Gunmen with links to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front stormed a prison on the morning of January 4 in the southern Philippines to free 132 inmates.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong asked the Vietnam Fatherland Front to encourage the public to get involved in building the Party and strengthening the political system.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong HoaBinh joined in launching the Traffic Safety Year 2017, which focuses on building traffic culture among young people, in a ceremony in Hanoi on January 4.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced the top 10 culture,sports and tourism events in 2016, which were voted by 125 journalists representing media agencies across the country.

Construction work of Minh Tam Cement Plant in the southern province of Binh Phuoc began on Jan2. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the event.

The Vietnam News Agency has selected the 10 most outstanding world events in 2016.

A German passenger on Vietnam Airlines’ flight VN36, which landed at the Noi Bai International Airport in the morning of January 1, was the first foreign visitor to set foot in Hanoi in 2017.

Da Nang urged to spearhead economic growth

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the 10 most outstanding events of Vietnam in 2016.

Coming up next is a story about a US travel photographer who was fascinated by Hau Dong – a ritual of spirit mediumship in Vietnam.

Hanoi tourism sector is set on attracting 23.4 million visitors, including 4.08 million foreign tourists, in 2017, with revenue of over 2.89 billion USD.

Border guards of Vietnam’s southern Tay Ninh province and military officials and police from Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province have held the first friendly exchange in Tay Ninh.

Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in 2016 was estimated at 15.8 billion USD as of December 26, a record high and up 9 percent on a yearly basis.

The consumer price index (CPI) in December 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City rose by 0.52 percent from November and 4.41 percent against the same period last year.