Young racer Nguyen Viet Linh became champion of the 2012 national motor racing tournament, which ended in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 2.

Vietnamese people have enjoyed an art performance in praise of the victory of the August Revolution and National Day.

Vietnam’s female chess team has trounced US players in the fifth round of the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Turkey.

The Goethe Institute in Hanoi will hold an exhibition of 50 large format woodblock prints by Christiane Baumgartner entitled “Woodcut in the Digital Age” from September 8-30.

The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Asian Men’s Cup Volleyball Championship opened in Vinh Yen city in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on September 1.

A festival introducing Vietnam’s culture and history began in the capital of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Seoul, on September 1.

A Vietnam-Laos friendship golf tournament was held in Vientiane, Laos on September 1.

An exhibition of 56 early 20th century woodcuts illustrating the lives of Vietnamese traders, craftsmen and farmers by late French artist Henri Oger is taking place in the Thang Long Royal Citadel.

The Vietnamese men’s and women’s teams both gained important points after thrashing their Maltanian opponents in the third round of the World Chess Olympiad on August 31.

A photographic exhibition on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago opened at the Museum of Cultures of Vietnam's Ethnic Groups in Thai Nguyen City on August 31.

Vietnam’s representative, Ngoc Oanh, has won the Best In Swimwear title in the Asian Supermodel contest which is being held in Thailand.

In the rocky mountain areas of Hoang Su Phi, a district in the northern border province of Ha Giang, the Dao, Mong and Nung, ethnic people begin transplanting paddy seedlings after rain covers the drought-effected, terraced fields in late June.

Vietnam's national male team will take part in the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup at Vinh Yen Gymnasium in Vinh Phuc province September 1.

The first International Hot Air Balloon Festival (VIHABF 1012) opened in southern Binh Thuan province on August 31.

Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung could not maintain his excellent performance as seen in the S5 men’s 50m freestyle’s qualifiers and finished 7th out of 8 competitors in the final on August 31.  

Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is still placed 14th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings, despite winning the 2012 Vietnam Yonex Sunrise Open.

Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung successfully completed the qualifying round of the S5 men’s 50m freestyle event in the London 2012 Paralympics on August 30.

The Vietnam-Argentina centre was inaugurates in Buenos Aires on August 29 to introduce Vietnamese culture and promote mutual understanding between the two countries.

Vietnam’s fashion designer Minh Hanh will introduce 50 traditional ethnic dresses at the International Festival of Extraordinary Textiles (FITE) to be held in Clermont-Ferrand, France from September 12-16.

The Prime Minister has approved a campaign for hosting the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Vietnam in 2019.

Both Vietnamese men's and women's teams won their first matches at the 40th World Chess Olympiad in Turkey on August 28.

Saigon Xuan Thanh (Saigon XT) won the National Cup trophy after crushing Hanoi T&T 4-1 in the final at Thong Nhat Stadium, HCM City, on August 29.

The second Central Highland Cultural Days opened at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi on August 28.

The Southeast Asian U19 Football Championship will be held at Thong Nhat stadium in Ho Chi Minh City from September 2-8.

Sharpshooters from Ho Chi Minh City topped the list of the 21st National Junior Shooting Championships which closed in Hanoi on August 29 with 13 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals.  

A Cham tower foundation found in Phong Le Village in March is one of the biggest structures excavated in Vietnam, a team of archaeologists from Danang's Cham Sculpture Museum and Hanoi's University of Social Sciences and Humanities have affirmed.

The Tram Gian (One-hundred-compartment) Pagoda would be restored to its original state, a representative from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Cultural Heritage Department said on August 28.

An exhibition of photos and objects on the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 28.

11 Vietnamese athletes will participate in three events of the London 2012 Paralympics, which will open on August 30.  

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on August 28 announced 23 players, who will play for the national squad in three international friendly matches from September 4-23.