VietNamNet Bridge - If shares of Domesco Medical Import/Export JSC are bought by Abbott, the latter will increase its ownership ratio in the third-largest pharmacy firm to 51.7 percent of chartered capital.

 Viet Nam hopes to export 1.6 million tonnes rice in the four remaining months of the year, raising exports for the year to 4.9 million tonnes, said the Viet Nam Food Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Working in an industry which is not legal, most sex workers in Viet Nam face poor and unsafe workplace conditions, according to a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) Viet Nam study.

Here’s a peek at some entries in a recent photo competition titled – Hoi An-Untold Stories – seeking to showcase the best of contemporary photography capturing life of Hoi An street vendors as it unfolds in public places.

While growing in popularity the definition of “organic food” remains inexact.

 The foreign sector continues to scoop up more of the market for consumer goods like ice cream, food, drinks, clothing, footwear, toiletries and household supplies, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

 The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will tonight stage a concert of chamber and vocal works by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann at the Opera House in downtown HCMC.

 Local Internet providers have said access to international services, including Youtube and Facebook, is choppy as the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) undersea fiber optic cable line is suspended for scheduled maintenance.

 Japanese airline Vanilla Air has launched its service between HCMC and Tokyo, becoming the first Japanese budget airline to fly to Vietnam. Vanilla Air flights will have stopovers at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan’s Taipei.

 Vietnam’s much-touted E5 bio-fuel projects have virtually ground to a halt as Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group’s (PVN) three E5 factories have remain shut while domestic consumers have turned their back on the fuel.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has pledged all possible support to investors working in oil and gas, including Zarubezhneft and other Russian companies. 

NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu has asked the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Czech Republic’s Senate to work closely with the Vietnamese NA’s Law Committee.

 The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will start the trial teaching of Russian and Chinese for grade 3 to 12 pupils from 2017.

 A requirement that grade 1 pupils in the southern province of Dong Nai have to sign a pledge not to violate traffic regulations has met with opposition from some parents.

The extradition of former board chairman of PetroVietnam Construction  Trinh Xuan Thanh to Vietnam could still be carried out even though he fled to a country which does not sign any judicial assistance agreement with Vietnam.

 The Vietnam Railways Corporation has asked the prime minister to let the Ministry of Transport give them VND471bn (USD21m) to pay outstanding salaries to staff, and payments to suppliers and contractors.

  The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s LG Innotech Co Ltd under the LG Group will invest US$550 million into a project in the northern city of Hai Phong, according to the Hai Phong Industrial Zone Management Board.

 Dat Doc brought a victory to the Hanoi Buffaloes with a three-point shot near the end of their match against Danang Dragon during the Việt Nam Basketball Association League yesterday in Hanoi.

 Vietnam lost 23-25, 23-25, 23-25 to Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals of the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women yesterday in Vinh Phuc Province.

 The south-central province of Phu Yen has declared a state of emergency due to severe erosion in the estuary of the Da Nong River.