The embalmed body of late President Ho Chi Minh has been preserved well, the State-level medical scientific council affirmed during a working session with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on July 18.

A 103-strong team of Vietnam, the biggest of its kind, took part in the opening ceremony of the 11th ASEAN Schools Games in Semarang, Indonesia, on July 18.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has granted approval to the low-cost carrier Vietjet Air to conduct flights between the capital city of Hanoi and India's New Delhi.

The Vietnamese national men's football team will be in Group G together with other regional football power houses, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, according to result of the drawing for the elimination round for Asia for the World Cup 2022.