Local enterprises are spending around 28.6 million working days valued at VND14.3 trillion (US$636 million) a year to complete administrative procedures for special inspections on imported and exported goods.

Karate is back in the SEA Games this August, following its absence in Singapore two years ago.

Vietnam crushed Myanmar 3-1 in the second match of the women’s football event at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia on August 20.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has not found evidence supporting accusations by the Vietnam’s Pepper Association (VPA) of price manipulation by foreign traders in the pepper market.

The Muay Thai (Thai boxing) fight night will kick off on August 18 at the Military Zone 7 Gymnasium in HCM City.

Vietnam finished fifth at the SMM 19th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in the Philippines on August 17.

Vietnamese top chess player Le Quang Liem lost to legendary chess player Russian-Croatian Garry Kasparov in the rapid category at the ongoing St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament in the United States on August 16.

Local digital content firms are claiming of unfair treatment compared to their foreign peers, with Vietnamese companies saying they face many regulations while firms like Google, Facebook and YouTube don’t pay taxes and are unhindered by regulations and policies.

Vietnam defeated Kazakhstan 25-22, 25-18, 21-25, 20-25, 15-5 in the fifth-eighth place match at the SMM 19th Asian Women’s Senior Volleyball Championship held in the Philippines on August 16.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked second at the ongoing St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament in the United States on August 15.