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The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is mulling over stricter lending regulations, especially to finance purchases of properties and stocks, according to inside sources.

Vietnam has continued to make gains in agro-forestry-fishery production, and seen increases in agricultural exports thanks to its successful COVID-19 containment.

The New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) on June 26 launched its retail campaign Made With Care at Lotte Mart in Vietnam to bring high-quality food and beverage (F&B) products to Vietnamese consumers.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 25 attended the Da Nang 2022 Investment Forum held in both online and in-person formats in the central city of the same name with the participation of a total of 900 delegates.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed helping fishermen amid increasing petroleum prices.

There has been increasing pressure on refineries to increase production as petrol prices continued to spike in recent months, according to Bùi Ngọc Dương, director-general of Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical JSC.

Coffee shop giant Starbucks have announced that it will close its first store in Hanoi following eight years of operations.

The market share of Vietnamese coffee as part of the United States’ total imports grew from 8.95% to 9.6% during the opening four months of the year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnamese commodities have made up 90% of goods sold in retail outlets owned by domestic enterprises and 60-96% of foreign supermarkets in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, showing that more Vietnamese consumers are choosing Vietnamese goods.

Seafood exporters in Vietnam may find the second half of 2022 a challenging period compared to the first due to slowing global economic growth, despite a successful first half of the year, according to a conference held by the

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines reopened flights to Terminal 4 at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on June 22.

Ho Chi Minh City recorded growth of 3.82 percent in gross regional domestic product in the first half of 2022, according to its Statistics Office.

The retail price of biofuel E5 - RON92 recorded an increase of VND185 to VND31,302, equal to US$1.35, per litre and RON95 rose by VND498 to a new record of VND32,873, equivalent to US$1.42, per litre, respectively, as of

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will increase its interference in the foreign currency market and stay ready to pump money to the market more frequently, according to Vice Director of the SBV’s Monetary Policy Department Pham Chi Quang.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved a list of 197 projects worth 43 billion USD calling for investments in 2022, as proposed by the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

Local authorities in Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Dong Nai provinces are preparing to carry out an expressway route linking Bien Hoa and Vung Tau cities.

Customs clearance activities at the Ka Long international border gate in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai city were resumed on June 17 after over three years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the return

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has agreed to allow airlines of Vietnam and China to operate two flights per week, instead of only one flight per week as before, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Vietnam, like many other East and Southeast Asian countries, is further climbing up the global value chain thanks to the positive effect of the utilisation of foreign direct investment, according to the latest report by Hinrich Foundation.