Amendments to the Law on Enterprises will create favourable conditions for setting up businesses, Minister of Investment and Planning Bui Quang Vinh said at the 13th National Assembly session in Hanoi on May 26.

Leading regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia has announced plans to set up a bureau in Vietnam to strengthen its ability to cover the region’s developments more comprehensively.

The annual Vietnam – Singapore Business Forum 2014 (VSBF), to be held from June 4-6 in HCM City, will offer a platform to exchange business ideas, tackle current challenges and develop bilateral strategic partnerships.

Vietnam beat Kazakhstan 25-17, 25-20, 25-14 to enter the final of the VTV Cup international volleyball tournament in Bac Ninh Province on May 23.

Vietnam's pepper exports could fetch a record US$1 billion this year, with around 150,000 tonnes of the spice exported, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association.

With around 57,000 travellers pouring into Phu Quoc in the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's largest island is fast becoming the gem in the country's tourism crown. 

Vietnam's government has added sources formulating the State foreign reserves, which is viewed as a good move to enrich the reserves and strengthen the resilience of the economy.

Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has become the first Vietnamese player to reach the qualifying round of the French Open Juniors, the event’s organising board has announced.

Utsugi Rumi buried the winning goal in the final moments of the second 15-minute extra time to help Japan edge out China 2-1 in the semi-final match at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City on May 22.

Two terrible mistakes from captain Le Thi Thuong and goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh handed Thailand a 2-1 victory over the home team Vietnam in the fifth-place play-off match at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup on May 21.