Promoting proactive and active international integration and the effectiveness of defence diplomacy is one of the focuses of military activities in 2017, said Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich.

  Piaggio Viet Nam is recalling 13,000 Liberty ABS scooters produced between September 2015 and December 2016, after it discovered a problem with the two-wheeler’s frame.

 A competition of khen, a popular wind instrument of the ethnic people, and a flower festival will be held at Fansipan Legend in Sa Pa Town, Lao Cai Province, soon.

 FPT Corporation recorded consolidated revenue of VND40.5 trillion (US$1.8 billion) last year, a year-on-year increase of 1.4 per cent.

Viet Nam will likely launch its bond derivatives market in the first quarter of this year. This is part of the four-year roadmap for the domestic bond market.

 Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company will issue more than 22.3 million shares, equal to 7.46 per cent of the company’s outstanding shares, to Huong Duong Sunny Investment Co Ltd.

 Small-sized banks are making great efforts to grow to avoid being merged or acquired, however, it is not easy.

 The central bank has targeted keeping interest rate stable in 2017, however, the market’s developments in the first half of January 2017 show that lending rates are suffering from many pressures.

 Youths join hands to develop Cham Island, PM attends Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory celebrations, Sea dyke erosion worsens in Kien Giang, Thua Thien-Hue welcomes 100,000 tourists during Tet

 Maritime trademark - key for maritime economic growth, Algeria ranks fourth among Vietnam’s export destinations in Africa, Tourism expected to drive Hai Phong forward, Khanh Hoa designates Van Phong bay as key economic zone

Samsung Display Vietnam (SDV) has expressed its willingness to invest $2.5 billion more in Bac Ninh province, thus raising total investment scale of the project in the locality to $6.5 billion. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The revenue from e-commerce only accounts for 2.8 percent of total revenue of Vietnam’s retail industry, but state management agencies say they want to see the figure rise to 5 percent by 2020.

 A new report by the German International Climate Initiative has commended the governmental policies on protecting and restoring forests in Vietnam and the country’s efforts to implement a sustainable forestry model.

As one of the first developers of the Vietnamese stock market 20 years ago, State Securities Commission chairman Vu Bang has seen plenty of ups and downs in the market. He talked about his experiences.

 Vietnam hosts this year Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum following its first hosting of the event 11 years ago. APEC 2017 marks Vietnam’s new achievements in international integration.

 The island district of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has actively promoted pepper-based ecotourism, with the aim of diversifying its tourism and promoting its pepper product.

 Cities and provinces nationwide were bustling during the Lunar New Year, the most important festival of Vietnam, running from January 26 to February 2. 

 Wetlands play a very important role in the country’s socio- economic development, environment, culture and history, particularly biodiversity conservation, because they are "home” to a lot of rare species which are at high risk of extinction. 

 Whenever describing the Kinh Bac area, we always mentionthe two world heritage sites and hundreds of relic sites, beauty spots, and traditional craft villages. 

 In an interview with the Sputnik news agency, a number of Russian experts forecast 2017 will be a year of success for Vietnam.