A world three cushion billiards championship got underway today with roughly 100 cueists from around the globe congregating in Ho Chi Minh City for a chance to win some of the US$58,000 in prize money.

 Over $27 billion of bad debts settled

 A visiting delegation from the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia’s Motherland led by its Vice Chairman and Acting General Secretary Nhem Valy, has met with officials from the Hanoi Party Committee.

 The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved FPT Information System (FIS)’s proposal to develop an intelligent transport system (ITS) to improve traffic flow in the city.

 Hanoi will create all best possible conditions for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to invest in Hanoi as well as for 50,000 RoK citizens living in the Vietnamese capital, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has released a draft decree that all businesses can import cars provided they fulfil the required conditions and get a car import licence.

 Global healthcare company Abbott recorded net sales of US$434 million in the Vietnamese market last year, the company’s 2016 annual report revealed. Viet Nam is among top 10 profitable markets of Abbott.

The U.S. Coast Guard transferred a High Endurance Cutter to the Vietnam Coast Guard during a ceremony in Honolulu on Thursday morning. 

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested Google open official representative office in Viet Nam as many of Google’s services have been widely used by Vietnamese businesses and people.

 Internet security firm Bkav has warned of a new strain of malware dubbed EternalRocks that is said to be more dangerous than the ransomware WannaCry, according to its statement on the security forum WhiteHat.

The Chinese are considered ‘quiet investors’ compared with Singaporean, South Korean and Japanese, but there are signs they have been stepping up the takeover of Vietnamese properties.

 South Korean experts and representatives from Doosan Group on Thursday started looking for reasons causing damages in newly launched fishing boats that have used engines produced by the group in the central province of Binh Dinh.

 The representative offices of Vietnam in foreign countries should continue prioritising matters that serve Vietnam’s sustainable development and raise the country’s profile within the world arena.

“Café with Google”, a social program held by Google, provided Vietnamese parents with knowledge and helped them understand, accompany, and protect their children in the digital age.

Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh has just completed the installation of street signs and traffic signs in the Vietnamese and English languages.

 Enterprise Holdings Inc., the world’s largest car rental company, has announced plans to enter Vietnam with its flagship brand, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, as well as its National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands.

 The Vietnamese Government will grant investment licenses to three foreign-invested coal-fired power plants costing a combined $7.5 billion early next month, foreign media cited Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung as saying.

 Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to visit HCMC, Da Lat, and Hanoi from May 30 to June 1 in her role as the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.

 The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) will fund the extension of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro in HCM City that will connect with Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces.

About 900 workers at Vina Kangaroo Garment Company in Thai Binh Province haven't received their wages or had insurance paid worth over VND15bn (USD661,000) as a South Korean investor has disappeared.