On February 16, on the sidelines of the US - ASEAN Summit at Sunnylands, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a meeting lasting 40 minutes with US President Barack Obama to discuss major cooperative areas between the two countries as well as international and regional issues of mutual concern.

On the afternoon of January 30, after two days of opening, Hanoi Spring Newspaper Festival 2016 was concluded. Attended the closing ceremony, there was journalist Ho Quang Loi - Standing Vice Chairman of Vietnam Journalists Association, Chairman of the Hanoi Association of Journalists.

The Department of Transport of Hanoi has asked its inspectors to safety ensure traffic safety and order in the Capital for the upcoming Tet holiday.

On February 17, US President Barack Obama announced measures designed to enhance Southeast Asian economies. Corporations of Vietnam and the United States inked several deals in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on the sidelines of the special ASEAN-US Summit.

According to the ranking of the best countries for investment by the World Bank, after India and Singapore, Vietnam is considered as the best country to invest in 2016.