Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem won the Summer Chess Classic in the US over the weekend.

Vietnam attracted a total of US$7.5 billion in fresh investments from China, including Hong Kong, in the first half of this year, which is more than 30% higher than in all of 2018.

Wildfire in Ha Tinh Province in central Vietnam broke out again at 10 pm on June 30.

Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) could face difficulties in its electricity supply in the coming time due to the shortage of water, coal and gas for power production.

Inspectors from the Ministry of Construction have halted construction of a large golf project in Ha Nam Province after the investors failed to show construction permit.

Thanh Hoa police announced that they have detained a woman for illegally sending workers overseas.

Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) were officially signed in Hanoi on June 30 afternoon.

The UNESCO Forum for Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education is expected to welcome between 300 and 350 delegates from across the world with the event running in Hanoi on July 2-3.

Vietnam will have approximately 5,000 MW of solar power in a very near future.

Hundreds of households have been evacuated after fires broke out at forests in some central provinces.

Vietnam have been promoted to the Davis Cup’s Group II Asia-Oceania Zone after topping Group A of the Davis Cup’s Group III Asia-Oceania Zone in Singapore on June 28.

Vietnam’s trade turnover in the January – June period hit US$245.48 billion, an all-time high recorded for the six-month period, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has said in a monthly report.

Japanese companies with abundant expertise in many fields such as banking, insurance, construction, logistics, accounting, graphic design, among others, are expected to have greater opportunities in Vietnam’s market.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuan is using laser-operated land levellers on large rice fields to increase yield and efficient use of irrigation water.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) is planning to launch a campaign to put an end to heavy trucks that had been modified to carry excess loads.

Conference to help UK investors understand Vietnam

Lu A Say once was called a crazy man after spending months in the forest searching the seeds of a type of confer tree known as pơ mu (fokienia hodginsii) in Vietnamese with the hope of cultivating them on a large scale.

The past year was a very exciting period for the educational investment market, showcased not only through direct capital but also via mergers and acquisitions deals carried out by financiers.

Pilots of new-age Vietjet Air have had some restrictions on their working hours lifted, however, they were requested to satisfy a number of conditions issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam

The European Council announced on June 25 that it has approved the EVFTA and the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and assigned the EU to sign the deals with Vietnam on June 30 in Hanoi.