Việt Nam News

The consumer price index (CPI) in April fell by 1.54 per cent over the previous month and by 1.21 per cent compared to December 2019, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

As global supply chains for Halal products have been disrupted by the pandemic, Vietnamese companies have been urged to further tap the halal market which has export value of US$34 billion a year, experts said at an online seminar on Tuesday.

The luxurious car market is expected to develop strongly this year, despite the automobile industry facing challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing automakers to suspend or reduce production.

The EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to bring great opportunities for many economic sectors, including seafood, footwear and textiles.

Local shares gained slightly on Wednesday ahead of a short break as investors remained cautious because of the market’s uncertain prospects.

Experts have said that after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ends, higher market demand would support many sectors in quickly resuming their business.

The wood industry needs a fundamental change in export product lines and markets after the COVID-19 pandemic ends

Việt Nam will likely import 50,000 tonnes of pork from Russia this year, accounting for 70 per cent of total import.

The HCM City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HOSE: HDB) has released its financial statements for the first quarter showing a total consolidated operating income that increased by 27.8 per cent year-on-year to VNĐ3.15 trillion (US$134.4 million) and pre-tax profit that increased by 13.5 per cent was VNĐ1.25 trillion ($53.4 million).

Commercial flights at the Quảng Ninh Province-based Vân Đồn International Airport will resume starting from May 4, after an unexpected hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Việt Nam is among several countries to face India’s anti-dumping investigation on plain medium density fibre (MDF) board with thickness of less than 6mm, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on April 28 agreed with the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s proposal to resume rice export from May 1, in accordance with Decree 107/2018/NĐ-CP on rice export business.

If the Covid-19 situation worsens, 75 per cent of companies will seek to cut human resource costs, a recent survey by HR consulting firm Talentnet Corporation has found.

Like many markets in the world hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese shares have lost about 20 per cent in value this year

Hoàng Trọng Thủy, an agriculture expert, talks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs), on the important role of agriculture in national socio-economic development

Social housing could be the solution to driving the real estate market out of this difficult time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Construction.

The General Statistics Office released its first White Book on co-operatives in Việt Nam on Tuesday

Vissan JSC has tied up with Sendo, a large and reputed e-commerce site in Việt Nam, to sell its products online.