Adding to the excitement of investments in the Vietnamese pharmaceutical sector, Celtrion Group from South Korea also found opportunities to join the game.

Singapore’s Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited Company (JC&C) announced intentions to take up the competition with F&N Dairy Investment Pte., Ltd. for a stake in Vinamilk by registering to buy an additional 14.5 million shares.

 Khanh Hoa Province’s People’s Committee Chairman Le Duc Vinh has signed a document to suspend the conversion of land use purposes and land transfers in Van Ninh District.

 The Vietnam U16 team will meet Thailand in the semi-finals of the AFF U16 Girls’ Championship in Indonesia on Friday.

 The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has employed several measures to tackle increasingly erosion of river banks.

 Vietnam imported around 451 million USD worth of fruit and vegetable in the first four months of this year, with 107 million USD spent in April alone.

 Watermelon farmers in the central province of Quang Ngai are suffering from heavy losses as China halted purchases which have resulted in the sharp price fall.

The number of South Korean tourists to Vietnam has been on the rise in the past two years thanks to more convenient flights.

 Higher education systems in the ASEAN region are becoming more open to international engagement, says a report entitled "The Shape of Global Higher Education." 

The Love Market Festival will take place on May 11-12 in Meo Vac district’s Khau Vai Commune in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Vietnam’s economic growth in 2018 could exceed the National Assembly’s target and reach 6.83%, according to a forecast released by the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).

A man in the central province of Quang Ngai who lived in the forest for up to 40 years is now alone after the death of his father.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to allow Hanoi’s metro project to increase its capital by VND16.12 trillion (USD727.2 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Embassy in Madrid and Durán Auction House will co-organise a charity auction of photographs by Vietnamese photographer Viet Ha Tran on May 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) has decided not to invite three referees to the ongoing national premiere league.

 Human resources development will help improve the competiveness of lodging providers in Vietnam amid the rapid expansion of the country’s tourism industry, according to hospitality experts.

Liquidity at the HCMC Stock Exchange has risen, with more than 192 million shares worth $186.7 million being traded daily in 2017, up 49 percent in volume and 74 percent in value year-on-year. 

 Total revenue of the State budget reached 446.3 trillion VND (19.57 billion USD) in the first fourth months of 2018, equivalent to 33.8 percent of the yearly estimate and up 12.1 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Finance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sweden and Israel are the final participants of the FIVB Tuan Chau Ha Long Open after winning their qualification matches yesterday in Quang Ninh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese players crashed out of the Viet Nam F2 Futures tennis tournament held in Hue yesterday.