Vietnam sent 51 athletes and officials to compete in the seventh ASEAN Schools Games which kicked off in Brunei on November 22.

U21 Vietnam defeated U21 Thailand 4-2 in their first Group A match at the Thanh Nien Newspaper's U21 International Football Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City on November 22.

The tyre market in Vietnam is forecast to touch US$2.7 billion by 2020, according to a September report by TechSci Research, a research based global management consulting firm.

The Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association (VUSTA) was chosen to receive aid from the Global Fund with total expected funds of US$6.9 million including official development assistance and corresponding funds from the Vietnam Government.

The health sector called on health workers and residents to use antibiotics responsibly by only taking medicine doctors prescribe at a recent meeting in Hanoi.

Hoi An and Da Nang have not only wooed tourists with their breath-taking landscape, fresh sea and friendly people, but the localities are a special attraction for their food.

Top lawmakers yesterday agreed that it was necessary to approve the draft Law on Property Auction soon but urged for more detailed regulations on the auction process and qualifications of auctioneers.

Vietnam must improve the local supply of raw materials for the wood processing industry to ensure sustainable development and meet the export targets.

Import tax on auto spare parts and components may be down to zero % next year, two years before schedule in 2018, under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Vietnamese weightlifters will compete at the World Weightlifting Championships in Houston, the US on November 20, with three places at the 2016 Rio Olympic's up for grabs.