Businesses expect further improvements in customs clearance to promote management efficiency while creating convenience in cross border trade, a conference heard on November 3.

Monday adjustment of China's yuan is yet to impact Vietnamese businesses, experts said.

Vietnamese chess player Nguyen Quoc Hy won the eighth match at the ongoing World Youth and Cadets Chess Championships in Greece.

Vietnam's youth team met their end in the quarter-finals of the triples event at the 15th Junior World Pentaque Championship at Bangkok Thonburi University, Thailand yesterday.

Hosts HCM City FC will play Hong Kong in November 4's opening match of the International Women's Football Tournament at the Thong Nhat Stadium.

National U21 champions Hanoi T&T contributed 13 members to the national U21 team who will compete at an international tournament later this month.

Vietnamese disabled athletes in the swimming and weightlifting teams will leave for Japan for a short training session.

Vietnamese chess player Nguyen Quoc Hy lost his top position in the Boy's U10 category after losing to Wang Justin of the US in the seventh round at the ongoing World Youth and Cadets Chess Championships in Greece.

Vietnam invested a total of US$2.4 billion in 18 projects in Russia by end-September, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Vietnam Consumer Confidence Index gained 5.8 points to 141.1 in October, rising well above the long-term average of 135.9.