Vietnam will face a big obstacle in Japan on their Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship journey in the quarter-finals tonight in Uzbekistan.

The collection of tax arrears in 2016 would be higher than that of last year, General Director of Taxation Bui Van Nam said.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee on February 16 organised its first meeting on the structure, composition and number of candidates to stand for the upcoming 14th National Assembly election.

Five more Vietnamese people, who disappeared after visiting the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Jeju Island on January 11, were found in the island's Daecheong Village, the Jeju Island Immigration Office said on February 16.

HCM City's newly-appointed Party Committee Secretary Dinh La Thang has instructed officials to focus on their work following the long Lunar New Year vacation and not let the public or businesses wait for their work to get done.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to provide further incentives for small- and medium-sized enterprises that invest in support industries, according to Nguyen Phuong Dong, deputy director of Department of Industry and Trade.

Between 85% and 95% of workers returned to their jobs in industrial parks in HCM City and the southern provinces after Tet (Lunar New Year) thanks to benefits they received before and after the holiday.

The northern province of Lao Cai is concentrating on developing local tourist attractions in order to host the National Tourism Year in 2017.

Private firms should be more dynamic in developing linkages and production chains to sharpen competitive edges as the country was underway to integrate deeply into the global economy.

The national Muaythai (Thai boxing) aims to win two gold medals at the coming fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG) in Vietnam in September.