Việt Nam News

The Ministry of Construction has sent to the State Bank of Vietnam the list of social and workers’ housing projects and old apartment buildings set for renovation whose developers are entitled to subsidised loans under the Government’s Decree 31/2022/NĐ-CP.

A mixed excise regime with a suitable roadmap is a reasonable way to increase the special consumption tax on tobacco, a conference titled “Special consumption tax – Harmonising the State budget and business development” heard in Hà Nội.

The stock market rose for six straight weeks in a row last week, while liquidity posted a second weekly loss. However, net inflows from foreign investors in both main exchanges were seen as positive signs for the market. 

Bắc Giang is now home to about 3,400ha of longans with a total output of nearly 20,000 tonnes, mostly in Lục Ngạn, Lục Nam, Yên Thế and Lạng Giang districts. Of which, late-ripening longan covers over 600ha. 

Việt Nam has been increasingly embracing green transition and circular economy to make efficient use of its resources to boost economic growth.

The regulations on the automobile localisation ratio will be abolished on October 10, 2022 after they have been in force for almost 20 years.

The city will also help local businesses join sector linkages, create value chains and supply chains with the participation of UK businesses to take advantage of the UKVFTA while encouraging the UK-invested businesses to team up with local firms to build and develop these supply chains.

Six-month revenues of pharmaceutical firms paint a mixed picture of the industry in the first half.

Many key products of the northern mountainous province of Hòa Bình have entered the system of supermarkets and large commercial centres in Hà Nội.

The government has requested three localities of Hà Nội, Hưng Yên and Bắc Ninh to establish, verify, appraise and approve the component projects before January 31, 2023 and ensure to start construction before June 30, 2023.

The market declined slightly on Friday, dragged down by banking and steel industries pressured by strong selling force.

HCM City’s land adjustment coefficient (the K coefficient) will be up to 35 times the official prices this year.

Car and motorbike sales haver been dropping sharply since the end of July since people are unwilling to make big-ticket purchases in the ‘Ghost Month’.

General Director of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) Lê Mạnh Hùng has proposed that during a recent meeting with Equinor Director Anita H Holgersen in Hà Nội.

Moon cake producers are launching many new products ahead of the mid-autumn festival next month.

Despite a less rosy external picture, the domestic economy continued to gain traction. Retail sales growth hit a record high of over 55 per cent year-on-year, according to HSBC report “Vietnam at a glance – The old playbook” released on Wednesday.

Struggling tourism businesses in HCM City are in dire need of credit to recover but are finding it very difficult to access the subsidised loans under the Government’s Decree 31 that took effect in May, according to the city Department of Tourism.

An exhibition of agricultural technologies and high-quality crop strains and animal breeds is being held at the Biotechnology Centre in HCM City’s District 12.