The Government will consider the possibility of letting poor performing commercial banks go bankrupt, instead of saving them as it did in the past, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.

Vietnam spent US$5.84 billion importing 13.92 million tonnes of steel and iron products in the first nine months of the year, the General Department of Customs’ statistics revealed.

The country’s seafood exports are expected to reach US$7 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 5.5 %, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (Vasep).

Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh is one of three global filmmakers to be honoured at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM), taking place from November 11 to 19 in Amiens, France. 

No 3 seed Masato Shiga of Japan won the Vietnam Men’s Futures F7 tennis tournament after beating No 8 seed Noh Sang-woo of the Republic of Korea (RoK) 6-3, 6-1 in the singles finals held in Binh Duong Province on October 23.

Trinh Duc Tam won the Tour de Siak cycling tournament in Indonesia on October 22, while Vietnam topped the team ranking in Siak.

Industry insiders are concerned the cement industry will find it hard to meet the target of selling 75-77 million tonnes of cement this year due to market difficulties.

Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized ones, should increase the use of e-commerce to boost their exports and showcase their products to potential partners globally, a seminar heard in HCM City on October 21.

Vu Thai Binh is confident showcasing his skills with do (poonah) paper at a painting exhibition in Hanoi’s Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre that began on October 19 .

A decent facility with passionate teachers is the first impression one has when visiting the Kianh Foundation Centre in central Quang Nam Province, which is offering near free care and treatment for nearly 100 children with disabilities.