Việt Nam News

As the domestic petrol prices are also going parallel with the world market, the removal of the petrol price stabilisation fund should be considered.

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-SANTE), in collaboration with the Việt Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS), held a conference disseminating regulations on imports of agricultural products and foods of plant and animal origin into the EU market on Tuesday.

Bắc Giang Province's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) grew more than 14 per cent in the first quarter of this year.

Total State budget collection in the first four months of this year was estimated at VNĐ640.29 trillion (US$25.20 billion), equivalent to 43 per cent of the yearly projection, representing a year-on-year rise of 10.7 per cent, according to the General Department of Taxation.

The vast majority of those are being imported through e-commerce platforms, including some of the largest in the country such as Shopee, Lazada and TikTok, with combined value reaching billions of dollars monthly.

The $1.8 loan will be invested as the third part of the Long Thành International Project’s first phase, to include improvements to passenger terminals and aircraft aprons, with a total overall investment of VNĐ99 trillion (US$3.9 billion).

Due to the impact of COVID-19, Việt Nam's GDP growth rate reached a low point in the first quarter of 2023 at 3.4 per cent but has shown robust growth in recent quarters.

The real estate market in provinces and cities in the Southern region of Việt Nam in the first months of 2024 grew, with land, low-cost housing and apartments seeing higher demand.

The General Department of Taxation proposed the State Bank of Việt Nam study regulations on making non-cash payments compulsory for gold transactions together with a control mechanism to improve transparency.

It was forecast that about 12.8 million TEU of container goods would be transshipped via ports in the East Sea by 2030.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Đỗ Thành Trung has expressed his wish for the support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in optimising investment resources for agriculture and rural development.

The VN-Index inched closer to the threshold of 1,250 point-level.

The company reported a profit before tax of VNĐ65 billion, but after deducting taxes, it ended up with a loss after tax of VNĐ31.4 billion.

Italian insurance – financial company SACE has announced a capital package worth US$1.3 billion to support Italian companies in Việt Nam as well as Vietnamese firms using technologies, machines and components imported from Italy.

Đồng Tháp Province has exported to Japan its first ever batch of frozen lotus roots, a key crop of the province.

The 2024 Land Law coming into effect will have a significant impact, with the two groups benefiting the most being overseas Vietnamese and resettled individuals who are compensated.

Local investors were attracted by gold’s outstanding performance during the quarter, particularly in the face of rising energy prices – which are expected to fuel inflation – and local currency depreciation against the dollar, according to the World Gold Council. Premiums on gold bars reportedly reached a record of $650 per tael in the quarter.

The merger of Hà Nội and Sài Gòn railway companies into Railway Transport JSC with over VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$51.2 million) in capital will be completed by year-end.