The Government has issued a Resolution on major tasks and solutions guiding and directing the realization of the Plan for socio-economic development and state budget estimate in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Super Cup will be held on January 30 at the Thanh Hoa Province Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New laws and regulations on special consumption tax, supporting industries development, compulsory social insurance, region-based minimum wages and multidimensional poverty index take effect from January.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Pavel A. Belousov from Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) talks with Viet Nam News Agency about the importance of nuclear power for sustainable economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hong Truong, Deputy Minister of Transport, spoke to the newspaper Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about the challenges of delaying the increase in road tolls to June 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Viet Nam is famous across the world for its magnificent beaches with vast pristine-white sandbanks and perfect summer temperatures the year round.

 The Ministry of Finance disagreed with the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to postpone toll increase time of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) projects by five months in a respond on Thursday.

Pham Nhat Vuong, for the sixth consecutive year, tops the list of 100 Vietnamese richest stock millionaires in 2015 with assets worth $1.1 billion. Meanwhile, Doan Nguyen Duc, for the first time in the last eight years, left the top 3.

 Water shortages are affecting more than 57,000ha of rice farmland in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, with entire crops at risk of being wiped out completely due to the prolonged drought.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The stock market will see large improvements on both local markets this year, despite many problems in both local and global economic conditions, said a Vietnam Investment Securities Company analyst.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On top of his famous paintings, Bui Xuan Phai (1920-88) also inked many newspaper illustrations and sketches throughout his career. They have been republished in a book by art critic Phan Cam Thuong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Thanh Hang, permanent chief of the National Target Programme for Rural Water and Sanitation, spoke to Nong thon ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper about targets for the upcoming period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has set an economic growth target of 6.7 per cent for 2016, which HSBC, in its latest Vietnam at a Glance report, believes is feasible since export growth has rebounded to double digits reflecting new investment.

 Netflix Inc. has made its video-streaming service go live in more markets around the globe including Vietnam.

Oscar Alberto Goldadler, an Argentine architect, has been honoured with the Golden Heart certificate conferred by the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has directed the implementation of the restructuring plan for Vietnam Television companies.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Book Street officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh street, District 1, on January 9, looking to promote the reading habit.

Chinese airplanes’ unannounced operations in the Ho Chi Minh Flight Information Region in the last few days violated ICAO’s regulations and imperiled aviation safety in the region, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said.

  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.