Everyone in the room suddenly turned silent when Vo Thi Mo hugged Tran To Nga and cried.

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien set a new personal best at the World Swimming Championships, which closed on August 9 in Kazan, Russia.

Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam had a good start at the Egypt F26 Futures when he entered the main round of the tournament on August 8.

HCM City will host the UMB World Cup beginning on August 10, to be held for the first time in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts Festival – Thang Long Cup – began on August 9 in Hanoi.

The sharp decrease in prices of several kinds of raw materials has encouraged domestic companies to expand production activities, according to a source from Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon (Saigon Economics Times).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 9 attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of Singapore's Independence Day (9/8/1965-9/8/2015) at the invitation of Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong.

Improving the quality of health treatment and examination as well as patient safety is a critical task for hospitals, as medical errors and hospital infections still occur at healthcare facilities in Vietnam, especially provincial- and grassroots-level hospitals.

Results of the 19th quarterly EuroCham Business Climate Index (BCI) survey, conducted in July, show that business confidence, outlook and expectations for the future among European businesses in Vietnam rose slightly from the previous quarter.

Tissue paper manufacturer NTPM Holdings Bhd of Malaysia is negotiating for a couple of orders worth about US$5.2 million per year for its new operations in Ho Chi Minh City, StarBiz online newspaper of Malaysia reported.