VOV.VN - Hosts Vietnam will play visiting Australia in their second World Cup qualifier on September 7 without key players, causing a headache for coach Park Hang-seo to complete the lineup for the clash.

For generations of Vietnamese, the country’s strength has been sourced from the people, with the ideology of “taking the people as the root” considered the lodestar for the nation throughout thousand-year history of national construction and defence.

VOV.VN - The German government has decided to gift approximately 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to support Vietnam in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, said the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 4.

The award presentation and closing ceremony for “Sniper Frontier” and “Emergency Area” competitions was held in Hanoi on September 4, within the framework of the International Army Games 2021.

VOV.VN - Local singer Luong Nguyet Anh from the Vietnam People’s Army won third prize in the female singles event at the Army of Culture competition as part of the Army Games 2021, which concluded on September 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working trip to the northern province of Thai Nguyen on September 3.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national futsal team recorded a 2-2 draw against Spanish side Cordoba in a friendly tournament being played ahead of the upcoming 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

VOV.VN - Referee Abdulrahman Ibrahim of Qatar is set to take charge of the Vietnamese national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Australia, according to details given by FIFA ahead of the tie.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Ha Kim Ngoc has highly appreciated and expressed his hope that the Vietnam Spark Plan would help set forth breakthrough initiatives for Vietnam to overcome challenges and maintain strong development momentum.

Vietnamese athletes have finished their competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a silver medal.