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  The defendants at the court. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Former Deputy Health Minister Trương Quốc Cường has been sentenced to four years in prison in the first-instance trial of the case relating to the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled ‘Health 2000 Canada’. The verdict cited the official’s lack of responsibility causing serious consequences; …

PAN Group has bought a 39.9 percent stake in Bibica for VND524 billion ($22.6 million) to increase its ownership of the confectionary company to 98.3 percent. It said it bought 7.4 million shares at VND71,000. PAN Group first invested in Bibica in early 2015. By March this year it had …

Wind and solar power account for a third of capacity and generate 15 percent of output in Vietnam, but there is still a risk of shortages in summer. Vietnam has wind power plants with a capacity of 3,900 MW, but most of the time their output is less than half …