Vietnam will continue to supply up to 1.5 million tonnes of rice per year to the Philippines as the rice trade agreement between the two countries has been extended to December 31, 2018, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The Electricity of Vietnam mobilised 2.96 billion USD worth of official development assistance and preferential loans last year.

 Seventeen Vietnamese banks were listed among the 500 strongest banks in the Asia Pacific region.

 Provinces in the Mekong Delta region aim to earn 15 billion USD from exports in 2017, up 9.4 percent from 2016, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region.

 The official visit to Vietnam by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to strengthen political trust and coordination between the two nations.  

 Authorities in Danang City are considering limiting the number of private vehicles in an effort to ease rising traffic congestion in the city. 

 Vietnam’s auto industry saw its highest level of foreign direct investment thanks to loosened tax policies and rising personal incomes.

 Pursuing a consistent policy of attaching much importance to the relations with the US, Vietnam stands ready to work with the Trump administration.

More Chinese businesses have set up wooden furniture processing factories in Vietnam order to take advantage of preferential tariffs importers are offering to Vietnamese exports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven writers, poets and a translator have won Viet Nam Literature Association Awards for the year 2016.

The Aviation Airport Corporation of Viet Nam has started collecting feedback from the local community in HCM City regarding the architectural plan of Long Thanh International Airport’s passenger terminal from January 12 to 23, 2017.

Regardless of global uncertainties, domestic policy changes and market fluctuations, Vietnam’s real estate market will continue growing in 2017 thanks to a plethora of driving factors.

 Fertiliser stocks which suffered a dismal 2016 are expected to rebound this year given long-term rising demand as well as global price hikes, according to industry estimates.

 Nearly 200 Vietnamese enterprises are participating in the component supply chain used by three Samsung plants in Viet Nam, including 20 tier-1 vendors and 178 tier-2 vendors.

 Viet Nam took top position in the Southeast Asian Vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial art) Championship, yesterday in Seam Reap, Cambodia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tan Son Nhat Airport Authority announced it will increase the number of night flights to meet high demand during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 A suspect in January 12 killing of a 15-year-old girl in HCM City’s Go Vap District has been arrested.

 Only around 100 wild elephants, and an additional 60 in captivity, remain in Viet Nam, with most living in Dak Lak, Dong Nai and Nghe An provinces, a conference on elephant conservation heard on Wednesday.

 On the occasion of Lunar New Year, people often buy souvenirs for their friends, relatives. The 2017 Lunar New Year is the Year of the Rooster, as a result, souvenirs with rooster images are in high demand.

 Vietnam wants to develop further friendly relations and multifaceted cooperation with Senegal, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria and Senegal Pham Quoc Tru.