The capacity of Tan Son Nhat International Airport will double as many projects to expand it and ease traffic congestion have been announced, a high ranking official said.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and its subsidiaries posted combined revenue exceeding US$3.34 billion in 2016, up more than 10% year on year.

 Improving quality will be key for made-in-Vietnam products to keep its market share in the face of increasingly fierce competition from imports, according to a trade official.

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export in 2016 hit US$2.4 billion, representing an increase of 30% from 2015 and exceeding the year target of US$2.2 billion set by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Perhaps no country more than Vietnam will feel the effects of the demise of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in terms of diminished foreign direct investment and trade, says the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee.

The US continued topping the list of 200 countries and territories importing Vietnamese goods in 2016, with a total import value of over US$34.8 billion, according to the Government’s portal.

 Vietnamese shares may advance in 2017, analysts say, cautioning that market conditions can get volatile with international events of 2016 continuing to exert unpredictable impacts on Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to incorporate 50,000 new companies this year (2017) so that there are 500,000 operational ones by 2020, Chairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has said.

The central city of Da Nang should aspire to become a top destination and hub for tourism, finance, logistics and hi-tech investors, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics Tran Dinh Thien has said at the Science Workshop on Da Nang’s 20-year Development and Future Outlook.

Nearly 5 million workers in the textile, electronics and retail sectors will be affected by the technology movement, according to a survey by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam (VCCI) on labour market trends.

The price of several kinds of lumber in Vietnam had gone up due to scarcity created by unexpected Chinese purchases, creating pressure on the domestic wood business and Vietnam’s wood industry.

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.

VOV.VN - In response to the global banking crisis, the finance ministers of the G20 countries have agreed on stricter regulation of the banking system, with stronger capital requirements, says Dennis Hussey, CEO of ANZ Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Despite natural disasters, epidemics and marine pollution in the central region, Vietnam's agriculture sector posted positive growth in 2016.

2016 is an important milestone for Vietnam as we see the building blocks of the digital economy being laid down and catch a glimpse of the tremendous opportunities that technology can bring to our nation.

After increasing its holdings in Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) to 13.65%, F&N Dairy Investments Pte., Ltd., a 100%-owned subsidiary of Fraser & Neave Ltd. (F&N), has registered to buy an additional 1.5%, equalling 21.8 million shares.

VOV.VN - Vietnam worker productivity jumped at an annual growth rate of 5% for calendar year 2016 rising by US$193 to US$3,853 per worker aged 15 and over, per figures from the General Statistical Office. 

VOV.VN - Vertical farming, drip irrigation, soil solarisation and similar terms will soon become common terminology in Vietnam agriculture, said Vo Kim Cu, president of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance.

VOV.VN - The year’s biggest petrol price hike of nearly VND1,000 (4.5 cents) has coupled with unfavourable weather conditions, have triggered worries of price hikes of transportation and goods ahead of the Lunar New Year celebration (TET).

Eight startups received awards in five categories at the 2016 Start-up Festival in Hanoi on December 29. 

Sugar producers, distributors and consumers discussed production and consumption in 2015-16 and forecasts for the next season at a seminar in HCM City on December 29.

The General Statistics Office said 2016 was a successful year in controlling inflation amidst rebounding prices of some essential goods

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

Vietjet continues its fifth anniversary celebrations by running the year’s biggest promotion entitled “Win a 1-kg gold airplane, Fly to a happy future”. 

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

Taiwan Paiho will invest US$50 million into a plant in Vietnam to produce jacquard fabrics for shoes, according to news site taipeitimes.com. 

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology has unveiled a comprehensive program to support the innovation and growth of start-ups that are driving new breakthroughs in product development.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam Airlines modernizes its fleet, VOV looks at some of the state-of-the-art aircraft the carrier has placed into service.

Hanoi inked a comprehensive cooperation agreement with 14 provinces and cities in the northern region at a conference held in the capital city on December 27.

Hanoi enjoyed a 7.1% growth in industrial production this year compared to 2015, according to the municipal statistics office.