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.

 With 2016 winding down, VOV looks back at parliamentary highlights of 2016, the most notable of which were the May 22 elections to fill the 496 positions of the 14th National Assembly.

 The Hanoi Buffaloes will take part in the Thailand Basketball Super League, which kicks off on January 7.

 Hundreds of Vietnamese journalists in three cities yesterday voted for markman Hoang Xuan Vinh as the best player of 2016 due to his successful achievements during the year.

 Vietnam has moved up in the world’s doing business rankings following the implementation of the government’s Resolution 19 on measures to improve business climate and national competitiveness for 2016-2017, with orientations to 2020. 

 The Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a goal of 7.1 billion USD in seafood export revenue in 2017.

 Sugar producers, distributors and consumers discussed production and consumption in 2015-16 and forecasts for the next season at a recent seminar in HCM City.

 Vietnam's average CPI grows 2.66% in 2016

 The Asia institute of City Management (AiCM), which had commissioned a yearlong study on Da Nang, announced that the budding coastal city is the most liveable place in Vietnam.

 The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has been officially put into operation on the Kim Ma – Yen Nghia route in Hanoi, starting December 31.

 The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) wants to boost affiliation between its youth division and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, said Suzuki Keisuke, Director of the LDP’s Youth Division.

 The central city of Da Nang started construction of a tunnel at the junction of Dien Bien Phu, Nguyen Tri Phuong and Le Do streets, one of the busiest roundabouts in the city, on December 29.

 Ten outstanding young individuals were given the Vietnam Golden Globe Award by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee in Hanoi on December 29.

 Traffic safety was improved in 2016 with decreases in all the numbers of accidents, deaths and injuries, it was reported at a national conference of traffic police in Da Nang city on December 30.

 HCM City will focus its financial resources into key projects under the city’s 7 breakthrough programmes in 2017 in order to improve the appearance of the city and the living conditions of local residents. 

On the threshold of the year 2017, President Tran Dai Quang called on all the people to do the best in their work and unite to strive for a prosperous country and a better live for everyone. 

 Cabinet members have given opinions on verification reports on five draft decrees on the function, right and organisation structure of some ministries and ministry-level agencies at the regular Government meeting on December 29.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though three more banks will list shares on the UpCom market early next year, foreign investors have few opportunities to invest in Vietnamese banks.

 Mr. Dang Xuan Truong, CEO & Founder of startup the Hachi Group, tells VET about its Smart Hydroponic System app.