A year ago, Quach Tinh was released from prison with only the clothes on his back.

Vietnam is likely to intensify scrutiny of income tax paid by foreign workers, a seminar heard in HCM City on August 23.

Vietnam lost 0-3 to host Myanmar in the opening Pool A match at the 2016 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship that began on August 23 in Nay Pyi Taw City.

Indian and Vietnamese gem and jewellery companies, which met on August 23 at an event organised by the Indian consulate in HCM City, agreed there is much potential for bilateral co-operation.

Ly Hoang Nam has jumped to a new career-high 850th in the ATP world rankings, released on August 22.

The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) could meet a target to recover VND30 trillion (US$1.339 billion) of bad debts this year, VAMC Deputy General Director Nguyen Van Thang said.

Vietnamese cosmetic producers are losing their domestic market share because of not investing in developing brands and improving packaging, a conference heard in HCM City recently.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to consider the participation of Vietnam in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Core inflation this year could increase slightly to roughly 2% from 1.7% last year, the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) forecast.

Vietnamese chess player Tran Tuan Minh finished 20th out of 80 players in the World Junior (U-20) Chess Championships which finished in India on August 22.