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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

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

 The central city's Investment Promotion Centre has inked an Information Technology (IT) investment agreement between the Self Wing Viet Nam Company and the Saitama Business New Forum from Japan.

 Strides have been made in Vietnam to eradicate illiteracy over the last seventy years, and efforts to promote literacy continue today. 

 President Tran Dai Quang on September 8 sent his letter of congratulation to truck driver Phan Van Bac for his bravery to save the lives of 30 passengers.

Northern localities plan to expand their combined farming area to 430,000 hectares in the upcoming winter crop, 20,000 hectares larger than the 2015 winter crop, aiming to earn up to $113 million.

  The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been granted with the Best Airlines of The Year award at the ongoing International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City. 

VietNamNet Bridge - After one week of raising funds, Drone Race, the game designed by a team of young Vietnamese, received 300 orders and $43,750 from donors at Indiegogo, the largest global site for fundraisers.

 Eight auctions were organised on the two national stock exchanges in August, bringing in a total of 2.83 trillion VND (127 million USD) for issuers. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is compiling a legal document which will replace the controversial Circular 20, which bars small automobile importers from entering the market.

 Power-lifter Le Van Cong has won the first-ever gold medal at a Paralympics for Vietnam and set a new world record of 183kg in the men’s 49kg category. 

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary General of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and other Japanese legislators in Hanoi on September 8. 

 The upcoming official visit to China by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is expected to maintain the positive development trend in the bilateral relations.

 Leaders of ASEAN countries and the bloc’s partners participated in the closing ceremony of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane on September 8 afternoon.