Two people were killed on the spot while 24 were injured after two coaches running in the same direction collided on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway on December 21 afternoon.

Thai-owned Amata Vietnam Company Ltd has announced plans to invest over US$2.2 billion to build new zones in Vietnam.

Locally-produced fast moving consumer goods were urged to improve their competitiveness to occupy the home market as the challenge from imported products was anticipated to become stronger.

Vietnam's exports, especially agro-forestry and fisheries, will face difficulties in 2016 if the country does not drastically restructure the industry, Tran Tuan Anh, deputy minister of Industry and Trade said.

Architectural features of the more than 100-year-old Saigon Tax Trade Centre will be preserved when the centre is torn down to build a metro line and a 40-storey office and hotel complex.

Only two out of 15,000 enterprises in the central city have invested in technological research in production.

A photo exhibition of the beauty and lifestyle of Ho Chi Minh City, taken by veteran photographer Phan Tam Thai, is opening at the city's Photography Association.

The free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) came into effect on December 20, according to a Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) press release.

The ASEAN Community is set to formally take effect on December 31. It includes the three pillars which are economics, politics and security and socio-cultural components. The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will play the most important role in establishing ASEAN as a region of tremendous opportunity.

In discussions between filmmakers and tourism managers on December 19, Indian directors expressed interest in filming movies in Vietnam in the future.