Thirty-two public hospitals in HCM City this year carried out their own bids for the first time in 2016, helping reduce shortages of medicine.

Chu Phú Mỹ, director of the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development tells the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) that the capital city possesses ideal conditions for industrialising agriculture, but they need to be used well.

The Đà Nẵng Port handled its first tonne of cargo on the first day of 2017, part of the load on Panama-flagged Bindi Ipsa., its director said on Sunday.

Capacity of the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport would double as many expanded and traffic congestion ease projects have been announced, a high ranking official said.

A number of highways have been opened for public use recently, benefiting the country’s socio-economic development. But ensuring traffic safety along these roads is difficult due to drivers’ low level of awareness and slack infrastructure management, transport experts say.

HCM City will undertake 80 traffic projects in 2017 at a cost of VNĐ39 trillion (US$1.7 billion), according to the Department of Transport.

Chilli prices in central province of Thanh Hóa have reached a record high. In many local markets, consumers have had to fork out VNĐ1,000 (US$0.04) for just two chillies. 

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.