VOV.VN - Vietnam’s leading chess player Le Quang Liem was defeated by “World Chess King” Magnus Carlsen on the opening day of the Julius Baer Generation Cup 2022 on September 19.

VOV.VN - A total of 848 fires and explosions broke out nationwide during the the first half of the year, killing 41 people and injuring 42 others in the process.

VOV.VN - Following an impressive win against reigning world number one Magnus Carlsen, Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem suffered an unfortunate loss to Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa on Day 3 of the Oslo Esports Cup.

VOV.VN - As many as 30 small and large fishing vessels sank following heavy rains and large waves which hit Long Thuy beach of An Phu commune in Tuy Hoa city in the central province of Phu Yen.

The restructuring of State-owned enterprises should focus on poor-performing and loss-making firms, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on January 5 handed over US$100,000 from the Vietnamese Government and people to support bereaved families of tornadoes that struck the US State of Kentucky last December.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy could lose more than VND500 trillion in output over the past two years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Nguyen Thanh Phong, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) posted a record loss of over VND856 billion (US$37.3 million) in post-tax profit in the third quarter, blaming the poor performance on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The World Bank has suggested the Vietnamese Government early devise back-up plans in case the COVID-19 pandemic could last one or two more years, and conduct vaccination in parallel with testing to control the pandemic and mitigate its economic loss.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese cities, Hai Phong in the north and Ho Chi Minh City in the south, have been named among 10 Asian cities that will be most exposed to coastal flooding through to the year 2070, CNBC has revealed.