VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team will have extra opportunities to progress to the finals of the 2026 World Cup after the world’s governing football body FIFA adopted a new qualification format for the global tournament.

VOV.VN - German newspaper Junge Welt (Young World) recently published a news story highlighting the strong recovery of the Vietnamese economy after over two years of grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese martial artists brought home six gold medals from the World Pencak Silat Championship 2022, which was held in Melaka of Malaysia from July 26 to July 31.

As many as 79,567 people participated in an online quiz on the special Vietnam-Laos relations during its seventh week, from 4pm on July 25 to 3pm on August 1.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has suggested Vietnam and Singapore deepen cooperation in specific areas, including the building of a cooperation programme between the HCMA and Singaporeans partners.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias presented EUR50,000 (US$51,186) to the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism during his visit to the Southeast Asian nation on August 1.

VOV.VN - More than 136,000 people have so far this year tested positive for the dengue virus in Vietnam, including 45 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported (MoH).

Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Duck-soo on August 1 as part of his ongoing visit to the country.

VOV.VN - Broadcasters and technicians nationwide have completed the final preparation ahead of the 15th National Radio Festival which will be held from August 2 to August 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings) moved to recognise Phu Yen province on July 31 as holding an event which saw the most lobster-made dishes produced at one time.