The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day 2021, themed Empowering Innovations, will be held virtually on August 27 and 28 with a goal to promote AI research, development and application, helping to solve challenging problems in socio-economic development.

A special art programme themed “Historical autumns” celebrating the 76th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the country's National Day (September 2) will be broadcast on VTV1 channel of Vietnam Television from 20:10 on August 28.

The Canada-Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS) on August 22 held a webinar marking the 76th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 20 sent a message of congratulation to Hungarian President Ader Janos on the country's National Day (St. Stephen's Day, August 20).

VOV.VN - Marking World Photography Day (August 19), travel website Booking.com has unveiled a list of the top 10 destinations endorsed by global travelers for photography in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has visited and held a working session with the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Sciences, on the occasion of the 76th founding anniversary of the people’s public security forces and the 76th anniversary of National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 sent letters of congratulations to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the occasion of the 76th Independence Day of Indonesia (1945 - 2021).

Some special cooperation programmes are being carried out by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) with a view to helping Vietnamese enterprises boost exports via e-commerce giant Amazon.

VOV.VN - A seven-day lockdown has come into force starting from 8 a.m. on August 16 in centrally-governed Da Nang, with measures leaving the central city vastly different compared to normal days.

For the first time, a representative of Vietnamese youth has attended and delivered a speech at a special plenary session held by the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on the occasion of the International Youth Day (August 12).