Leading cueists from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Jordan and Lebanon are competing at the 10th Asian Carom Billiards Championship that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23.

Vietnam’s No. 1 shuttler, Nguyen Tien Minh, has been bundled into the same half of the 2019 Asia Badminton Championships draw as two world-leading players, Kento Momota (Japan) and Chen Long (China).

More and more banks have started offering free services to attract customers in a very competitive market.

A daily trading limits for individual e-wallets would be set at VND20 million (US$850) and VND100 million per month, according to a draft circular from the State Bank of Viet Nam recently made public for comment.

Dang Hoang Giang, vice president and general secretary of the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas), said: "The domestic industry is facing difficulties this year, and new regulations has pushed up production costs."

The Vietnam Beer Alcohol and Beverage Association has recommended abolishing the regulation that star-ranked hotels and tourist sites have to be licensed for selling alcohol products. 

Vietnam finished second at the International U18 Football Tournament which wrapped up in Hong Kong on April 22.

Vietnam is committed to national efforts and international cooperation within the United Nations (UN) to fight terrorism, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam has stated.

Runner Quach Thi Lan won a gold medal at women’s 400m hurdles at the ongoing 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on April 22 (local time).

Both domestic and foreign investors putting money in Vietnam’s priority fields or projects using cutting-edge and environmentally-friendly technologies should receive the same preferential treatments.

A Su-22 military aircraft suffered serious damage as it skidded off an airport runway in Yen Bai Province today, April 23, the local media reported.

The European Commission has yet to finalize a specific date for reconsidering the lifting of a yellow card it had previously imposed on Vietnam's seafood products, said a representative of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Growth of Vietnam’s export revenue through formal channels to China was higher than its import revenue growth from the northern neighbor last year, at 16.6% versus 11.7%. 

Le Diep Kieu Trang, former country director at Facebook Vietnam, has been picked as general director of the ride-hailing brand Go-Viet, a unit of Indonesian firm Go-Jek.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has asked leaders of provinces and cities across the country to urgently adopt measures to prevent and fight against forest fires amid the long-lasting hot weather.

In recent days, many countries, including the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, and Qatar have officially launched the fifth generation telecoms network (5G).

Several beauty brands are eager to tap into the booming Vietnamese market as consumers are increasingly becoming beauty-conscious.

Medium-sized companies should go digitalised and expand business in foreign markets to futher grow.

Da Nang City authorities will implement a rubbish classification plan in Hai Chau District this July and expand to other areas from September.

The Vietnamese-based Vitalify Asia Co., Ltd. has unveiled its robotic process automation system specialising in making real estate predictions.