To date, two of Vietnam’s largest brewers Sabeco and Habeco have yet to publish their specific state divestment plans, however, foreign investors may not have the opportunity to hold the majority stakes.

 By teaming up with MP Logistics Corporation (MP Logistics), South Korean enterprise Samsung not only demonstrated its interest in the Vietnamese logistics sector, but its participation also heats up the market.

 The second Vietnam Private Sector Forum (VPSF), chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, is scheduled to be held on July 31 at Melia Hanoi.

 Dozens of households in Cluster 21, Loc Thang Town, Bao Lam District, Lam Dong Province have complained about the discharged water from Tan Rai Bauxite plant while the investor claims water samples tested safe.

HCM City has advanced additional VND500 billion (USD22.7 million) to pay contractors for the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project which is facing the capital delays.

 Vietnam has focused on renewable energy development and has set a target to export renewable energy equipment by 2050, said a representative from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 There is no cover of Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber’s hit What Do You Mean quite like that of the US-based video producer Kayla Nguyen.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications is developing a draft circular on mobile telecommunication network information services, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

 The export value of farming, forestry and aquatic products gained a year-on-year increase of 14.7 per cent, to US$20.45 billion, in the first seven months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 The Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) has asked Government authorities to tackle obstacles in customs declaration procedure.

 A new decree will help improve the quality of corporate governance in public companies and benefit small, individual investors, a senior official said yesterday.

 An electric fence is being used on a trial basis to resolve conflicts between wild elephants and people in the southeastern province of Dong Nai, the province’s Forest Protection Sub-Department said on Thursday.

 Vietnam’s participation in the Southeast Asian Games is only its second time yet; however, the team, including local and overseas Vietnamese, is expected to make a big bang in Malaysia.

 Tran Quyet Chien advanced to the men’s carom 3-cushion quarter-finals at the World Games in Wroclaw, Poland.

 A new venture promoted by a Harvard-educated business graduate providing a low-cost cinema experience is making many customers happy. 

 HCM City government’s revenues in the first seven months of the year increased by 16 per cent year-on-year to VNĐ188 trillion (US$8.35 billion).

 An increase in regional minimum wage for 2018 has yet to be finalised due to disagreements over the margin of increase.

 In only three months, nearly 80 children under 15 including a 6.5-month-old boy from Khoai Chau Commune, Hung Yen Province were diagnosed with genital warts, a sexually transmitted infection.

 Farmers in the central Quang Tri and Ha Tinh provinces were hit the hardest by storms Talas and Sonca as their fruits and plants were damaged by strong winds and floods.

 Vietnam needs to develop a legal framework and feasible roadmap to turn its wind energy potential into reality, which will help to meet the country’s rapidly rising electricity demand, experts have said.