After three days of official competition, Vietnam ranked eighth among 43 countries and territories joining in the International Army Games 2021 as of August 25.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Japan’s Fukuoka raised JPY776,000 (US$7,066) for Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund at a virtual fundraising event held on August 21.

Director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)'s Branch in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Nguyen Phuong Lam and Netherlands Ambassador Elsbeth Akkerman have signed an Action Programme of the Vietnam-Netherlands Business Platform for the Mekong River Delta.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has offered greetings to Japan on the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, wishing the summer games a great success.

VOV.VN - The nation’s largest music event, the Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), is set to participate in the ASEAN Music Showcase Festival 2021 as one of newcomers alongside Cambodia, in an event which will be held virtually between September 11 and September 13.

A Vietnamese delegation on June 30 attended the virtual 76th General Assembly of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) from Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Olympic Committee has proposed organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in July 2022 instead of late 2021 as planned amid the complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese sports officials have agreed to postpone the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11) to be held in Vietnam later this year due to COVID-19.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic and the Vietnamese community there on June 3 held a fund-raising event to support COVID-19 prevention and control efforts at home, especially the COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - Several online Egyptian newspapers published a broad range of articles on April 5 as part of reports on the results of the recent election of new senior Vietnamese leaders, with the overall assessment being that the new leadership will continue to drive the nation forward on its path towards stronger development.