Economy City to organise festival of ginseng, medicinal herbs HCM City will organise the first International Ginseng and Fragrance and Medicinal Herbs Festival in HCM City from May 24 to 26. 2 hours ago | Vietnam news Registered FDI reaches USD 9.27 billion after four months of 2024 05/18/2024 09:00 | Vietnam Law Dong Nai, RoK’s Gyeongnam province cooperate in labour training 05/02/2024 19:00 | VietnamPlus Agribank adds VND 35 trillion in preferential credit to support the economy 05/02/2024 15:53 | Vietnam Law 1 VietnamPlus | 05/04/2023 15:04 Retail power price up 3% from May 4 The average retail price of electricity increases 3% to 1,920.373 VND (0.082 USD) per kWh from May 4, following a decision by the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) on adjusting the electricity retail prices. 2 VietnamPlus | 05/04/2023 14:55 Vietnam’s airports serve nearly 37 million passengers in last four months Airports in Vietnam served nearly 37 million passengers in the first four months of this year, up 55% compared to the same period of last year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). 3 VietnamPlus | 05/04/2023 11:30 Vietnam spends 21.1bln USD importing phones, components in 2022 Vietnam spent over 21.1 billion USD importing mobile phones and components last year, a decrease of 1.6% from 2021, accounting for 5.9% of the country’s total import turnover. 4 VietnamPlus | 05/04/2023 11:28 Vietnam posts trade surplus of 6.35 billion USD in four months Vietnam’s export-import value in the first four months of this year was estimated at 210.79 billion USD, down 13.6% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of 6.35 billion USD, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported. 5 VietnamPlus | 05/04/2023 10:43 Vietnam sees 41 new projects abroad licensed in last four months In the first four months of this year, Vietnam saw 41 new projects abroad licensed with the investment from Vietnam reaching 140 million USD, a decline of 51% compared with that of the same period last year. 6 VietnamPlus | 05/04/2023 09:57 Petrol prices expected to go down on May 4 adjustment Retail petrol prices in Vietnam are forecast to be revised down in the adjustment on May 4 following falling prices in the world market. 7 VietnamPlus | 05/04/2023 09:43 Government proposes National Assembly consider 2% reduction in VAT in coming agenda The Government has proposed the National Assembly (NA) to consider a 2% reduction in the value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services subject to a 10% VAT during its coming meeting stated to start on May 22. 8 VietnamPlus | 05/04/2023 09:16 Reference exchange rate down 4 VND on May 4 The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,635 VND/USD on May 4, down 4 VND from the previous day. 9 VietnamPlus | 05/03/2023 17:54 Thai Nguyen to build 16 new industrial zones and clusters until 2030 The northern province of Thai Nguyen is planning to establish 16 new industrial zones and industrial clusters from now until 2030. 10 VietnamPlus | 05/03/2023 17:27 Int’l flights, passengers via Noi Bai airport surge during five-day holidays Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi has recorded sharp rises in the numbers of international flights and passengers during the holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification and International Labour Day from April 29 to May 3. 11 VietnamPlus | 05/03/2023 16:48 HCM City urged to tackle problems to speed up recovery Drastic measures are needed for Ho Chi Minh City – the country’s largest economic hub - to address a series of problems in a bid to speed up recovery, experts have said. 12 VietnamPlus | 05/03/2023 15:08 Economic growth to rebound in H2, now ideal time to selectively buy stocks: VinaCapital With the Government’s initiatives to address disappointing GDP growth in the first quarter and the fact that foreign companies’ orders are likely to increase in the second half of the year, the economy is expected to rebound then, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, has said. 13 VietnamPlus | 05/03/2023 13:48 Vietnam wants private sector to become driving force for economic growth Vietnam will focus on developing its private sector to turn it into an important driving force for the socialist-oriented market economy, contributing to rapid and sustainable socio-economic development and improving the economy's self-reliance. 14 VietnamPlus | 05/03/2023 09:46 Coffee industry works to improve product value The coffee industry of Vietnam is working to increase the value of raw coffee exports as low added value still makes up the majority of the product that is shipped overseas. 15 VietnamPlus | 05/02/2023 15:06 Vietnam, Cambodia have fastest port turnaround times in ASEAN: WB Container shipping in Vietnam and Cambodia had the fastest port turnaround times in ASEAN in June 2022 with both countries scoring an average of 0.9 days, according to a World Bank (WB) report. 16 VietnamPlus | 05/02/2023 08:10 Vietnam plugs in to promising EV auto sector In the current context of worsening air pollution, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming an inevitable trend in the global automobile industry, and Vietnam is no exception. In particular, Vietnam is considered a high-potential market for electric cars in the near future. 17 VietnamPlus | 05/01/2023 16:53 Vietnamese handicrafts promoted in Italy A forum on opportunities for Vietnamese handicraft products has taken place as part of the MIDA – Florence International Crafts Fair 2023, which runs in Italy from April 25 to May 1. 18 VietnamPlus | 05/01/2023 15:06 Vietjet increases frequency of flights on routes to Australia Vietjet will increase the frequency of flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Melbourne and Sydney (Australia) to respond to the big demand for visiting relatives, traveling and studying abroad of people and tourists. 19 VietnamPlus | 05/01/2023 13:57 HCM City unlocks resources for development The year 2023 is considered a pivotal year to drive growth of Ho Chi Minh City for upcoming years under its economic recovery and development strategy for 2022-2025, after achieving impressive recovery last year. 20 VietnamPlus | 05/01/2023 09:51 Green growth - inevitable choice towards prosperity Vietnam is determined to pursue rapid and sustainable economic growth combined with environmental protection to progress to prosperity. 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