The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) on September 30 handed over equipment to support investigations of child sexual exploitation crimes in central Khanh Hoa and southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces.

The Australian Government has provided VND545 million (US$25,817) for three small-scale projects in the central provinces of Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Khanh Hoa.

Vietnam beat Turkey’s Galatasaray 2-1 in their opening game of the Challenge Cup at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City on September 27.

Vietnamese business forums will be held in Paris and Milan as from September 26, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Nine Vietnamese candidates have made the lists for Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at the 9th ASEAN CIO/CSO Summit and Awards 2013 in HCM City.

The Vietnam Assets Management Company (VAMC) plans to issue VND35 trillion (US$1.67 billion) worth of bonds to buy bad debts from credit institutions this year, said the company's vice chairman Le Quoc Hung.

Fourteen books were honoured at the Good Books Awards 2013 ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on September 22.

The volume of registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam has exceeded the year’s target, but the country’s FDI mobilisation still faces problems ahead.

The Government will spend at least VND1.5 trillion (US$71.43 million) from the State budget annually to support investment in the Central Highlands, where investors are to receive special incentives, according to a government draft document.

Indonesia defeated Vietnam 7- in a penalty shootout to claim the ASEAN U19 Youth Football Championships on their home turf on September 22.