Top leaders of many countries have sent messages and letters of congratulations to the Party and State leaders of Việt Nam on the country's 76th National Day (September 2).

During a meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Krivoruchko Aleksei Iurievich on Saturday, General Phan Văn Giang, Vietnamese Minister of National Defence thanked Russia for having donated Sputnik V vaccines to Việt Nam.

Việt Nam takes measures in accordance with international law to exercise and protect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Politburo member and Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ will attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5) in Austria, and pay working visits to the European Parliament and Belgium, and an official visit to Finland from September 5-11.