A botulism scare that sparked global recalls of Fonterra milk products was a false alarm and there was never any danger to the public, New Zealand officials said on Wednesday.

 Dozens of same-sex couples said "I do" Monday as New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the world, to legalise gay marriage.

 Vietnam has recalled two more product lines of Abbott infant milk power suspected of Clostridium botulinum bacteria infection.

 New Zealand Governor General wraps up Vietnam visit; Angola eager to boost all sided cooperation with Vietnam; Top judges in Viet Nam, Laos discuss reforms

 Security links with Thailand ratified; Strong co-operation with S Africa priority; New Zealand wants more VN students; Viet Nam hopes for more WB help

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi To Tram of HCM City is worried after hearing that dairy products made using whey protein from New Zealand could be tainted with botulinum, the bacterium that causes potentially fatal botulism.

 New Zealand was struggling to meet a self-imposed deadline to remove tainted baby formula from shelves worldwide Wednesday and end a botulism scare that has triggered global recalls.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top player Nguyen Tien Minh on August 4 outperformed New Zealand’s Joe Wu in just 27 minutes, earning a ticket to the second round of the World Badminton Championships 2013, which is taking place in Guangzhou, China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday said he hoped New Zealand would tighten co-operation with Viet Nam in the combat against climate change, rising sea levels and studies on clean energy.

 PM tells Delta to promote ‘large-scale' production; Co-operation with India to stay strong; Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament to visit Vietnam; President Sang’s China visit drives development: Ambassador

Developing youth talents key to future, says Prime Minister; Kon Tum strengthens cooperation with Lao provinces; Seminar looks back at Paris Agreement signing; VN and NZ agree to lift defence ties

  Prime Minister receives new ambassadors; Cambodia, Vietnam NAs strengthen ties; Co-operation with New Zealand needs to increase; President Sang congratulates Palestine’s upgraded status