Hanoi will hasten administrative reforms in customs and tax and create favourable conditions for production in an effort to boost the city's exports.

Ho Chi Minh City police plans to install cameras throughout the city for observation, traffic handling, and urban order and security.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Australia saw a year-on-year decrease of 19% to US$4.93 billion in 2015, according to latest statistics from the General Department of Customs.

A total amount of VND14.2 trillion (US$634 million) from government bonds, which is the remaining capital from expansion projects on National Highway 1A and Ho Chi Minh Highway, will be used to construct 17 new projects and repair dozens of weak bridges on highways.

Vietnam advanced in the latest consumer confidence ranking by global information and measurement company Nielsen.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) on February 18 announced the enrollmentof 1,300 candidates this year to train them for attaining doctoral degrees abroad in Project 911.

State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Binh on February 17 asked credit institutions to boost lending right after Tet (Lunar New Year) in a move to support businesses.

Ho Chi Minh City is asking for the government's approval to accept a new engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractor who would be responsible for moving technical infrastructure for the Metro Line No 2 project.

Three fishermen are missing after a fishing ship sank 45 nautical miles off China's Hainan Island. Four others have been rescued whilst three others remain missing, according to the National Committee for Search and Rescue.

French photographer Rehahn recently re- leased a photobook titled Vietnam, Mosaic of Contrasts Vol 2, sending a message of "Come back to Vietnam" to foreign tourists.