Vietnamese Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son has won a slot to compete at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, a new tournament added to the World Championship cycle by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

Vietnam’s U22 team are set to come up against a number of disadvantages after it was revealed they will play their fixtures on artificial turf pitches during the upcoming SEA Games 30 in the Philippines.

Amidst complicated and unpredictable developments of the world and region, especially in the East Sea, garrisons in Truong Sa archipelago always build a strong political spirit and high willpower.

Supporting industry strategies voiced

A garbage crisis in the central city of Da Nang has eased in recent days, but people living near Khanh Son Dump are still concerned about the city's plan to move the dump.

The Government may want schools to work with businesses hand in glove to help students get jobs later in life, but some may be taking things too far.

Counterfeit books are causing publishers a major headache.

And despite authorities cracking down on illegal sellers, fake books are still on sale.

The large number of hydropower projects in Nghe An Province have greatly affected the lives of local people.

The inter-sector association for social insurance debt collection has asked Hanoi police to help investigate and handle enterprises that owe long-overdue social, health and unemployment insurance debts.

Shopee, Tiki and Lazada retained their positions as the top three e-commerce platforms in the Vietnamese market in the second quarter of 2019 while Sendo surpassed Thegioididong to become the fourth largest site for the first time.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over a national video-teleconference on transport safety in the first half of 2019 and tasks in the second half of the year on July 22 in Hanoi.

A Lao national carrying more than 24,000 tablets of synthetic narcotics was recently arrested at the Cha Lo International Border Gate in the central province of Quang Binh, according to the provincial Border Guard High Command.

Vietnam is positioned as a strong contender and potential representative for the e-sports competition at the SEA Games this year.

Vu Thi Trang of Vietnam won the JE Wilson International Series badminton tournament which ended in Accra, Ghana on Sunday.

Vietnam won three bronze medals at the 16th Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships which closed on Sunday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Vietnamese Muay Thai team took part in the World Muay Thai Championship that opened in Bangkok yesterday.

Nearly 150 people from across the country are competing in the National Youth Petanque Championship in the Hanoi – based National Sports Training Centre.

Vu Ha Minh Duc, 16, won the men’s singles title at the ITF U18 Junior Circuit Group 5 - Hai Dang Cup, which concluded in the southern province of Tay Ninh on Sunday.

It was a tragic morning on National Highway 5 as three consecutive accidents killed at least seven people and injured another two on Tuesday, Hai Duong Province traffic authorities announced.

Vietnam’s container throughput surpassed Hong Kong’s in the first half of this year, possibly in part due to trade diversion amid the trade war between China and the US, reported the Chinese news site Caixin Global.