The consumer price index (CPI) of Hanoi in April decreased 0.81% compared to that in March and increased 0.49% year on year, the municipal Statistics Office reported.

Airports across Vietnam served about 1.29 million passengers, including 531,000 foreigners, from April 28 to May 3 during the holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification Day, and International Labour Day.

The northern province of Hung Yen has taken drastic actions to improve its business and investment environment, and its efforts have paid off.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington DC in coordination with The Asia Group held a gathering on May 4 (US time) with Vietnamese enterprises participating in the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit.

The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) provides important financial and technological solutions and should also be a target for the implementation of Power Development Plan VIII, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has said.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on May 4 asked ministries and localities to strengthen the control, prevention, detection, and handling of the smuggle of poultry and poultry products into Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,622 VND/USD on May 5, down 13 VND from the previous day.

The authorities of the northern province of Bac Giang on May 4 presented certificates recognising investment registration to two Singaporean-funded projects worth 132 million USD in the local districts of Viet Yen and Yen Dung.

Vietnam earned some 15.66 billion USD from agro-forestry-aquatic product exports in the first four months of 2023, down 13.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Petrol prices were reduced in the latest adjustment from 15:00 on May 4 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

Green transition in Vietnam would require new investments in at least 60% of the country's infrastructure, according to PwC.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Retail petrol prices in Vietnam are forecast to be revised down in the adjustment on May 4 following falling prices in the world market.

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.

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.

The northern province of Thai Nguyen is planning to establish 16 new industrial zones and industrial clusters from now until 2030.