'Kid was depressed': Osaka in first clay quarter-final after 'rough months'

World number one Naomi Osaka defeated Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-3 in Stuttgart on Thursday to reach her first career clay court quarter-final but admitted she had been left "depressed" after a "rough few months".

Banks revise profit targets upwards as profits surge

Analysts attributed the excellent performances in the banking sector this year to sharp credit growth.

VN-Index world’s top-performing market in Q1

The VN Index, Việt Nam’s benchmark stock index, grew 19.33 per cent in the first three months of this year, becoming the best-performing market in the world, followed by Egypt with 15.52 per cent growth and Brazil with 11.73 per cent.

Minh tops HDBank Chess Open

 International Master (IM) Lê Tuấn Minh made a big bang at the HDBank International Chess Open Tournament’s sixth-round match of the masters pool in Hà Nội yesterday.

EPS Korean test to be held this weekend

The Korean language test for labourers of the manufacturing sector, who are willing to work in South Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme, will be held this Saturday and Sunday.

Ha Noi air pollution ‘hazardous’ Ha Noi air pollution is at hazardous levels, threatening the health of those with respiratory diseases and endangering public health in general, according to Air Quality Index (AQI) statistics.

Viet Nam remain in 147th position in FIFA ranking Viet Nam's national football team saw no change to their position in the latest FIFA world rankings, remaing 147th in the world.

Myanmar Games open with a bang Myanmar officially opened the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games yesterday with a flashy ceremony in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw.

Thu named top national referee Referee Nguyen Trong Thu claimed the Golden Whistle title this year with 230 points after a vote by the Viet Nam Football Federation on Wednesday.

Tu pins hopes on London Olympics Top national judo athlete Van Ngoc Tu hopes to collect additional points at the World Judo Grand Prix in Qingdao, China, to secure a spot at next year's Olympics.