VOV.VN - A shortlist of eight designs in a contest held with the aim of selecting a suitable national costume to be worn by Vietnamese representative Khanh Van at the upcoming Miss Universe pageant has been revealed.

VOV.VN - A range of VND0 supermarkets have been deployed throughout the central city of Da Nang as part of a scheme aimed at helping students cope with difficult circumstances, in addition to serving those affected by the COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been able to maintain its export growth momentum to the United States over the past seven months despite facing unprecedented challenges caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - All six Vietnamese students competing in the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) took home the leading prizes at the event held in Indonesia from August 15 to August 16, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - Researchers from the Vietnam National University in Hanoi on August 18 announced a list of five ASEAN universities that have successfully achieved a five-star standard according to the University Performance Metrics (UPM) System.

Ton Duc Thang University has become the only Vietnamese representative in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities' top 800.

VOV.VN - The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front hosted a ceremony on August 5 to receive donations, including ventilators, given by domestic businesses and philanthropists in support of the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - Miss Universe 2020 organisers have announced their plan to delay this year’s competition due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing Vietnamese representative Khanh Van additional time to prepare for the contest.

Vietnam has been playing an active role in building a common community in ASEAN since it became a member of the bloc and has increased its stature in recent years, according to Dr Balazs Szanto from the Webster University Thailand.

Light Gate, a design by a group of young lecturers from the Hanoi University of Architecture, won the contest on Hanoi's zero milestone marker design.