VOV.VN - A send-off ceremony was held on August 20 in Ho Chi Minh City for disabled Vietnamese athletes who are heading to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, with the competition due to take place in France from August 28 to September 8.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) was honoured with three 2024 Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) prizes which were presented at the Media Award Ceremony taking place on August 7 in Bali, Indonesia.

VOV.VN - A flag raising ceremony marking the 57th founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8, 1967-2024) was solemnly held on August 8 at the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs' headquarters in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of Defense of Vietnam, hosted a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi for Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru of Japan who began an official visit to Vietnam on August 6.

VOV.VN - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted an official welcome ceremony for his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in New Delhi on the morning of August 1.

VOV.VN - President To Lam on August 1 morning presided over a welcome ceremony for President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta, held solemnly at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi during his four-day state visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A burial service for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held on July 26 at Mai Dich cemetery in Hanoi, with the boundless sadness shown by mourners at the ceremony shared with people nationwide.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese participants in judo and boxing face tough groups at the upcoming Paris Olympics as they will face strong rivals in the first round of their respective tournaments.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassies in Japan, Laos, and Thailand on July 25 held ceremonies and opened condolence books in tribute to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong who passed away on July 19.

Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers and residents can pay tribute to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who breathed his last on July 19, at pagodas and monasteries on July 25 and 26, the same time when respect-paying and memorial ceremonies are held for the leader.