Vietnamese Muaythai boxers won two gold medals, two silver medals  and six bronze medals at the 2016 International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) Youth World Championship, which wrapped up in Thailand on September 1.

 Thousands of Hanoians in Hai Ba Trung and Hoang Mai districts still suffer from a lack of tap water.

 The cause of the foul odour plaguing some of the southern districts in HCM City will be made public before next Tuesday, the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment has promised.

 Numerous activities will be organised during the 12th International Travel Expo (ITE), set to take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from September 8-10. 

 As many as 360 domestic and foreign tourists have registered for a tour to explore Son Doong, the largest natural cave in the world, in the central province of Quang Binh in 2017.

 Vietnam is estimated to have 8.7 million people infected with hepatitis B while the number for hepatitis C are 1 million, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s Department for Preventive Medicine.

 The General Department of Preventive Medicine sought measures to assure the early detection of the Zika infection in high risks areas through its online meeting in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the Central Highlands and the central province of Khanh Hoa. 

A Vietnamese film entitled Yen’s Life directed by Dinh Tuan Vu will be screened during the fifth ASEAN film festival in the Prague, the Czech Republic. 

Vietnam and the central city of Da Nang in particular are sparing no efforts to make the fifth Asian Beach Games successful and free from cigarette, said Vuong Bich Thang, Director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

 The 10th Hue Festival, held by the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will take place in April 2018, the provincial People’s Committee announced on September 1.

 Toni Claveria, Director of projects for Barcelona football school in Asia and Oceania (FCBEscola), has paid a working visit to SHB Da Nang to discuss constructing an academy in the central city. 

 Vietnam’s Book of Records, Vietkings, has recognised the Bunny-Enjoying-Moonlight lantern on the square of Vincom Mega Mall Times City as the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

 Olympic Rio 2016 gold medalist Hoang Xuan Vinh is ranked first in the world men’s 10m air pistol event, according to the latest International Sport Shooting Federation ranking.

 Tran Thi Khanh Ly won a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Wushu Championships which began in Taoyuan City of Chinese Taipei on September 1.

 Vietnamese movies are being screened on India’s national TV channel Doordarshan, for the first time, from September 1-4.

 As of August 15,2016, 1,125 Vietnamese project were granted licenses to invest abroad with a total registered capital of 20.38 billion USD, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

 Vietnam and Thailand have won a bid to supply 250,000 tonnes of rice for the Philippines at 424.85 USD per tonne, 0.15 USD lower than the set reference price of 425 USD. 

 Domestic and foreign investors are still keen on the Vietnamese market and have positive outlook about the country’s economy, according to a survey conducted by Grant Thornton Vietnam in the third quarter of 2016.

 The State capital divestment in the country’s two largest brewers Habeco and Sabeco will be completed by the end of 2017.

 Vietnam and Cuba made significant progress in their second negotiation round on a new trade deal after the four days of sitting in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said on September 1.

 Turkey has decided to levy an anti-dumping tax of $240 per cubic metre on Vietnamese plywood products. 

 Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 2.45 billion USD in the first eight months of this year, a report from General Statistics Office (GSO) has revealed. 

 Tourists can now enjoy ca tru (ceremonial singing) as part of the Chay River- Dark Cave tour in the central province of Quang Binh.

 More than 3,000 Vietnamese labourers, who failed to meet Lao legal regulations on foreign workers, have returned home through the Lao Bao and La Lay international border gates in the central province of Quang Tri.

 “Ho Chi Minh City Hotels and Restaurants 2016”, a tourism publication was launched on August 30.