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Authorities in HCM City have proposed a special consumption tax on goods including mobile phones and cosmetics.

The Navigos Group, the operator of the country’s largest jobs portal VietnamWorks and executive search firm Navigos Search, for the first time issued a report on recruitment demand for senior management levels among Japanese enterprises in Vietnam during the

The Pacific Partnership programme 2019 (PP19) kicked off in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, on May 6.

The southern key economic zone needs to set forth a long-term vision and outline mechanisms and policies to develop in a strong and sustainable manner, maintaining its locomotive role in national socio-economic development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Danang authorities have planned a tour to bring visitors to Cu Lao Cham Island in the neighbouring city of Hoi An. However, this has been opposed by Hoi An officials.

The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) is still slow, failing to reach the rate of progress as directed by the Prime Minister, Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said at the Government’s regular press briefing in Hanoi on

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked EVN to report on the recent power price hike and requested the Government Inspectorate, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Industry and Trade to review the electricity price adjustment process.

It is estimated that the EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA), the “most ambitious” FTA the EU has ever concluded with a developing country, will add 0.1 percentage point (ppt) on average to Vietnam’s real GDP growth each year based solely on

HCM City One-Member Limited Liability Oil & Gas Company (Saigon Petro) is seeking Ministry of Industry and Trade for support following low demand for E5 biofuel.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Finance Ministry revised up petrol prices on May 2, marking the third time they had made price adjustments after using the price stabilisation fund.

Wave of manufacturers moving production out of China to Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, according to CBRE.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested the State Bank of Vietnam reconsider a proposal on limiting unsecured personal loans in cash by consumer finance companies.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport wants to develop a commuter bus system to link to stations on Metro Line No1, which is still under construction.

The outlook for Vietnam’s economy remains sound, aided by its strong fundamentals, diversified trade structure and the authorities’ commitment to macroeconomic stability and private sector-led growth, according to the IMF.

The number of Chinese tourists to Vietnam in the first four months of this year decreased by 3.8% on-year.

Consumer price index of Ho Chi Minh City increased by 0.36 percent in April compared with that of March and 4.25 percent year-on-year, the municipal Statistical Office revealed on April 30.

The Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro project would not be put into operation on April 30 as scheduled according to the Railway Management Board.

Investors in low-cost housing projects in some southern localities are complaining about big losses due to unfair regulations.

Retail sales and services revenues in the first four months of this year reached VND1.58 quadrillion (USD68bn), an increase of 11.9% compared to the same period last year.