Customers trade gold at a shop in Hà Nội. The domestic gold price on Wednesday continued to surge by VNĐ0.5-1 million per tael after the international gold price rose for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday to hit a six-month high. Photo vietnambiz.vn HÀ NỘI — Gold prices in the …
Read More »Bank app payments take hours in holiday glitch
It took Khanh, a Ho Chi Minh City resident, four hours to pay for six air tickets for her family to go on holiday on April 30. Khanh said that on the morning of Friday, she booked tickets for a flight from HCMC to Chu Lai in the central province …
Read More »Vietnamese stock market experiences another gaining session
A worker collecting latex in a rubber plantation. Vietnam Rubber Group (GVR) shares were a bright spot on the market yesterday, rising 1.3 per cent. VNA/VNS photo HÀ NỘI Continuing the positive trend, the Vietnamese stock market experienced another fruitful trading session on Wednesday, with most industry groups displaying gains. …
Read More »Vietnam Airlines posts profit in Q1
Vietnam Airlines posted a pre-tax profit of VND19.3 billion ($822,500) in the first quarter after losses in 12 consecutive quarters. The airline saw revenue doubling year-on-year to VND23.64 trillion, the highest quarter record since Q1 2020. It is near the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. The state-owned carrier however still posted …
Read More »NA approves global minimum tax regulations
Chairman of the NA’s Finance – Budget Committee Lê Quang Mạnh presented a resolution on applying additional corporate income tax in line with the Global Anti-Base Erosion Rules (global minimum tax) at the National Assembly session on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tần HÀ NỘI — With more than …
Read More »November’s CPI grows 3.45 per cent
Food prices increased by 6.67 per cent, contributing to CPI rise in the first 11 months of the year. — Photo vov.vn HÀ NỘI — The consumer price index (CPI) for November has gone up by 0.25 per cent compared to the previous month and 3.45 per cent to the …
Read More »April’s consumer price index down 0.34% m-o-m
The consumer price index (CPI) in April decreased by 0.34% month-on-month, but increased by 2.81% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). In the first four months of this year, the index rose by 3.84% y-o-y, mainly due to increases in prices of education, housing and construction materials, culture, …
Read More »Vietnamese export goods face increasing trade defence measures in CPTPP markets
In 2021, Việt Nam’s exports to the four CPTPP countries in the Americas reached more than US$12 billion. — Photo haiquanonline.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has brought competitive advantages to Vietnamese export products, but these goods have also faced the imposition of …
Read More »Digital transformation: method for sustainable development in agriculture
Nguyễn Quốc Toản, director of the Digital Transformation and Agricultural Statistic Centre. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Despite the decreasing contribution of agriculture to Việt Nam’s GDP, it still plays a strategic role as a crucial pillar for the country’s security, well-being, and livelihoods in the long term. Amid international integration, …
Read More »Newly registered businesses peak in April
The number of new businesses set a record high in April at 15,967, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam. The figure increased by 6.4% over the same period in 2022. However, the registered capital decreased by 5.7% to more than VND154.6 trillion ($6.6 billion). Four to six economic …
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