Japanese drug manufacturer Taisho Group has acquired more than 21.3 million shares or a 24.4 percent stake in Hau Giang Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (DHG), the group announced on July 5.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has directed relevant agencies in receiving and using the Asian Development Bank’s emergency aid to help the country deal with impacts of drought and saline intrusion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc tells her story in an autobiography recently launched by the Phu Nu (Women) Publishing House in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - With no tax refund for inventories, businesses complain they will lack working capital for operations. The new regulation will take effect on July 1.

Deputy Ministry of Transport Nguyen Nhat has asked the Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration to reduce the number of flights during peak hours (4pm-6pm) to curb congestion at Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Securities assets of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong have exceeded VND30,400 billion ($1.36 billion), as he turns 48 years old.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government’s debt balance increased over the years to reach about $86 billion by the end of 2014, according to the public debt bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam)  appointed four deputy general directors, including Mr. Nguyen Quynh Lam, Mr. Le Minh Hong, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Thap and Mr. Nguyen Sinh Khang.

 The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed Truong Quoc Dung to referee at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia from September 10 to October 1.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has stressed the importance of the agenda discussed at the ongoing 3rd plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee.

 HCM City authorities plan to include the location of public toilets on e-maps and improve toilet services in HCM City.

 Amateur pianists aged six to 18 will take part in the annual VNAM Piano Festival 2016 to be held in Hanoi between July 15 and 17  at the Vietnam Academy of Music.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law on ratifying the Agreement between the Russian and Vietnamese Governments on cooperation in geological survey and production of oil and gas in Russia.

 More than 1,000 crown hopefuls have registered for Miss Viet Nam 2016 – the biennial national beauty contest, creating a lot of work for the judging panel.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia has conducted measures to ensure citizen protection following Cambodian forces’ arrest of 84 Vietnamese people on July 1.

 The Vietnamese Government has approved an agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders signed with the Republic of Cyprus.

 PV Gas South JSC and PVGazprom NGV - a joint venture between Vietnam and Russia, will join hands with each other in natural gas development in service of the transport sector under an agreement signed recently.

The National Assembly, the Government and offices still have a lot of works to do to put the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) into practice, and to create a new motivation for the nation during its integration process once the agreement is ratified.

 Vietnam will continue to attach importance to developing friendship and cooperation with its traditional friends, including Belarus, President Tran Dai Quang told Belarusian out-going Ambassador Valery Sadokho on July 5.

  Judicial officials from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea said at a conference in Hanoi that the two countries have achieved positive results in judicial cooperation since they began implementing specific activities in 2002.