State budget revenues surpassed the yearly target to hit VND1.1 quadrillion (US$48.4 billion) as of December 31, 2016, up 7.8 % or VND79.6 trillion higher than the target.

 Starting from February 15, 2017, gaming machines used in facilities currently open to foreigners in Vietnam have to meet more stringent conditions.

 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is ready to further speed up the process to create a legally binding code of conduct (COC) in the East Sea with China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Its beaches, luxury resorts and golf courses is helping the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa attract an increasing number of foreign tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge - By early December 2016, the total value of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Vietnam had reached $5.1 billion.

Winning high prizes at the 2016 IJSO, Nguyen Ngoc Duc, Nguyen Nga Nhi and Phan Minh Duc said the passion for scientific research helped them win the world’s most prestigious science competition for under-15 students.

VietNamNet Bridge - Due to lax management over waste discharge, many agricultural areas in suburbs and industrial zone neighborhoods are becoming ‘dead land’. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Le Minh Hung, the youngest governor in the history of the banking sector, took office in April 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese organ transplant experts say head transplantation is a new technique and the country is just ‘studying’ and ‘considering’ the operation.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the construction industry to tighten property development management to prevent an imbalance in supply and demand that could trigger a market bubble.

 The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said it invested around VND134.85 trillion (US$5.93 billion) to boost the capacity of the national power grid in 2016.

 Airlines will operate 1,300 additional flights on the domestic route network to meet the high passenger demand during Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

 Vietnamese representative Saigon Heat will play Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Truth for their first win of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season today at the Kaohsiung Municipal Senior High School.

 Hoang Nguyen Thanh defended his title in the men’s 7.7km category of the National Ba Ra Mountain Climbing Tournament in Binh Phuoc on Friday.

 Defender Nguyen Huu Anh Tai of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai will play for Uijeongbu FC of South Korea on a one-year loan deal after an agreement between the two sides was released yesterday.

 'As a career diplomat, I have not been asked to resign and expect to complete my full term as ambassador.'

 2016 saw significant achievements in Vietnam’s external relations and international integration. The country has been acting as a responsible member of the world community, paving the way for new diplomatic landmarks in 2017.

Oliva, a model from Sierra Leone, whose real name is Yeannie Maya Aitkins came to Hanoi three years ago.

 Vietnam’s retail sales of goods and services rose to 10.2 percent to around 156.7 billion USD in 2016, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) has revealed.

 The closure segment of Tan Vu-Lach Huyen bridge, the to-be longest cross-sea bridge in Southeast Asia, was installed at a ceremony in northern Hai Phong city on January 6.