Two of Vietnam’s richest groups have made significant progress in their ambition to become Vietnam’s largest hotel chain developers abroad.

The government has released the report evaluating the damages caused by Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co., Ltd, the culprit behind the mass dying of fish in the four central coastal provinces in April this year.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., which manages the country’s sole refinery, Dung Quat, made a profit in the first half of 2016, even though the government has not yet agreed to its proposals for preferential treatment.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc required the Cabinet members as well as ministries and agencies of the 2016-2021 tenure to swiftly roll out their working plans to support the Government in designing and spurring growths in service of people.

Many auto businesses, especially small and medium enterprises, are patiently waiting for the Government's final decision on auto import permission.

Foreign investors have invested almost US$3 billion in Vietnamese enterprises in the last twelve months ending July 2016, the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment reported on Thursday.

The Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (AVC) was seeking a nod of the Ministry of Transport on its proposal of raising domestic airport service fees.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy (SPP) is reviewing the police decision not to prosecute former leaders of Vinaconex Corporation for 18 breaches of the Da River pipeline.

South Korea will temporarily stop receiving workers from 44 districts and towns in 10 Vietnamese provinces and cities, a document released by the labour ministry last Friday said.

The Da Nang-Vietnam team were greeted by thousands of spectators along the banks of London’s Thames River as they finished seventh at the 10th edition of the Clipper Round World Yacht Race on July 30.

 Vietnam have sent 40 athletes to take part in the Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures in Binh Duong Province.

 Vietnam defeated their arch-rival Thailand 2-0 in the final Group A round match of the Southeast Asian Women’s Football Championship on July 30 in Myanmar.

 Tran Quang Loc of Vietnam won the Mixed Martial Arts’s Grand Prix Warriors FC on July 31 in Malaysia.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is the youngest Vietnamese athlete competing at the upcoming Rio Olympic Games. She, however, will swim in four events, the largest number of competitions, compared to the other athletes.

The Vietnam Coffee Day, organised by the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa), was sanctioned by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 29.

The Hanoi University (HANU) and Italy’s Niccolo Cusano University (UniCusano) will enhance student exchanges as part of an agreement reached recently.

Three Vietnamese students participated in the Global Youth Forum held at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in the US city of New York on July 29.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended the forum “Four Countries – One Destination”, which aims to promote cooperation in economic, tourism and investment between Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, in Myanmar on July 30-31.

 Customs officers at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on July 31 discovered a passenger illegally trafficking in forbidden rhino horns from Africa.

Vietnam recorded an increasing third-child birthrate over the last five years, especially in well-to-do families, heard a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City last week.