Ensuring financial security is vital to promote economic growth amid rapid globalisation and economic-financial liberalisation, experts said at a forum organised by the Institute for Brand and Competitiveness Strategy in Ha Noi yesterday.

In addition to the wave of investments in the banking and finance sector from financial institutions in Japan, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the US, there will be a marked presence of South Korean banks in Vietnam in the near future.

 Leaders of qualified State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will face demotions, salary cuts, fines and even criminal charges if they fail or delay listing on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM).

 Vietnam won a gold medal at the ongoing World Shuttlecock Championships in Hong Kong.

 More than 220 amateur cyclists will race in the Da Nang Cycling Open-Asanzo Cup along the coast this Sunday to raise funds for victims of Agent Orange (AO) in Da Nang.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 4G competition has begun heating up, with service providers affirming they don’t intend to compete on prices but on service quality and added content.

Many top-tier universities have been denounced for ‘playing unfair’ and scrambling for students as they accept registrations from students who got only a 15.5 score on 3 exam subjects, equal to the floor mark set by MOET.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thanh Thanh Cong Tay Ninh (SBT) and Bien Hoa (BHS) have decided to merge to protect Vietnam’s sugar position in the home market.

VietNamNet Bridge - Irrigation works and hydropower reservoirs are at risk of damage as the storm season has begun.

 Easing of restrictions on local people entering casinos a boon for local hospitality sector, according to representative from JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group.

 Regional trade pacts and business climate improvements have made Vietnam become a manufacturing hub for ASEAN investors and firms.

Over one million drivers are finding themselves stuck between the hammer and the anvil as traffic police these days intensify checks and punish those failing to show original vehicle ownership certificates.

 One of the fiercest rivalries in the world of chess today has resumed with the announcement by Magnus Carlsen that he will compete at Chess World Cup 2017 set for September 1-25 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

 Ha Noi Stock Exchange has allowed Mai Linh Northern Joint Stock Company to register 48.6 million shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) under stock code MLN.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for clarification after waste dumping violations reportedly occured at a coal-powered power plant into the sea off the coast of Binh Thuan.

 Four houses were partially damaged and a person slightly injured following a series of blasts emitted by an aircraft flying across Ninh Thuan Province’s Phan Rang City yesterday morning.

 Vietnam’s achievements at int’l chemistry, maths, physics olympiads

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced the cancellation of 11 flights that connect Phu Bai Airport in central Thua Thien-Hue province with Hanoi and HCM City due to typhoon Sonca.

 The National Assembly (NA) Offices of Vietnam and Laos are holding their ninth joint conference in the central city of Da Nang from July 24-28 to share experience in assisting the two legislatures.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce on July 25.