Early bird registration for the sixth Manulife Da Nang International Marathon on August 12 opens today.

 Vietnam’s benchmark VNIndex has extended its growth for a fourth straight week, though recent market trading conditions suggest the benchmark index could struggle with rising selling pressures this week.

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) announced the White Book on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Vietnam at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh on January 14.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested to make football a transparent sport, at a recent seminar to discuss Vietnam football in Hanoi.

 A high-level military delegation led by Minister of Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich is paying an official visit to Laos from January 15-17.

 Nguyen Quang Hai’s win brought Vietnam’s historic 1-0 victory over Australia in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship on January 14, and opened a door to all Group D teams competing in the quarter-finals in Kunshan, China.

Vo Quoc Uy and Duong Thien Quang won the boys’ double category at the International Tennis Federation’s Asia U14&U Development Championship, Division 2, on January 13 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Vietnam Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Zone 3 on January 13 saved two foreign sailors who met an accident in the waters off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

 Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), and other defendants in the trial for several charges of wrongdoings defended themselves during the trial’s argument on January 13 and 14.

 The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Retreat took place in Singapore on January 12, discussing priorities for 2018 and the preparation for some of the grouping’s major activities in the time ahead.

 More than 8,000 domestic and foreign runners participated in the Ho Chi Minh City Marathon 2018, which was held in the city on January 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - International institutions have given positive comments about the operation of the Vietnamese banking sector.

After 30 years of conducting research on tea plants, Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong has created five new varieties of tea, including one which gives 60-70 percent yield higher than the old one.

Soon after the Prime Minister agreed to Bac Lieu province’s proposal to cancel the Cai Cung thermopower project, investors visited the area to seek opportunities to develop renewable power projects.

The updated bulletin on Vietnamese labor market released by MOLISA on December 26, 2017 showed that 1.07 million workers were unemployed in the third quarter of the year. 

 Being able to hold down a steady job providing a secure income and maintaining good health are major concerns for Vietnamese consumers.

 Nguyen Van Khanh, 47, earns VNĐ3-4 billion (US$132,000-176,000) a year from re-producing an exciting type of rice from Japan known as ĐS1.

 Lack of information, human resources and viable strategies are the three major difficulties facing Vietnamese businesses attempting to carry out the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

 Following are a couple of places in HCMC recommended for expats wishing to study the Vietnamese language.

Mobile payments are gradually taking hold around Vietnam but vendors and customers alike need further encouragement.