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 Vietnamese chess players on September 24 scored their first win, emerging victorious over Taiwan and Honduras, in the first round of the 2018 Chess Olympiad taking place in the Batumi, Georgia.

 Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital will leave for its mission in South Sudan on October 1 as part of its UN peacekeeping contributions.

 50-year-old Yuichi Kobayashi, has lived in Hanoi for 14 years and holds special feelings for the capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A workshop on dance by South Korean theatre lighting designer Song Young Kyeon will open Tuesday at Le Thanh Theatre in HCM City’s District 5.

 The northern region is expecting a North-east monsoon which could bring a light cold spell during this weekend.

 Hanoi will ban traffic from many streets during the two-day funeral of State President Tran Dai Quang.

 Foreign investors have poured into Vietnam’s e-wallet sector as they see huge growth potential in the market in the wake of the Government’s plan to reduce cash payments to below 10 per cent of the total payment transaction by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - After the departure of Uber, the battle in the ride hailing market has heated up with the participation of many newcomers.

 The Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) has announced an additional 17 shares subject to alert, supervision and trading suspension.

“One curriculum, many sets of textbooks”, a new policy which will soon take effect, welcomes publishing houses in Vietnam to compile textbooks, ending Vietnam Education Publishing House’s long-held monopoly.

 State-owned shipping firm Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has announced a second share auction just three weeks after its initial public offering on September 5.

 Property developers are looking to other channels to raise capitals, such as bond issuance, as credit policies for property development are gradually being tightened.

 Viet Nam’s economy has a bright outlook in 2019 thanks to a stable macro-economy, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Vietnam’s fruit sector should focus on gaining trust from domestic consumers before focusing on exports, said deputy general director of the Plant Cultivation Department.

 Vietnam has emerged as a promising market in the hospitality sector among ASEAN-member countries, especially for luxury hotels and resorts, speakers said at a hotel and resort conference held on Monday in HCM City.

Authorities in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong on Monday confirmed they had started criminal proceedings against the head of a forest ranger team for his involvement in the illegal logging 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 10-year-old boy who suffered from multiple organ failure after contracting dengue fever has been discharged from the hospital after a more than month-long recovery period, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The life of Vietnamese people is reflected through contemporary artworks on display at the exhibition held in the US.

 Gary Kurtz, producer of the first two instalments in the Star Wars series, has died in north London aged 78.

 Comcast's victory in the long battle to win control of Sky, the satellite broadcaster founded by Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, is the latest milestone in the media tycoon's colourful career that spans six decades.

 The co-founders of photo-sharing giant Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, are both leaving the firm.

 Passing through Phan Trong Tue Street these days, visitors will be delighted by a carpet of purple petunia flowers (chieu tim flowers) which are in full bloom.

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 Outstanding artworks by 17 Vietnamese painters are being displayed at Craig Thomas Gallery as part of the CTG Nomad project in New York from September 23-26.