Vo Ha Duc Minh of Vietnam triumphed at the World Youth Baduk (Go) Festival in Inje, Gangwon, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The first day of a four-day trial on a drug case that shocked the nation is underway.

A concert featuring famous works of 20th century Russian composers Aram Khachaturian and Sergei Prokofiev will be held by the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) on August 9.

A documentary film about domestic violence won Best Documentary at the 2015 Golden Lotus Bud Awards.

Vietnamese swimmers failed advance to the finals of the World Swimming Championships during the second day of competition in Russia on August 3.

Vietnam's Thai Son Nam will face Al Rayyan SC of Qatar in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club Championship today in Isfahan, Iran.

Vietnam returned home empty-handed from the Asian Gymnastics Championships, which ended in Japan on August 2.

Six district hospitals and 17 commune health centres in the northern provinces of Cao Bang and Bac Kan have been provided with autoclave equipment for steam cleaning medical waste.

Local authorities have ensured adequate supplies of essential commodities to guard against any undue price rise in the local markets on account of floods, an official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) said on August 3 in Hanoi at the ministry's online meeting.

Historic, torrential rain and floods killed 10 more people in the north, bringing the total number of deaths to 27 since the heavy downpour started last month, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster reported on August 3.