VietNamNet Bridge – Luong Phuong Hanh secured the first place in the women’s category of the National Chess Championship after the fourth round in Ha Noi yesterday.

The People’s Court of Ha Noi today sentenced 11 defendants in a fraud case that occurred at the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank, Nghe An Branch, eight years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A smart traffic operation centre in HCM City will receive an investment of VND6 trillion (US$265 million) from 2017 to 2020, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC will face Ceres Negros of the Philippines today at Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City in Group G of the 2017 AFC Cup.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam beat Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC 3-1 in an International U19 Football Tournament match that saw both sides being reduced to 10 men in Nha Trang City yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Enjoying cha ca away from crowded, noisy restaurants gives the iconic dish a homely touch. 

Nguyen Van Hau, Vice Chairman of the HCM City Lawyers’ Association, tells vov.vn that a draft decree laying conditions on selling voice/video recording software is unconstitutional.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When asked how many bridges had been built as a result of his fund-raising efforts, farmer Mai Van Vo, a former war veteran, had no idea.

The PM recently issued Decision 477/QĐ-TTg, which annuls previous Decision 48/QĐ-Ttg, issued in 2010, on awarding the PM’s certificate of merit to Trinh Xuan Thanh, former State official found guilty of several wrongdoings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Average occupancy of five-star hotels was up four percentage points quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 10 percentage points year-on-year (YoY) to 74 per cent.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has decided to crack down on shops that sell souvenirs at astronomical rates and tourist companies that offer substandard tours.

An hour-long war of words over the roles of two business support organisations raged yesterday at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are struggling to reach the target of having wastewater treatment systems at all export processing zones, industrial parks and industrial complexes by 2020.

Scrap steel imports to Viet Nam in the first three months of this year increased sharply compared with last year, up more than 45 per cent in volume and 120 per cent in turnover, which poses serious environmental threat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city’s Song Han Incubator has launched the first ever tourism start-up programme.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won gold in the women’s 400m medley at the Asian Swimming Championships that opened in Tokyo yesterday.

Defending champions Thai Son Nam continued to dominate the National Futsal Championship with an 8-2 win over Hoang Thu Da Nang yesterday in HCM City.

HCM City authorities have asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Finance to allocate an additional VND48.762 trillion of official development assistance (ODA) in the next three years,

The Viet Nam Association of Manpower Supply announced the results of the annual evaluation of migrant worker recruitment agencies, with 43 per cent of agencies ranked receiving a five star rating.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs to improve the quality of weather forecasting and enhance international co-operation to prepare for natural disasters,