The relationship with Vietnam is a priority in Indonesia’s regional policy, Speaker of Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council (Senate) Irman Gusmand said on January 7.

 Foreign capital flowing into Vietnam reached a record high last year, promising more economic growth but more competition for domestic companies.

Jurgen Klinsmann, the current coach of the US national team, has called up Vietnamese-American midfielder Lee Nguyen to play for the 4th qualifying round of World Cup 2018 which is scheduled for early this year, according to a local newspaper.

 Vietnam’s agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector went through a difficult time in 2015, with growth rates stalling and export turnover in decline.

 Quang Nam have signed striker Felix Gbenga Ajala after a short trial.

Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh has asked the Finance Ministry to complete a draft resolution on tax incentives for IT firms and collect suggestions from relevant ministries and the Ministry of Justice for submission to the Government this month.

 A ceremony to officially launch VTV7, the new national education channel of Vietnamese television, was held in Hanoi last night and broadcast live.

 The Vietnamese government compensated VND111 billion (US$4.9 million) for the mistreatment by authorities against residents in the last six years, reported the Ministry of Justice yesterday.

 Da Nang's Border Guard Force found 264 arrivals of Chinese ships violating the Viet Nam's sea sovereignty in 2015, Colonel Le Van Phuc, the force's commander, said in a year-end meeting yesterday.

 This year's Tet bonuses for workers in HCM City are expected to be higher than last year, with the average bonus equal to one month of salary, according to a report released by the city's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs

 Nha Trang Pasteur Institute has officially announced four more fatalities in the central province of Binh Dinh since late last December due to dengue fever.

 The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will provide economic impetus predominantly to Vietnam, Japan and Malaysia among other parties to the deal by 2030, according to a Global Economic Prospects by the World Bank Group.

 The New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam on January 8 held a ceremony to grant 30 scholarships under the New Zealand-ASEAN Scholarship programme for Vietnamese students.

 The Party Central Committee's Commission for Internal Affairs held a meeting yesterday to review its anti-corruption efforts in 2015 and discussed the implementation of objectives for 2016.

 The Social Order , Safety and Security Sub-Committee of the National Election Council convened its first session in Hanoi January 8, under the chair of National Assembly Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son.

  Crucial steps have been made, paving the way for Russia to construct Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant, worth over $10 billion.

 More than 220 people died or went missing, while damage totaled 660 million USD a year due to unseasonal rains, landslides, erosion, whirlwinds and lightning between 2011 and 2015.

Microsoft Mobile Vietnam LLC, formerly Nokia Vietnam, recently paid all of its tax arrears incurred in 2013 and 2014, according to newswire baohaiquan.vn, effectively refusing possible tax incentives offered to high-tech companies.

 Duong Thi Hong, deputy director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, talks about the success of the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation since its launch in 1985.

On January 11, Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor), Vietnam’s biggest bus manufacturer, will conduct an auction to sell 85.6 million state-owned shares, equalling a 97.7% its total stakes.