SEA Games 29: Malaysia leading medal tally; Muay Thai fight night on Aug 18; Hoi An marathon to be held in September

Vietnamese archers Tien Cuong and Kieu Oanh clinched a bronze medal on August 18 in the mixed 70m compound (three-stringed bow) event at the ongoing SEA Games 29 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 Facebook Inc is testing a feature in the Facebook News Feed that provides customized links to news on topics of interest to individual users, as the company continues to search for ways to increase the amount of time 

 As State Capital Investment Corporation gets ready to sell 3.3 per cent of its shares in Vinamilk, the market expects to see a different outcome from last year’s unsuccessful bidding.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese painter Le Quoc Huy has opened his second private exhibition at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least six people were killed and several others injured on Friday morning in an explosion in Khanh Son District, central coastal Khanh Hoa Province, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Amid an average 14.4 percent growth rate of listed companies, many enterprises have reported unsatisfactory business results, including strong brands with a long business history.

Exports of tra fish to the United States have remained stable after it imposed a demand that exporting countries demonstrate that their food safety control system is equivalent to that of the US.

 Walt Disney Co is developing a "Star Wars" standalone movie based on the beloved character of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the wise and noble Jedi master, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported on Thursday.

Culture researcher Huu Ngoc has been awarded Grand Prize at the Bui Xuan Phai - For the Love of Ha Noi Awards for lifelong research and huge contribution to popularising Ha Noi culture. 

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has rescinded an administrative review of antidumping duties on certain frozen warmwater shrimp imported from Vietnam from February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017.

A collection of 130 photos of women by noted Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Quoc Dung is being published this month in a retrospective of his 20-year career.

Instead of lending to large companies, more and more banks have started to lend to small businesses to hedge their risks.

 Pop star Taylor Swift has made good on her pledge to support groups that help sexual assault victims following her victory in a Colorado groping trial this week.

In late August, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will divest their capital in three major companies with a total charter capital amount of VND1 trillion ($44 million).

At 5pm Gia Rai General Hospital in the southern province of Bac Lieu starts to get crowded, not only with patients but also with visitors who come here for a stroll.

The shift to digital banking has helped banks to provide modern and convenient services to customers, but this has also exposed them to many security risks, experts said at a conference in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to develop Vietnam’s bond market in 2017-20 with a vision to 2030.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue asked the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health to work together to organise bidding for medicines covered by health insurance so the mechanism can be put in place by 2018.

 Spain mounted a sweeping anti-terror operation on Friday after a suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds in Barcelona, killing 13 people before fleeing, in what police suspect was one of multiple planned attacks.