Tan Cang JSC wants to join aviation market, More than 600 power works put into operation in the south, Southern hub eyes 8.4 - 8.7 percent economic growth in 2017, Vietsovpetro revenue drops 28 percent

 The HCMC Department of Transport is weighing using text messaging as one of several emergency measures for dealing with chronic traffic congestion.

Tobacco smuggling in booms, Photos show VN heritage, HCM City hospitals conduct first medicine bids, PM okays new bypass, road in Mekong Delta, Hundreds of houses built without permits in Danang

Hollywood Director and screenwriter of King Kong and Kong Skull Island film –Jordan-Vogt-Roberts arrived in Quang Binh on January 1 and announced to popularize the Vietnamese images across the world.

 Emeritus Professor Carl Thayer from the Australian Defence Force Academy spoke with VET about Vietnam's foreign relations in 2016 and the outlook for 2017.

Vietnam welcoming a record 10 million international visitors was just one of the outstanding achievements in the tourism sector during 2016, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed with a proposal from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to temporarily suspend a draft decree allowing slot machines at Vietnam’s international airports.

 Canada’s Besra Gold Inc has suspended operations at the Phuoc Son gold mine in the central province of Quang Nam because it had run out of money.

 As many as 300 outstanding artworks reflecting typical characteristics and styles by over 160 artists across the nation will be presented at the Domino Art Fair 2017, the largest of its kind ever.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has  been fined USD38,000 after local football fans threw stones through the windows of a bus carrying the Indonesian football squad to their hotel in Hanoi last month.

 Vietnam suffered losses of VND18.3 trillion (US$813 million) caused by natural disasters in 2016, accounting for 0.4% of the country’s total GDP in the year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO). 

 From January 1, Hai Phong started collecting fees for using infrastructure, service facilities and public utilities from shipments at all ports in the city.

 Vietnam’s agriculture sector targets growth of 2.5 to 2.8 per cent next year, production value growth of 3 to 3.2 per cent, and total export turnover of $32.5 billion.

 Director of Hanoi’s Department of Tourism Do Dinh Hong said that the city planned to build around 20 4-5 star hotels in the city centre.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs decided to take Euro Auto Corporation, the authorised distributor of BMW and Mini automobiles and BMW motors, to the court after discovering signs of smuggling and trade fraud.

 The new Cabinet was introduced on July 28 following the Legislature’s approval of the members of the Government.

 HCM City People's Committee is asking the city police to propose strict measures to curb violations in car parking which is worsening traffic problems in the area.

 Vietnam Airlines, the country’s largest aviation corporation, on January 3 started trading its 1.22 billion shares on Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) at a starting price of VND28,000 (US$1.24) per share.

 Finance minister Dinh Tien Dung struck the gong on Tuesday to open the first trading session of 2017 on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange.

 The capacity of Tan Son Nhat International Airport will double as many projects to expand it and ease traffic congestion have been announced, a high ranking official said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang should aspire to become a top destination and hub for tourism, finance, logistics and hi-tech investors, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s tourism sector has got off to a positive start this new year, with familiar destinations drawing in hundreds of thousands of visitors nationwide.

Hanoians by the hundreds are turning their attention to the upcoming Tet Holiday and have lined up at the peach villages in Hanoi to catch a whiff of the floral, fruity and spicy aromas as well as snap a photo or two.

 Hanoi Buffaloes will compete in the Thailand Basketball Super League with three foreigners.

 Whenever it comes to Vietnamese meatballs, people usually think of the so-called sour meatballs in Thanh Hoa or the tasty fried meatballs on Hang Bong Street in Hanoi.