VOV.VN - On the evening of August 21, 15 105mm cannons from Artillery Brigade 45 conducted a live-fire rehearsal at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, alongside the first full rehearsal of a military parade in the leadup to the National Day celebration at Ba Dinh Square on September 2.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong co-chaired the seventh Vietnam - Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Hanoi on August 20, during which they issued a joint press release.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on August 21 chaired a national conference on ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint implementation in Vietnam.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 21 hosted a reception for a visiting delegation from the Youth Division of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by its director Nakasone Yasutaka.

A Vietnam – India innovation and digital transformation forum was held online by the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in India on August 20, demonstrating a strong commitment to promoting innovation cooperation between the two countries amid global digital transformation.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia solemnly held a ceremony in Phnom Penh on the evening of August 21 to mark the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025).

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Quang Phuong held talks with Zhang Qingwei, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China, in Beijing on August 21, within the framework of his working visit to China.

Chairman of the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee Pham Duc An and leaders of local departments and agencies on August 21 paid a courtesy call on King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck of Bhutan, who are on a state visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Historical Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi, once again became the stage for a powerful military display on August 21 as large-scale vehicles, artillery, and heavy weaponry rolled through during the first full rehearsal for the upcoming September 2 National Day parade.

The Vietnam Space Centre on August 21 officially inaugurated the Vietnam Space Museum at the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi.