Vietnamese domain name owners will have to pay an annual fee of VND20,000 (nearly US$1) for a domain name from January 1 next year.

 Viet Nam ranks among the world’s fastest-growing economies as its exports remained resilient to a global trade slowdown that’s hurting Singapore and China, Bloomberg Business news reported.

 Viet Nam gained trade surplus of US$2.68 billion for this entire year, the General Department of Customs has reported.

 Viet Nam’s index of industrial production (IIP) rose by 7.5 per cent this year, much lower than the 9.8 per cent growth seen in 2015.

 The HCM City metropolitan area, which lies downstream of the Đồng Nai-Sài Gòn rivers system, is surrounded and traversed by nearly 1,000 kilometres of rivers and canals, which offer enormous potential for waterway tourism.

 Limitations in treating large amounts of waste generated by thermal power plants are threatening their operations, experts say.

 Police in central Hà Tĩnh Province’s Kỳ Thọ Commune discovered 12 dead langurs wrapped in newspapers on a passenger bus that was pulled over for a regular check in Kỳ Anh District.

 Thai Son Nam claimed yesterday won the second National Futsal Cup, held in HCM City.

 Following a successful year in sports in 2016, Viet Nam is gearing up for even better results next year, according to the National Sports Administration.

 Noise pollution in big cities and urban areas has become more severe, badly affecting residents’ quality of life, but punishment of polluters remains ineffective.

 The People’s Court of Quang Ninh Province yesterday sentenced to death six defendants in a drug trafficking ring, which involved the trade of more than 5,000 heroin cakes.

 In 2017 HCM City will focus its spending on key construction works and seven breakthrough programmes like relocating people living along slums in canals and building new apartments replacing old, dilapidated ones, a conference heard yesterday.

 Phung Xuan Nha, Minister of Education and Training, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about the goals of his ministry for 2017.

 On December 30, the jury for the Golden Ball Awards unveiled the shortlist for the best candidates for each sports category.

It’s that time of year— when we look back at the last 12 months and reflect. Here’s a compilation of the nine best photos that came out of Vietnam for 2016.

 The year that is about to end has presented pageant fans with 8 beautiful winners, who participated in some of the greatest pageants in the globe— filled with excitement, originality and glamour.

 VietUnion, a subsidiary of Saigon Invest Group (SGI), has launched an integrated ticket selling system which allows customers to buy different kinds of tickets at convenience stores.

 French magazine Francophonie Actualites recently released a special issue on the East Sea and the sovereignty of Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.

 Streets in Ho Chi Minh City have been beautifully decorated with colorful lights and flowers to welcome the New Year 2017.

 In 2016, Vietnam saw a series of merger and acquisition (M&A) multimillion and multibillion dollar deals.