Vietnamese esports team Secret Whales has won the 2026 League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP) Finals after beating Chinese Taipei's CTBC Flying Oyster (CFO) 3-0 in Taipei, China, on August 30.

VOV.VN - The 2026 World Shuttlecock Championships concluded in Hagen, Germany, on August 30 (Vietnam time), with Vietnamese athletes securing seven gold, one silver, and one bronze medals to retain their overall top spot.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Austria on August 27 hosted a gathering for diplomats, staff and their families from the Vietnamese, Lao and Cuban embassies, reaffirming the traditional friendship and special solidarity among the three countries.

Vietnam and the US have begun discussions on a roadmap to translate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into concrete and measurable outcomes across a broad range of areas, US Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks said at a press roundtable in Hanoi on August 28.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations held a ceremony on August 27 to celebrate the Constitution Day of Slovakia (September 1), highlighting the long-standing friendship and solidarity between the peoples of Ho Chi Minh City and Slovakia.

The open and candid exchanges during the Vietnam Leadership Programme (VLP) 2026 at Columbia University in New York have demonstrated its practical value to Vietnamese agencies involved in policy making and implementation, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang said in his closing remarks at the event on August 26.

The mid-year meeting of the Vietnam–Laos Cooperation Committee on the implementation of the 2026 cooperation plan was held in Da Nang city on August 27.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung affirmed the strategic importance of Vietnam’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with France, calling for deeper cooperation in science and technology, innovation and high-quality human resources at his reception for French Ambassador Olivier Brochet.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will take on Thailand again at the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 just over a month after their triumph at the ASEAN Cup 2026.

Vietnam’s 81st National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2026) was celebrated in Sydney on August 26, spotlighting the country’s transformation after four decades of Doi moi (Renewal) and the growing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Australia.