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Liem defeats Jianchao Zhou at World Open
Le Quang Liem defeated Jianchao Zhou in the fifth round of the World Open 2017 chess tournament in the US on July 3.
Vietnam perform at world folklore festival
Vietnamese performers will attend a folk culture festival across Europe for the first time from July 5 to August 15.
Professional training for badminton players in Thailand
HCM City will send 12 badminton players and two coaches to Thailand for a short training course in an attempt to find new talent.
Auto firms ask to lower component import taxes
High import taxes on auto components and parts, packaging and logistics expenses are major reasons behind locally-assembled cars costing 10-20% higher than imports from Thailand and Indonesia.
Ornamental fish export revenue up
HCM City earned more than US$11.5 million from exporting 9.3 million ornamental fish in the first half of the year, a rise of 25% in output and a surge of 52% in revenue over the same period, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Vietnam ditching leather for e-wallets
Electronic wallet (e-wallet) services are becoming more popular in Vietnam, with a number of new e-wallet services officially licensed in the last year and a half.
Nam wins Thailand F3 Futures
Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the men’s singles title of the Thailand F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on June 24.
Nam beat Edward Bourchier at Thailand F3 event
Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam defeated Edward Bourchier of Australia 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Thailand F3 Futures tennis tournament on June 21.
Vietnam take second win at world championship
Vietnam beat Azerbaijan 2.5-1.5 in the fifth round match of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship on June 21 in Russia.
Thien loses singles, stay to play doubles
Nguyen Hoang Thien was ousted from Thailand F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament after losing to the hosts’ Teeradon Tortrakul on June 20.