Vietnam won the third match of the Davis Cup Asia-Pacific Zone, Group III, in Hanoi on April 5, defeating Malaysia 3-0.

Le Nguyet Minh won the seventh stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament on April 4.

The e-commerce market has taken off in Vietnam thanks to booming internet usage and smartphone ownership, along with massive investments from key retail players, local media reported.

Vietnamese enterprises should strive to meet strict new food safety requirements from importing countries, especially choosy markets like the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the EU, speakers said at an international seminar held on April 3 in HCM City.

Trinh Linh Giang and Ly Hoang Nam started the Davis Cup with positive news, winning both single games against Pacific Oceania on April 3.

Vietnam’s shooting team will have a South Korean flavour this year, after three new sponsors were revealed.

Vietnam exported 520,000 tonnes of coffee worth US$1 billion in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 15.1 per cent in volume but a decrease of 1.7 per cent in value compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Being impressed with Vietnam’s recent success, FIFA, the world football governing body, has published an article reviewing the country’s achievements, while suggesting that another turning point is approaching.

Vietnam is the No 1 seed in Group A of the Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, which begins today in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 28 had the final word in the prolonged debate on how to expand the overcrowded Tan Son Nhat airport, deciding to build another terminal south of the airport.