Vietnam will take part in the upcoming Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship to be held in China on September 6-12.

The HCM City authorities will readily support overseas-based Vietnamese enterprises to do business in the city, representatives of the state offices said at a meeting on August 21.

The number of Chinese tourists visiting the central city and the central region this month is expected to reach 15,000 this month.

Vietnam's export turnover rose sharply last year and in the first half of 2014, but challenges in legal and administrative procedures and other risks remain for enterprises.

The concerned agencies are speeding up the establishment of a distribution centre for tra fish in the European market.

While Typhoon Rammasun ended nearly a month ago, the northern province of Dien Bien is still dealing with the consequences.

Policy-makers discussed final details of a 2015 environmental work plan for the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) to Vietnam at a workshop in Hanoi on August 20.

A Vietnamese tourism company has been chosen to represent Vietnam in an international competition for start-ups, Seedstars World, to be held in Geneva in February.

Vietnam exported 451,000 tonnes of rubber worth US$832 million in the first seven months of the year, down 10% and 32.3% in volume and value respectively over the same period last year.

Experts called on localities to raise awareness about rabies prevention, especially in rural areas, at a conference on August 18.