Imported medicines are dominating the domestic market, accounting for 60 percent of the total consumption, according to the Ministry of Health.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government’s lifting of the foreign ownership ceiling in Vietnamese commercial banks has been a hot topic on all securities trading floors in recent days.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Cat Ba, Do Son, and Trang Kenh are attractive tourist destinations on the weekend in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

 A Thai court on Wednesday approved an arrest warrant for a new suspect in the Bangkok bombings last month, bringing the total number of arrest warrants issued in connection with the incidents to 14.

 Chinese national gets 7 years in prison for robbery, UN conference spotlights Vietnam’s MDGs realisation effort, Vietnam strives to reduce number of new HIV cases, Hai Phong Highway section to open to traffic

 At least 62 people were injured and 200 houses damaged in Thursday evening's earthquake that hit Papua in easternmost Indonesia,

 Saudi authorities said the total number of pilgrims killed in the stampede Thursday in Mecca has risen to 717.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The collapse of a 110-year-old building in Ha Noi that left two dead earlier this week has raised concerns about the safety and management of other old houses.

Many NHS-accredited smartphone health apps leak data that could be used for ID theft and fraud, a study has found.

 Nguyen Tien Minh on September 24 grabbed a berth in the semi-finals of the Sydney International badminton tournament in Australia.

 Beer lovers in the capital city will have the chance to savour nearly 50 different Belgian draft beers and a variety of traditional cuisines at a Belgian beer festival scheduled to take place at the American Club, 21 Hai Ba Trung street in October.

 Vietnam and the Comoros set up their diplomatic ties in New York, the US, on September 24 (local time).

 A ceremony was held in the central city of Da Nang on September 24 to start the 365-day countdown to the fifth Asian Beach Game s (ABG 5), which will take place from September 24-October 3, 2016.

 The Vietnam Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion Week will take place from September 25-28 in Hanoi, bringing 900 new designs by 17 designers from Vietnam, Malaysia and Italy to the catwalk.

 The consumer price index (CPI) in September slipped by 0.21 percent against the previous month and increased by only 0.4 percent over last December, as announced at a press conference in Hanoi on September 24.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin has phoned pop star Elton John and proposed a meeting, according to the Kremlin.

A Philippine corporation has secured its entry into Vietnam’s infrastructure business with the completion of its 4.1-billion-Philippine-Peso ($87.5 million) investment in a Vietnamese company, the Manila Bulletin newspaper reported on September 23.

 The formation of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of this year caught interests from business executives participating in the Vietnam CEO Forum 2015, organised in Ho Chi Minh City on September 24.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has lowered the airfare ceiling by 4 percent, air carriers’ airfares have remained the same.

 Vietnam is determined to foster sustainable development as its regular and long-term orientation, President Truong Tan Sang stated during his meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, the US, on September 24.