The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the authority of the northwestern province of Yen Bai to submit a dossier of the Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people to UNESCO to seek the title of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Vietnam’s top tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam, dropped four places from world No 870 to 874 in the ATP rankings, which were released on July 18.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on July 18 decided to impose additional tariffs on imported steel products as an official safeguard measure against cheap imports that were allegedly threatening the domestic industry.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has been urged to retract a directive, which experts say creates unnecessary obstacles for textile and garment manufacturers.

World U8 champion Nguyen Le Cam Hien earned a silver medal at the National Youth Chess Championship’s girls’ U9 category on July 17 in Danang.

Vietnam’s Sanna Khanh Hoa advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club thanks to Nguyen Quoc Bao’s late goal, ensuring the team’s 3-2 victory over Al-Sadd of Qatar on July 17 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam finished in fourth position at the ASEAN University Games, following the final day of competition, on July 17 in Singapore.

The Children of Asia Games ended on July 17 in Sakha Republic (Yakutia) with Vietnam in the No 11 position.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed the development of large textile and garment industrial zones (IZs) to attract investment in dyeing, and fabric and yarn production.

The domestic retail market is seeing merger and acquisition (M&A) deals between local retailers and foreign partners to increase competitiveness and ensure international integration, but they still need a specific retail development plan from the State.