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.

Vietnam has moved up in the world’s doing business rankings following the implementation of the government’s Resolution 19 on measures to improve business climate and national competitiveness

Vietnam has set a goal of more than 7 billion USD in seafood export revenue in 2017.

Traffic safety was improved in 2016 with decreases in all the numbers of accidents, deaths and injuries. The information was given at a national conference of traffic police in Da Nang

Vietnam exported an estimated 4.88 million tonnes of rice this year, earning 2.2 billion USD.

Vietnam has been named in the ten best places for students by Rough Guides, a popular travel consultant website.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has pointed out positive achievements and nine weaknesses in socio-economic performance in 2016.

The Central steering committee on corruption prevention and control convened in Hanoi on Dec. 28. Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, head of the committee, chaired the event.

Lai Vung district in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is known as “kingdom of mandarin orange” in the region. Every year, the locality supplies more than 40,000 tonnes of the fruit to market

An exhibition featuring 100 colour photographs of Da Nang City’s 20-year development is taking place in the locality.

The government has approved the recognition of 13 more places as national special relic sites in terms of history, architecture and landscape.

The Complex of Hue Monuments in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has so far this year welcomed more than 2.5 million tourists.