The year 2016 was considered a year of unprecedented growth for the Việt Nam’s tourism sector, highlighted by a record 10 million of international arrivals, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MoCST) announced.

New Year holiday sees 79 killed in traffic accidents.

Hà Nội’s Traffic Police Division has proposed installing 3,000 additional cameras to supervise traffic, but experts think installing so many cameras at once should be considered carefully.

The central city of Đà Nẵng should aspire to become a top destination and hub for tourism, finance, logistics and hi-tech investors, the director of the Việt Nam Institute of Economics, Trần Đình Thiên, has said at the Science Workshop on Đà Nẵng’s 20-year Development and Future Outlook.

Some 15,000 people are expected to join the 12^th Lawrence S. Ting charity walk at the Phú Mỹ Hưng Urban Area in HCM City’s District 7 on January 7.

The development of satellite urban areas is expected to help Hà Nội share the burden of accommodation, training, industry and services, but resources are needed to develop this model, according to experts.

Phùng Xuân Nhạ, Minister of Education and Training, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about the goals of his ministry for 2017.

More than 10,000 production establishments in HCM City situated outside industrial zones will be relocated, according to the city People’s Committee.

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 Việt Nam (VCCI) on labour market trends.

A poster contest on the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Year 2017, which will be hosted by Việt Nam next year, was officially launched yesterday.