Việt Nam News

Over the past month, the gold market has been the talk of the town. Domestic gold prices have kept hitting new peaks, leading to a surge in trading activities. Gold bullion, gold rings, and gold jewellery have been the central focus for traders during this period. Experts have pointed out several factors causing the surges in gold prices, and the government has stepped in to try to untangle the situation.

Benchmark indices moved in different directions on Friday as blue-chip stocks saw a withdrawal in capital while the foreign bloc continued net selling.

The central bank aims to cut lending rates by 1-2 per cent, with a focus on supporting economic recovery and growth drivers, emerging sectors, green transitions, circular economy and social housing.

Việt Nam's fruit and vegetable exports rose 28.1% to $2.59 billion in the first five months of this year.

Some Vietnamese rice export companies have won bids at prices lower than the export price on the world market, prompting questions about potential violations of the competition law.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has recently signed a directive on a financial plan for the 2026-2030 period.

A delegation of the south-central coastal province of Khánh Hòa led by Secretary of its Party Committee Nguyễn Hải Ninh attended a seminar between Vietnamese businesses and US firms, investment funds and groups in New York during their working visit to the US from May 29-30.

Đà Nẵng will invest VNĐ7.26 trillion (US$285.2 million) in 38 projects to develop the cruise industry by 2050.

The central province of Thừa Thiên – Huế granted licenses to 20 new investment projects with a total registered capital of over VNĐ5.32 trillion (nearly US$209 million) in the first five months.

The Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee said that focus must be placed on removing difficulties for the early implementation of social housing projects to improve living standards for low-income earners.

Vietnamese startups have been making headlines at InnovFest, part of the Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG) event, which takes place from 29-31 May.

A conference on promoting cross-border e-commerce and payment between Việt Nam and Singapore was held in Shopee Singapore headquarters on May 30.

More administrative tools will be introduced next week to stablise the gold market and reduce the gap between domestic and global gold prices.

The Red River Delta, one of the country’s six socioeconomic regions, consists of 11 centrally governed provinces and cities including Hà Nội, Hải Phòng, Hải Dương, Bắc Ninh, Vĩnh Phúc, Hưng Yên, Thái Bình, Nam Định, Hà Nam, Ninh Bình and Quảng Ninh.

Việt Nam automobile industry is facing a significant downturn in sales and high inventory levels, in spite of government efforts to provide support through tax and fee reductions

More than 30 per cent of Vietnamese consumers are interested in purchasing electric vehicles (EVs), according to a recent report from Deloitte.

Numerous businesses are revisiting the idea of issuing shares to the public for their initial public offering (IPO), which presents fresh investment prospects but also carries considerable risks.

The sixth cybersecurity expo took place in Hà Nội on Thursday, organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), the Authority of Information Security (AIS) and IEC Group.