F27 Futures Tennis Tournament on August 23.