Vietnam has sent six martial artists to compete at the Canada Open Taekwondo Championship which opened on September 14 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

For a population of nearly 100 million, of which the majority is at young age and with a steady growth of income per capita, Vietnam is considered potential market for fashion retailers. 

 The trade clash between China and the US worries some countries, including Vietnam.

 In its latest report, market research firm Kantar Worldpanel expected the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers will make up the bulk of that spending.

 In order to maintain the competitiveness of export products, the exchange rate still needs an adjustment at a moderate level.

 Three men in the central province of Quang Tri have jointly set up a cemetery for deceased abandoned babies.

 The UK’s newly-appointed Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward has affirmed that defence relationship is a very important indicator to strengthen the Vietnam-UK relations.

 Environmental protection groups founded by young people have bloomed in recent years. However, the question of connectivity and how to create a network for more effective operation still remains. 

In addition to a bright outlook for the economy, the Ministry of Planning and Investment pointed to a number of challenges to the economy, including trade wars between nations, geopolitical risks, growing trend of protectionism and nationalism.

 The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi upheld a jail sentence of 13 years handed down on 54-year-old Nguyen Van Tuc for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration” at an appeal trial in the northern province of Thai Binh on September 14.

 A huge gap exists between curricula taught at universities and job requirements of enterprises, a university lecturer said at a workshop on cooperation between companies and universities, held in HCM City on September 14.

 Up to 5,000 tonnes of rice that are the gift of the Vietnamese Party, State and people for the Cuban people were symbolically presented at a ceremony in Havana on September 14.

 The Vietnamese Government Office and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on September 14 signed a Record of Discussion for Project to Build Professional and Efficient State Operation for Improvement of Business Environment.

 The Sense Market under the 23/9 Park in HCM City is going to be shut down as the authorities plan to reorganise the park.

 As growth in Southeast Asia’s online economy gains pace, tech companies will drive office occupancy and potentially account for 15 to 25 per cent of annual gross office leasing volumes in the next decade.

 The Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) is proceeding to sell a maximum of 60 million treasury stocks on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, the second sale of its kind since its debut in April 2017.

 About 500 pupils are having to travel by boats through dangerous locations as early flooding damaged embankments and roads in the southern Dong Thap Province.

 Hanoi’s first lantern road will be opened along the pedestrian street around Hoan Kiem Lake for the Mid-autumn Festival.

 The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) is planning to buy up to VND32trillion (USD1.28bn) of bad debts with special bonds and VND3.5trn (USD140m) with money at market value.

 Vietnam has been listed in the top ten countries receiving the highest overseas remittances worldwide, according to a report jointly conducted by UNDP and the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment.