Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the State Bank of Việt Nam to step up its management to ensure the reasonable use of small banknotes as Tết (Lunar New Year) approaches.

Border gates in Lào Cai Province recorded trade value of US$3 billion in 2018, according to the customs office at the Lào Cai International Border Gate.

Việt Nam can keep inflation below 4 per cent in 2019 despite an unpredictable world economy, experts told a seminar on market developments and prices held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

2019 will be a busy year for ministries looking to cut business prerequisites, and firms should contribute to making the process more efficient, said Nguyễn Đình Cung, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the Tax Department of HCM City has not yet enforced its tax decision on collecting VNĐ3.14 trillion (US$134.2 million) from Sài Gòn Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) for violations on special sales tax.

Việt Nam should become one of world’s top 15 most developed agricultural nations in the next ten years, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

In 2018, the province lured above $532 million in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 51.3 per cent year on year.

Shares declined further on Thursday with VN-Index breaking last year’s bottom of 880.85 points as a series of blue-chip stocks were hit hard, partly due to the affect of falling global market.

The life insurance industry will grow at over 25 per cent this year, according to the Insurance Association of Việt Nam.