The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) has urged international card organisations Visa and Mastercard to reduce several types of fees on Vietnamese banks as the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has seriously affected the lives and production of people and businesses.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand held a webinar on August 30 connecting the Vietnamese community together amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi will compete for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO)'s world belt in the Republic of Korea in October, Thanh Nien (Young People) Newspaper has reported.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team bagged a bronze medal in the “Meridian” contest during its conclusion on August 29 in Moscow, Russia.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada held a get-together on August 27 to celebrate the 76th National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam arrived in Doha in Qatar to link up with the nation team on August 29 after taking a flight from Osaka in Japan ahead of the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia.

Vietnamese swimmers Do Thanh Hai and Trinh Thi Bich Nhu showed strong performance and bagged tickets to the final round of the men’s 100m breaststroke SB5 and the women’s 100m breaststroke SB5, respectively, at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese tuna exports to a number of major markets have experienced a downward trajectory recently due to the increase in production and freight costs as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - The latest music video "Em hat ai nghe", “I sing who listen” in English, by young Vietnamese pop idol Orange has won the most trending song in the Trending Music category of YouTube Vietnam, recording more than 3.6 million views one week after debuting.

The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on August 27 held an online conference with overseas Vietnamese (OV) associations, including those in Cambodia, Thailand, Russia, Hungary, Japan, Poland, France, the US, Canada and the Czech Republic.