According to recent statistics, local live hog prices rose about 30 per cent since the start of 2024.

Industry experts have predicted a potential increase in deposit interest rates by 0.5 to 1 percentage point in the second half of the year, placing the rate at over 6 per cent per year. 

The market for food products made from ginseng is growing as the ability of Vietnamese consumers to pay for health-supporting products is increasing.

A delegation from the Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP), led by Chairman of the PVEP Members Council Tran Quoc Viet, on May 24 held a working session with their colleagues of Russia's Zarubezhneft JSC in Russia to discuss potential cooperation areas.

The commission reports that 5.5 per cent of the complaints were related to e-commerce.

The finale of “The Next Innovator Contest 2024”, organised by DKSH Vietnam, HCM City Television CafeTek and the authorities of District 11, has recognised 20 excellent innovative ideas that address environmental issues and health concerns proposed by young talented students from the age of nine to 14.

HCM  City opened the first International Ginseng and Fragrance and Medicinal Herbs Festival on Lê Lợi street, District 1, on May 24.

The Sơn La Plum and Agricultural Product Festival opened on Saturday at Co.opmart Huỳnh Tấn Phát in HCM City’s District 7, marking the start of a series of activities to promote consumption of the province’s specialties at Saigon Co.op's 800 points of sale nationwide from May 24 to June 1.

Digital payments provider Visa on Friday announced a new partnership with three of the most popular e-wallets in Việt Nam - MoMo, VNPAY and ZaloPay - to provide a more convenient payment experience for Visa cardholders at participating small and medium enterprises (SMEs). 

Việt Nam has made efforts to build a strong domestic automobile industry with a view to becoming an exporter. However, the young industry faces many challenges, especially in implementing FTAs.

Tickets for flights on the two routes are available for sale on all of Vietjet’s official booking channels, according to Vietjet. 

Particularly impressive is the nearly 80 per cent surge in revenue from 24K gold at PNJ driven by the dynamic gold market.

Once Thường Tín becomes an industrial centre and also a major logistics hub in the South of Hà Nội, the low-rise housing prices in this district are forecast to double compared to current prices, especially in projects that are well-planned and developed by reputable investors. 

With around 20 million four- and five-star room nights available in Vietnamese hotels each year, developers should halt new projects in many coastal areas until such time that tourists fill them, according to property consultancy firm Knight Frank.

The city's cash crops were said to not require a large cultivating area but a high standard of production and processing, which have been identified as a solid foundation to penetrate foreign markets. 

The 2024 Land Law, passed at the beginning of this year, provides new land policies applicable to overseas Vietnamese, giving them more land use rights. This will constitute a positive factor for the real estate market, the land use rights transfer and economic development.

On Friday, stocks were mixed as profit-taking after Thursday's rally weighed on markets.

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will reopen a route from Hanoi to Chengdu, China starting June 25.

A recently issued decree has, for the first time, defined the concept of electronic money as "the equivalent value in VNĐ stored by electronic means".

Discounted tickets are available until May 30 on www.vietjetair.com and the Vietjet Air mobile app, for flight times from September 1 to November 13, 2024, Vietjet said in a statement.