Vietnam’s dairy giant Vinamilk removed its 49% limit for foreign ownership after a shareholders' meeting on May 21, amid plans to divest its huge government stake.

Favorite beach destinations Danang, Khanh Hoa and Phu Quoc performed very well in the past five years, together accounting for 30% of all tourist arrivals to Vietnam, according to a Savills report.

Hanoi police have completed an investigation and proposed criminal charges against 16 people involved in a long-running meter fraud scheme at a gas station since 2014.

Nearly 150 photos featuring the daily lives of endangered red-shanked douc langurs, often dubbed “the Queen of primates” for their colorful fur, are being displayed at an exhibition in the central city of Danang.

The environment ministry has fined three businesses nearly VND3.9 billion (around US$180,000) for polluting a river and killing tons of fishes in farms in the north central province of Thanh Hoa.

A court in Ho Chi Minh City has sentenced a 32-year-old US citizen to seven years in prison for attempting to kill a man after a traffic collision last year.

Two funds of asset management company VinaCapital have sold all their stakes in a Ho Chi Minh City-based real restate company reportedly for a total of US$104 million.

Police in Hanoi has proposed charges against 23 alleged members of a drug ring that illegally trafficked 445 kilograms of heroin within Vietnam. 

Feeling uninspired in the kitchen? Tokyo-based chef Nihonbashi Yukari has a great piece of advice for you: try reinventing popular dishes with whatever ingredients that you love. 

VNG Corporation, Vietnam's top provider of Internet content, has completed a VND383-billion (US$17.02 million) deal to acquire a 38 %  stake in e-commerce startup Tiki, local media reported on May 16.