More than 70% of domestic retailers have avoided participating in the policy-making process and are indifferent to reviews of existing policies, even those that directly impact their businesses, said the Association of Viet Nam Retailers (AVR).

Vietnamese law system lacks regulations that support companies managed by women, Le Quang Canh, deputy head of the National Economic University's Asian-Pacific Institution of Management, said at a conference in Hanoi on March 3.

Vietnam has challenges to tackle if it wants to achieve economic targets and deeply integrate into the world's economy in the context of new trade agreements.

A recent hike in deposit interest rates offered by commercial banks will not likely lead to a raise in lending rates. Economists and policymakers expect them to decrease soon.

Vietnamese top grandmasters are expected to face a tough challenge with contenders around the world during the sixth HDBank Cup International Open Chess Championship 2016 to be held in HCM City from March 8-13.

Nguyen Huu Thang officially signed a two-year contract as new coach of Vietnamese football team at the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) in Hanoi on March 3.

Vietnam's Olympic qualification hopes took a blow after a 9-0 loss to Australia in a qualification tournament in Japan on March 2.

Nguyen Tien Minh qualified for the second round at the ongoing German Open badminton tournament.

India has decided to impose anti-dumping duties on plastics processing machines, or injection moulding machines, imported from Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Domestic businesses should be more closely associated with each other to take advantage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP), Tran Quoc Khanh, deputy minister of Industry and Trade, said.