The government has recently adopted major measures to implement the country's 2016 socio-economic development plan and state budget.

The central bank's new exchange rate management policy has helped reduce the US dollar speculation in the domestic economy, an official said at an online discussion.

Two jazz bands from Germany and Vietnam will perform at a show on January 22 night at the Vietnam Youth Theatre.

The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) has cut the applicable interest rates on euro and US dollar-denominated non-performing loans (NPLs) purchased from credit institutions.

Midfielder Danny van Bakel, who is playing for FLC Thanh Hoa, has become a Vietnamese citizen after his application was approved early this week.

Vietnam lost to Australia 2-0 in the second match of Group D of the Asian U-23 Football Championship in Qatar on January 17.

Pham Ngoc Lan is a new face from the Vietnamese filmmaker community whose film is competing in the shorts category at the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival in Germany.

General Director of the Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM) Tran Viet Thang has asked member cement companies to boost domestic consumption by at least 10% this year.

The Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) recently issued an investment certificate to Malaysia's United More SDN Bhd for a US$21 million plant to manufacture high-precision plastic products for smart TVs.

A law on the competitive power wholesale market of Vietnam will be promulgated in the second quarter of 2017.