VOV.VN - The skies over Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be full of hot air balloons during its first-ever festival in early September to mark 79 years of National Day of Vietnam (1945-2024), and 30 years of Ha Long Bay’s World Heritage site recognition by UNESCO (1994-2024).

VOV.VN - Head coach Cristiano Roland has announced his 23-player squad for the upcoming Peace Cup 2024 friendly tournament, which is being organized by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) to take place from August 16 to August 20 in China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has officially been confirmed as the host country of Mr World 2024, with the event rescheduled to take place in November instead of September as previously planned.

VOV.VN - Stronger action is needed to reduce tobacco use in the nation and to protect people's health and lives, said Angela Pratt, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, at a workshop held on August 13.

Vietnam will send 18 fighters to the Youth World Kickboxing Championships, to be held next week in Hungary.

VOV.VN - UK-based daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph recently selected its Top 50 greatest beaches in the world, including My Khe beach and Non Nuoc beach in central coastal city of Da Nang.

VOV.VN - The World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia Convention 2024 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 9, drawing the participation of 200 local delegates and senior leaders of both the WBA and WBA Asia, along with representatives of the federations and professional boxing committees from across Asia.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Ha Nam has received nominations in two significant categories at the 31st edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) for the Asia and Oceania region.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese pearl island of Phu Quoc off the coast of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang received 63,116 international tourists, up 27.4% year on year, reported the provincial Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - The leaders of Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Belarus and other countries all expected newly elected Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam would drive Vietnam forward domestically and internationally.