The interest rate for social housing loans will be lifted to 5% per annum from the current 4.8% per annum from the beginning of next year, following a decision by the State Bank of Vietnam.

Vice Chairwoman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Shinta Widjaja Kamdani has said that Indonesia and Vietnam still hold much cooperation potential.

As many as 15,000 enterprises, cooperatives, and business households are expected to take part in surveys and assessments of the competitiveness capacity of departments, agencies, and the People's Committees of districts and Thu Duc city.

The National Financial Supervisory Commission and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held a seminar in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 16 to look at building an early warning system for the financial market.

With four return flights on every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, Vietjet offers opportunities to experience unprecedented flights with priced from only VNĐ239,000 per leg for more than four flying hours.

No cases of violation of foreign waters have been recorded by Phu Yen province’s fishing vessels since 2019, according to the provincial Department of Fisheries.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and Executive Vice Chairwoman of People's Government of China’s Guangxi Cai Lixin recently discussed measures to facilitate customs clearance of goods via border gates of the two countries.

The Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi is expected to serve 450 flights and up to 80,000 passengers on the peak day during the travel season for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) – Vietnam’s biggest and longest traditional festival.

Hau Giang Bioenergy Joint Stock Company (HBE) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a biomass power plant using rice husk as fuel with a total investment of 875 billion VND (36.5 million USD) in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 15.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính welcomed an idea of Wallonia officials and businesses on building a preservation and transport centre for Vietnamese goods.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a Vietnam-Belgium Business Forum in Brussels on December 15 (local time), within the framework of his official visit to the European country.

The total revenue of 19 groups and corporations is estimated to reach over VNĐ1.1 quadrillion, equal to 114 per cent of the yearly plan and 133 per cent compared to 2021.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,650 VND/USD on December 16, down 2 VND from the previous day.

The new interest rate will be applied for loans used for purchasing, and leasing social housing projects and commercial ones having an area of under 70 square metres and VNĐ15 million (US$634) per square metre. 

The market expects to have new dynamics from the promulgation and amendment of the three laws relating to the property market, including the Law on Land, the Law on Housing, and the Law on Real Estate Business. 

Businesses in HCM City have stockpiled sufficient essential goods and necessities for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN), the country's largest power company, has proposed a new price mechanism, one that is better tuned to input price fluctuations, for electricity. 

Two drivers of Việt Nam's economic growth – exports and domestic demand – are moderating, according to a report released by the World Bank (WB) on Wednesday.

The common standards in the ASEAN region when adopted, will allow businesses to operate across borders without having to change their business models, heard attendants at a workshop on digital trade standards to facilitate digital economy in ASEAN held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Dragon Capital VietFund Management has signed a cooperation agreement with HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. to introduce open ended funds managed by Dragon Capital to the bank's customers.