Local exporters, freight forwarding firms and seaports are calling for Government support to ease the effects of the bankruptcy filed by the Republic of Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Global (HJS), the world’s seventh-largest container carrier.

Vietnamese athlete Phan Thi Phuong bagged Vietnam’s first gold medal of the fifth Asian Beach Games, which officially kicked off on September 24 in the central city of Danang.

A shortage of policies on power tariffs for renewable energy, particularly solar electricity, has prevented the sector from attracting investors, said Prof Dang Dinh Thong from the Vietnam Clean Energies Association (VCEA).

Nguyen Hoang Thien and Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the semi-finals of the Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tennis tournament  on September 21 in Binh Duong Province.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will accelerate the completion of management policies and documents to tighten multi-level marketing regulations while limiting licensing for the activity, said minister Tran Tuan Anh.

Higher anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese frozen warm-water shrimp exports levied by the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) will affect the psychology of businesses and shrimp farmers in Vietnam.

A proposal to use State funds to settle commercial banks’ bad debts, as stated in the draft plan on economic restructuring for the 2016-2020 period, has been met with a cold shoulder.

Vietnam defeated the Republic of Korea 25-17, 25-27, 23-25, 25-18, 15-8 to place seventh at the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women on September 20 in Vinh Phuc Province.

Vietnam expects to earn US$900 million from exporting beverage products by 2035, according to the industry’s planning.

Vietnam lost to Iran in the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women’s classification round on September 19 in Vinh Phuc Province.