Vietnam chess teams have received US$25,000 from Nam A Bank for their achievements at the 43rd Batumi Chess Olympiad in Georgia.

Administrative reforms are very important to the development of a nation, State managers and researchers agreed during a conference reviewing administrative reforms under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), reflected through chau ban (official administrative papers).

Shooting on a joint film project between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) has begun in Da Lat, the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.

American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a Scheherazade concert at the HCM City Opera House on October 19.

Companies should offer higher-quality products and authorities should provide better business networking opportunities to increase purchase of locally made goods and parts, experts said during a conference on competitiveness held on October 11 in HCM City. 

Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau is one of five young stars set to shine in Group A of the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup, according to the website of the event, affsuzukicup.com.

The Vietnam Football Federation has been fined US$12,500 by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after fans set off flares at the recent Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.

Hanoi B, now called Ha Tinh, will meet Nam Dinh in the V.League 2018 play-off at Vinh Stadium on October 13 for a ticket to play in Vietnam’s top division next year.

XSKT Vinh Long defeated Military Zone 4 in the first match of National Junior Volleyball Championship 2018 on October 10 at Vinh Long Gymnasium.

Young hope in Vietnamese taekwondo, Ho Thi Kim Ngan, was knocked out in the quarter-final on the second day of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, held on October 8 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.