Private equity group Masan (MSN) announced on July 2 that US investment fund TPG Growth had entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 49% stake in its Masan Agriculture arm.

The National Centre for co-ordinating Human Organ Transplants, which opened in Hanoi on June 29, is a long overdue service that facilitates organ transplantation in Vietnam.

Vietnamese teenage swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien stormed to a gold medal at the fourth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on June 30.

French artist Sandrine Llouquet will host a solo exhibition featuring her latest paintings and installation works at Galerie Quynh, due to open on June 29.

(VOV) - Vietnamese pencak silat martial artists added their names to the list of winners at the ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) in Hanoi on June 26.

Defending champions Vietnam are in Group A together with arch rivals Thailand for the ASEAN Women’s Football Championships which will be held in Mandalay City, Myanmar, from September 9-22.

Vietnam has praised the Government of Luxembourg’s cooperation and support, especially in the finance sector.

Vietnam’s HCM City will host the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in 2015, said World Taekwondo Federation president Chungwon Choue.

The capital city plans to promote trade activities to boost exports this year and beyond, said an official from the Hanoi Industry and Trade Department.

A wide range of cultural activities will be held in Hanoi from June 17-21 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Luxembourg.