Vietnam's economy saw its strongest first-quarter growth in a decade, data showed on Thursday (Mar 29), driven by a surge in electronics manufacturing and exports.

Cargolux's new Luxembourg-Narita (NRT) weekly service got underway today as part of its code-share deal with Nippon Cargo Airlines.

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has settled on a French consulting firm's proposal for the expansion of the country's largest airport, according to the transport ministry.

Lufthansa Cargo has increased its freighter services to Japan by adding two weekly freighters to Osaka.

The sky is bright for Vietnam’s economy but the country urgently needs to work on underlying issues like low productivity and poor infrastructure.

Vietnam’s economy has the potential to thrive this year with more foreign direct investment (FDI) and export revenue, but low productivity remains a concern, economists said.

Vietnam economy in 2017 is not only 6.7% growth as targeted, but estimated at 6.81%. Along with this spectacular growth, other records have also been set up, bringing the economy to a milestone in 2017.