An investigation into a multi-trillion VND gambling ring organised in Vietnam has entered the second phase, with illegal money due to be seized from Vietcombank and three Vietcombank employees under investigation.

 The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam will host the final round of the 2018 World Miss Tourism Ambassador from August 27 to 31.

The ATIGA (ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement) implementation will be delayed by two years, which means Vietnam will not remove the sugar quota scheme and tariffs until 2020. 

 Heavy rains are forecast for Vietnam’s northern region over the next two days due to a weakening low pressure area with rain-triggered floods and landslides warned for mountainous provinces.

 The first festival on the world’s intangible cultural heritages and the Tuyen Quang City Festival will take place in Tuyen Quang in September.

 The HCMC real estate sector has become robust in recent years, so industry employees have higher incomes, including salaries, wages and commissions. 

 The University Medical Center HCMC announced today, July 24 that the first liver transplant operation had been performed successfully after many years of preparation, with the support of medical experts from South Korea's Asan Medical Center.

 A fire ripped through a house located at 17 Phung Hung Street in Hanoi on July 24, thankfully no casualties have been reported.

 Retail, consumer goods, and real estate are forecasted to lead the Vietnamese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in 2018. In addition, the value of the M&A market is forecast to stay above $6 billion.

 A cafe owner in Dak Lak Province who physically and psychologically tortured a staff member may face up to 14 years in jail.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam’s Operation Centre on Tuesday increased the sale price of the US dollar for commercial banks by VND11 to VND23,284.

The total assets held by Vietnam’s credit institutions reached $447.8 billion by the end of May, an increase of 3.27 per cent over the beginning of this year, the latest report from the State Bank of Vietnam showed.

 Viet Nam’s catfish exports have been robust this year but the country’s overwhelming dependence on the increasingly competitive Chinese market remains a matter of risk.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the need to shift from pre-inspection to post-inspection, issue regulations and standards on evaluation of transparency, and reduce unnecessary conditions for enhancing production.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s HCM City Market Surveillance Agency found 70 shops of the Con Cung Co Ltd to have violations relating to product origin, Nguyen Van Bach, deputy director of the agency, said on Tuesday.

 Production of sticky rice in the Mekong Delta over the past weeks has faced challenges due to China’s new import tariff policy, forcing a strong reduction in the price of sticky rice at home and in export markets.

 The southernmost province of Ca Mau has established a so-called soil bank composed of mud collected from rivers to make alternative materials for sand in construction.

 Hanoi triumphed at the National Youth Sepak Takraw Championship which conluded in the southern province of Dong Nai on Monday.

 The Hanoi Golf Clubs Championship - GFS Cup will run on July 27-28 at Long Bien Golf Course.

 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will re-draw the Asian Games (ASIAD) U23 men’s tournament in Malaysia today.