NDO – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc strongly emphasised the issue of ensuring safety in the organisation of the 2020 high school graduation examination, during a regular Cabinet meeting in Hanoi on August 3.
A nationwide blood donation campaign known as the Red Journey has collected over 101,600 units of blood over the past two months, exceeding the initial target of 80,000 units.
The 2020 Mekong Delta boat racing competition took place on August 1-2 in Tra Vinh Province with the participation of seven men’s teams and three women’s teams competing at distances of 800m and 1,200m for men and 600m and 1,000m for women.
The Vietnam Professional Football JSC, the organiser of the 2020 Vietnamese National Cup, has decided to postpone the tournament until further notice due to COVID-19.
A Ngo boat racing festival opened in Tra Vinh City, Tra Vinh Province, on August 1. The two-day event is part of the 8th Mekong Delta Sports Festival - Vinh Long 2020.
The Vietnam Sports Administration has called on all local sports unions and associations to strengthen the prevention and control of COVID-19 during the organisation of sports events, while proposing to postpone other events from now till the end of 2020.
The Lam Dong Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that as of July 31, bookings of more than 16,000 overnight rooms with over 31,200 room nights in Da Lat City were cancelled due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, causing an estimated loss of approximately VND19 billion (US$815,000).
