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. 

 A world cultural festival 2017 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City as part of cooperation with the Republic of Korea ’s Gyeongsangbuk-do province.

Vietnam sent three working groups to join a joint training exercise between the experts’ working group from ASEAN states and the association’s partner countries in Thailand from September 1-11.

VietNamNet Bridge - Between 50 and 55 instant noodle packs a year on average are bought by each Vietnamese, a slight decrease compared with recent years, according to the World Instant Noodles Association (WINA).