Vietnam’s No. 3 seed Ly Hoang Nam and Bowen Ouyang of China qualified for the second round of the Vietnam Men’s Future F4 tennis event on September 12 in the Binh Duong Province.

A special event celebrating mid-autumn festival in ASEAN countries will be held to enhance mutual understanding among the bloc.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will continue to encourage the practice of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a solution to dealing with ailing credit institutions.

Many commercial banks have recently raised their deposit interest rates in an attempt to satisfy new State Bank of Vietnam’s regulations that are due to take effect in 2017.

Local pharmaceutical companies should improve their competitive advantage before Vietnam signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement in order to avoid losing their regional market share, experts said.

Poor management of risks and weak supervision of banks were the roots of the largest problems that Vietnam’s banking system is facing, experts said during a workshop.

Singapore showed remarkable progress as it met Vietnam after a year at the ASEAN Football Federation Vietcombank U19 Youth Championship in Hanoi on September 11.

Dang Thi Linh Phuong brought Vietnam its second medal at the Rio Paralympics on September 10.

State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh on September 8 called for drastic steps to make online payments more secure.

Vietnamese women’s masters tied with No 5 seed India in the fifth round match of the Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaizan on September 7.