VOV.VN - Seventy-seven years ago today, Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, carried out the August Revolution, smashing the age-old colonialism and feudalism.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi in Hanoi on August 18, during which he suggested both nations should step up cooperation in areas of great potential such as agriculture, tourism and transportation.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, chairman of the National Defence and Security Council, had a meeting with the Economic Security Department of the Ministry of Public Security on August 18.

A photo exhibition spotlighting the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 16.

The Tan Thuan CMC Data Centre, considered the most modern and safest data centre and cloud computing infrastructure facility in Vietnam, was officially inaugurated on August 15.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 12 decided to reduce death penalties to life sentences for 21 prisoners, including two foreigners.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked police officers to United Nations peacekeeping missions to bring into full play their talents, strengths and creativity to fulfill their assigned tasks.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has sent a message of congratulation to Hidehisa Otsuji on his election as president of the Japan’s House of Councillors.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Ambassador of Kuwait Yousef Ashour Al-sabbagh and Ambassador of Israel Yaron Mayer, who came to present their letters of credence on August 10 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam holds an important position in Israel’s foreign policy, said Israeli President Isaac Herzog while receiving newly accredited Vietnamese ambassador Ly Duc Trung in Beit HaNassi (the President’s Residence) recently.