Super Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will take part in the Fujariah International Chess Championship, which kicked off in the UAE on November 13.

Vietnamese fencers continued their domination by winning two more gold medals on the second day of the Southeast Asian Fencing Championship in HCM City on November 13.

Life and people are the themes of works by painter Shyevin S’ ng that are now on display at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.

A conference, organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, has been held to discuss research on the cause and solutions to motor vehicle fires.

The nation’s trade surplus climbed to US$64 million in the first 10 months of the year, according to the General Department of Customs.

Fees for visa and temporary residence card applications will be increased by US$15-35, effective in January 2013.

Vietnam is making good progress in becoming a future member of the International Union of Notaries, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the Union’s President Jean-Paul Decorps in Hanoi on November 12.

Philippine naval forces rescued a Vietnamese fishing vessel on November 10 in waters 40 nautical miles off Balabac Island, two days after it was stranded due to engine failure.

Vietnam and Denmark will work closer together to increase the efficient use of indoor energies.

Danang has handed over 29 hectares of land at Danang International Airport to relevant bodies to conduct a dioxin clean-up project.