Twenty-nine mountainous districts bordering Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) have reportedly achieved progress in social and economic development throughout 2016.

The southern province of Đồng Nai will build 20,000 houses from now until 2030 to meet the accommodation needs of workers, students and people with low incomes.

Traffic death toll amounted to 48 on the first two days of the Lunar New Year (Saturday and Sunday). 

Quảng Ninh Province will allow Vân Đồn Island District to resume its exploitation of sand mixed with pieces of coral and oysters, to serve the needs of local aquaculture farmers.

People can fill in and submit forms for more than 700 administrative procedures in Hà Nội online this year, as the municipal People’s Committee has focused on promoting online public services.

The agriculture and rural development ministry has approved a plan to provide vocational training to 1.4 million rural labourers over the next four years.

The Northern Việt Nam Power Projects Management Board (NPMB) said it would start work of 15 power projects in 2017 to ensure stable power supply and prevent overloaded power transmission to Hà Nội and industrial zones in the region.

People nation-wide enjoyed spectacular art and music performances to celebrate the most sacred moment of the Year of the Rooster 2017.

As a tradition, national and local leaders would visit people on duty during Tết and wish them a happy new year.