Petrol price slightly drop The retail price of petrol has dropped as of 3pm on Monday, the ministries of industry and trade and finance jointly announced.

HCM City steps up inspections of fake, smuggled goods The HCM City Steering Committee 389 under the instruction of National Steering Committee 389 will hold more inspections of fake or smuggled goods such as petrol, chemicals and solvents from now until Tết.

Soldiers protect southern border from drugs

Drug trafficking around Việt Nam's borders has become more complicated as the country has become a transit hub for traffickers.

State loss-making projects can bring problems to arbitration: Deputy PM Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ agrees 12 loss-making State-funded enterprises may bring their conflicts with contractors to arbitrators if those conflicts are not resolved by the end of this year.

Hong Kong leader insists she will stay on Hong Kong's embattled leader insisted today she had no intention of stepping down, after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit and apologise for causing the unrest that has rocked the southern Chinese city.

Worsening fuel shortage in impoverished Haiti Haiti's long-suffering population has faced an extra burden for more than a week: closed service stations and lines of motorists hoping to buy even a few drops of petrol during a fuel shortage that's getting worse.

VN stocks down, worries remain over the market uptrend Vietnamese shares ended Wednesday on a negative note as skepticism about a global economic recession and trade tensions weighed in on market sentiment.

Low quality gasoline businesses fined in Đắk Nông The People’s Committee of Đắk Nông Province has fined three businesses a total of VNĐ500 million (US$21,500) for trading low-quality gasoline.

NA mulls cutting road fees

The move would be a boon for many businesses as road fees have reduced their competitiveness.

Petrol prices continue to drop The retail price of RON 95-III was reduced by VNĐ514 to VNĐ20,405 per litre (US$0.87) while E5 fuel RON 92 dropped by VNĐ544 to VNĐ19,358 per litre.