VOV.VN - Since 2015 relations between Vietnam and Japan have developed substantially across all fields, marking a number of positive policies under Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s leadership.

The second wave of COVID-19 that began at the end of July, the peak summer travel period, has disillusioned airlines that had earlier begin to hope for a recovery.

VOV.VN - A repatriation flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on August 28 saw 340 Vietnamese citizens successfully brought home from Australia, New Zealand, and Tonga.

The Vietnamese tank crew No.2 of the Vietnam People’s Army ranked third in Group 2 of the “Tank Biathlon” at the ongoing International Army Games 2020 in the suburbs of Russia’s Moscow, said the organising board on August 28.

The Viettel AI Open Platform, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform developed by the military-run telecoms group Viettel, was launched by the Ministry of Information and Communication at a ceremony on August 28.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand on August 28 officially launched the “Window to Vietnam” project - a display area and information counter supporting Vietnam’s commercial, tourism, and investment promotion in the country.

VOV.VN - The nation’s export of squid and octopus to the Chinese market enjoyed a strong rise of 59% during the first seven months of the year to reach approximately US$22 million.

VOV.VN - Marksmen from the Vietnamese national team took part in an international friendly tournament which took place online on August 28 due to the event being unable to be held in person due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

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 - Vietnamese ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen handed over a range of medical supplies and 20,000 face masks on August 27 to representatives of the Venezuelan National Assembly to help their people in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.