Takehiro Hattori scored the only goal in his team Yokohama FC’s 1-0 win over Vietnam in the second round of the International U-21 Football Tournament on December 22 in HCM City.

Sharply decreasing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) output and increasing prices of new gas resources are forcing Vietnam to look to increase LNG imports.

Risks that companies face while exporting and measures to mitigate such risks and collect overseas receivables were discussed at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22.

The Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) held a ceremony to celebrate its 40th anniversary (December 20, 1976) and received the Labour Order, third class from the President of Vietnam in Hanoi on December 20.

Rubber exports are expected to reach 1.2-1.25 million tonnes of this year, a year-on-year increase of 5.5-10%, according to the Vietnam Rubber Association.

A digital economy is an inevitable step for development as the traditional economy is being saturated, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, deputy minister of information and communications at the 2016 Internet Day event in Hanoi.

With or without the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, trade between Vietnam and the US would continue to rise, a conference heard in Ho Chi Minh City on December 20.

Vietnamese top striker Le Cong Vinh has been named in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 team of the tournament by the website fourfourwo.com (Singapore version).

Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam eased into the second round of the Thailand F5 Futures in Huahin on December 20.

Vietnam is likely to miss an export growth target of 10% that the National Assembly set for 2016, official data has suggested.