HCM City has received more than 80 per cent of questionnaires from enterprises, the highest rate in recent years, after four months of gathering data for the first phase of the 2017 economic census.

 Repairing newly-built substandard offshore fishing vessels is a matter of great economic, political and social significance that should be done immediately, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has said.

 The Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) on August 1 delivered a press release on criminal proceedings against its former executives Tram Be and Phan Huy Khang.

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has risen seven places, from No 30 to No 23, in FIDE’s world rankings for men in August, his top ranking so far.

Saigon Heat have strengthened their team by signing on giant player Darius Lewis to prepare for the second edition of the Viet Nam Basketball Association league.

 Shares continued to climb on August 1 on the two stock exchanges, backed by strong gains of oil stocks after global oil prices recorded the strongest month of the year.

 Two tech startups from Vietnam and Australia have agreed to establish a network of laboratories for neuroscience studies, named Neuro Lab, in Vietnam.

 Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong has been selected as one of five best potential J.League strikers in Southeast Asia by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com.

 More than 5,000 athletes and tourists will race on August 6 in the annual Manulife Danang International Marathon, one of the biggest sport events in central Vietnam.

 Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in 10-12 categories with the aim of earning 8-10 gold medals at the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

 Vietnam’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) posted a 6.5 per cent year-on-year increase in the first seven months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

With its goodwill, endeavours, enthusiasm and responsibility, Vietnam has significantly contributed to the common achievements of ASEAN, Deputy PM, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has written.

 China’s construction and opening of a cinema on Phu Lam island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson.

Mozambique’s Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario has called upon Vietnamese businesses to engage more in trade, oil and gas, marine transport, and processing farm produce and seafood.

The Police on August 1 launched criminal proceedings against and took into custody Tram Be and Phan Huy Khang, former executives of the Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank).

Vietnam is deeply concerned about the continuous launch of inter-continental ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on July 28, said Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. 

 Vietnam and Sri Lanka will provide favourable conditions for their enterprises to seek business and investment opportunities, senior diplomats have said.

The National Assembly always backs stronger economic and trade cooperation with the US and facilitates the adoption of legal regulations to create a transparent and favourable business environment for foreign businesses.

 The PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution JSC (PV Gas D) announced on August 1 that it will sell 24.9 percent of its stake to Tokyo Gas Asia, a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas. 

 Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong has been assigned to embrace a mission as the permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee from August 1.