Vietnam won a gold medal at the ongoing World Shuttlecock Championships in Hong Kong.

Vietnamese athletes pocketed three gold medals on the first day of the ongoing Asian Men’s and Women’s Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal.

In addition to the wave of investments in the banking and finance sector from financial institutions in Japan, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the US, there will be a marked presence of South Korean banks in the Vietnamese market in the near future, observers forecast.

Hung Yen Province is expecting this year’s main longan crop to decline in quantity and ripen a week behind schedule. As a result, prices have shot up by VND7,000 (US$31 cents) per kilogramme.

Ensuring financial security is vital to promote economic growth amid rapid globalisation and economic-financial liberalisation, experts said at a forum organised by the Institute for Brand and Competitiveness Strategy in Hanoi on July 25.

Thai Son Nam defeated Al Dhafra 2-0 in the final match of the AFC Futsal Club Championship’s group A July 24 at Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in HCM City.

Le Ha of Hanoi, who has been selling clothes on Facebook, is stressed and worried after receiving a message from tax authorities inviting her to come and declare her income.

How to mobilise idle foreign currency and gold from locals to invest in business and production has become a hot issue recently, with the Government last week once again asking the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to consider proposals.

Vietnam on July 23 earned a berth at the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship to be held in China next year.

The HCM City International Track and Field Championships Open 2017 is scheduled to be held on July 27-28 at the Thong Nhat Stadium.