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Vietnam attracted a total committed foreign direct investment of nearly 8.80 billion as of April 20, 2023, down 17.90 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Asian stocks were mostly down on Tuesday following a mixed session on Wall Street, with investors still casting about for direction at the start of a week of major announcements.

In order to effectively disburse a low-interest housing credit package of VNĐ120 trillion (US$5.11 billion), many experts recommend expanding the list of borrowers.

Many people have been deceived when buying vouchers to enjoy cruise tours on Ha Long Bay via the Du Thuyen Ha Long Facebook page.

Asian stocks were mixed on Monday following a muted finish on Wall Street last week, with investors holding their breath ahead of key earnings results from US tech behemoths.

Three foreign groups unveiled their plans to pour 3.7 billion USD into Vietnam at the Prime Minister’s meeting with foreign investors in Hanoi, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnamese overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached more than US$2.1 billion in the first quarter this year, up 19.41% year on year, amid economic difficulty, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported.

Experts advised the Ho Chi Minh City’s food processing sector to diversify products, adopt automated technology, quality control system and improve workforce quality during a recent seminar on its development orientations till 2030 with a vision to 2050.

Retailers must adapt and change, especially in modern technology, to survive and grow as consumers have more modern tools to choose goods on online as apposed to just brick-to-mortar stores.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and President of the NA of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Suchel-TBV laundry detergent factory and solar park of Vietnam's Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corporation.

The Vietnam Cashew Association has complained that rising amounts of imported cashews are threatening the operation of local firms.

PM Pham Minh Chinh will chair a meeting with foreign investors, which will take place in-person in Hanoi and connect with 63 provinces and centrally-run cities and 80 international destinations.

The retail prices of petrol slightly fell from April 21 following an adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

The number of Vietnamese brands in the country's top 50 has increased from 14 in 2018 to 21 in 2022, with six belonging to the top 10 most valuable brands.

Asian markets fell Friday on lingering recession worries as data indicated the US economy was slowing down, while Federal Reserve officials pressed their case for further interest rate hikes to battle stubborn inflation.

TÜV SÜD Vietnam, a leading certification, testing, auditing, inspection and training company and the wholly-owned subsidiary of TÜV SÜD Group, Germany, has inaugurated its electrical and electronics testing facility in HCM City.

The State should consider support for businesses to limit the negative impact of imposing the global minimum tax on investment attraction in Vietnam, said Đặng Ngọc Minh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Taxation.

Airfares to Phu Quoc for the coming Reunification Day (30/4) and International Labour Day (May 1) have started falling.

The northern province of Quang Ninh continued to take lead in the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services and the Public Administration Reform Index in 2022.