The government of Hanoi City has plans to build two more metro lines in the west of the city to cope with traffic congestion there.

There were 61,276 newly-established enterprises in Vietnam in the first half of this year with total capital of $26.22 billion, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam continues to slowly but steadily develop and will be Asia-Pacific’s next emerging market over the next five to ten years, according to the latest report from Cushman & Wakefield.

Deputy Minister of Defence, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh has affirmed that Vietnam considers the European Union as an important partner and wishes to further develop bilateral defence ties. 

A serial-offending Vietnamese man who was accused of posing as a policeman to rob foreigners in HCM City finally faced trial on June 28.

 The Hanoi Police Department have made a controversial suggestion that 90% people support a motorbike ban in the city centre.

 The Vietnamese real estate sector has attracted a total foreign direct investment (FDI) of USD701 million in the first half of this year, up 16% on-year.

 President Tran Dai Quang met with members of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Russia Union of Veterans who formely worked in Vietnam in Moscow on late June 28.

 Vietnam Report has announced the top 10 commercial banks in Viet Nam in 2017, based on an evaluation of reputation, financial capacity and growth potential in the 2016-17 period.

 Twelve global auto brands will bring some 70 of their latest offerings to the 2017 Viet Nam Motor Show in HCM City from August 2 to 5.

 High import taxes on auto components and parts, packaging and logistics expenses are major reasons behind locally-assembled cars costing 10-20 per cent higher than imports from Thailand and Indonesia.

 Agricultural productivity and quality should be increased by investing more in innovation and strengthening links between all stakeholders, including farmers, enterprises and research institutes, experts say.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has affirmed that with its various advantages and potential, the city is willing to offer all possible support to Moroccan investors to access the Vietnamese market. 

Export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products hit $2.97 billion in June, bringing the six-month figure to $17.1 billion, up 13.1 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

Vietnam is strongly committed to weapons of mass destruction disarmament and non-proliferation efforts and actively advocates for the peaceful use of related technologies, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga.

HCM City will send 12 badminton players and two coaches to Thailand for a short training course in an attempt to find new talent.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans a 25 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to 13.3 trillion VND (583.6 million USD) this year.

President Tran Dai Quang asserted that Vietnam always treasures and prioritises developing its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia at a meeting with Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko in Moscow on June 28.

The Ministry of Public Security has deployed synchronous measures to curb the increase of crime in the first six months of this year, heard a press conference in Hanoi on June 28.

Vietnam and Russia hold great potential for bilateral cooperation based on time-honoured relations, said Grigory Trofimchuk, head of the expert council of the Eurasian ideas foundation.