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Two one-way paths parallel with each other from north to south using advanced area navigation (RNAV5) were officially put into service as from 5pm on August 18.

With an average growth of over 100 percent/year, Google and Facebook are dominating the online advertising market in Vietnam.

As of July 1, 2016, Vietnam's population was nearly 92 million, ranking eighth in Asia and third in Southeast Asia.

Nearly 50,000 dengue fever cases have been reported nationwide so far this year, doubling the same period last year's figure, ringing the alarm on the complicated development of the infectious disease

Rising sea level will cause reduction in Vietnam's agricultural production land, particularly in the Mekong Delta - the nation's rice largest granary.

Vietnam welcomed over 4.7 million foreign visitors in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 21.3 percent.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s economic growth speed is relatively high compared to other regions in the world.

Vietnam is participating in the Rio Olympic Games 2016 in Brazil with the biggest number of athletes since the Southeast Asian country reintegrated in this playing-ground in 1980.

The Mekong Delta region, an important agricultural production hub of Vietnam, plays a significant role in ensuring domestic food security as well as the country's total farm produce export volume.

Online shopping in Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in recent years.

The garment-textile sector is unlikely to reach its yearly target of 30 billion USD in export earnings.

Vietnam has recorded an increase in the number of victims of human trafficking while the number of criminals committed human trafficking brought to light did not rise over the last five years.

The consumer price index (CPI) in July rose slightly at 0.13 percent over the previous month.

ODA capital and preferential loans will be used for infrastructure development, human resources development, science and environmental protection in the next five years.