Govt acts to help struggling Dung Quat Oil Refinery, Eleven win first-ever sugar bids, 7M trade surplus with US at $17 billion, Local companies struggle shifting from cheap and fast, Budget deficit to expand over remaining months

 The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will honour Pham Thi Huan, a Vietnam farmer, for her outstanding achievements in agricultural production.

 Leading Russian experts and researchers on Asia-Pacific discussed how a legal path helps secure to peace and stability in the East Sea at a round-table workshop in Moscow on September 8.

 A delegation of Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence took part in the United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial meeting in London, the UK, on September 8, together with defence ministers and officials from 75 countries. 

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has expressed Vietnam’s wishes to solidify cooperation with the UNDP and the UNFPA at the two organisations’ meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the US. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Harnn Heritage Spa at InterContinental® Danang Sun Peninsula Resort in Da Nang City won the title of Asia's best spa at the World Spa Awards 2016 in Italy on Monday.

 Domesco Medical Import Export Joint Stock Corporation has become the first pharmaceutical firm allowed to raise the foreign ownership cap to 100% after it got approval from the State Securities Commission of Vietnam. 

U.S.-based Quantus Corporation on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) to develop a state-of-the-art hospital here using advanced medical technologies.

 More cruise ships will sail to Vietnam from late this year as an extension of their itineraries in Asian countries including China, which has emerged as an appealing market for international cruise lines, according to local travel firms.

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has requested Formosa Ha Tinh to build ponds for waste treatment in its site and only when fish in these ponds can live will the firm be allowed to discharge waste into the sea. 

 Streets in 12 inner-city districts of Hanoi will be paved with flagstones which have a lifespan of up to 50 to 70 years, instead of current cement bricks.

Vietnamese movie ‘Tam Cam: The Untold Story’ has been invited to join the 21st Busan International Film Festival held in the Republic of Korea (RoK) from October 6-15.

 Chief inspector at the Ministry of Health Dang Van Chinh today announced its plan to send inspectors to Suntory Pepsico Vietnam for a thorough check of firm’s products.

 The Sun Group has held a breaking ground ceremony for the Kim Quy (Golden Turtle) Amusement Park in Hanoi, inspired by Disneyland.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved the creation of the Tourism Development Assistance Fund at the National Meeting for Tourism Development.

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR), wholly-owned by Vietnamese state-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam, has released plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) at the end of 2017.

 French television channel France 24 has been permitted by the Ministry of Information and Communications to provide its English broadcast service to pay TV companies in Vietnam.

 Hot, dry weather over the past two months has damaged European Union maize (corn) crops and this year's harvest is now expected to be almost as bad as in 2015 when production was also hit by drought.

VietNamNet Bridge - Travel firms that target the US market are concerned about changes in visa fees applied to travelers from the US. 

 Vietnam has been voted one of the 20 best countries in the world to visit in a recent survey by US magazine Condé Nast Traveler.