Cabinet meeting discusses five-month socio-economic development

State bank governor Nguyen Thi Hong, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Le Minh Hoan, Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc and Transport Minister Nguyen Van The will answer questions from delegates of the National Assembly (NA) in its third session.

This year’s natural disasters are forecast to be more complicated, fierce and unpredictable than in 2022 with unusual heavy rainfalls in the last months of the year and storms likely to have unusual trajectories.

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is set ot visit four Asian countries, including Vietnam from June 5 to June 14, demonstrating the US commitment to the Indo-Pacific region.

Vietnam Airlines resumes Hanoi-Busan route

All households in the country will have digital addresses by 2025.

Vietnam aims to raise the proportion of registered foreign investment flows from certain countries and territories to over 70 percent in the 2021 - 2025 period and 75 percent in 2026 - 2030.

Vietnam and the Philippines showed their best performances in the COVID-19 Recovery Index for May announced by Nikkei Asia on June 3 as both managed to ease restrictions while keeping infections low.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to speed up urbanisation of the four outlying districts of Can Gio, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon and Binh Chanh, making them cities by 2030 like it did to the erstwhile Thu Duc district.

National Assembly deputies, noting that low monthly salaries are eroding the integrity and dignity of some civil servants, have urged an increase in the minimum wage.

The southern province of Binh Duong lured 2.5 billion USD worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of 2022, rising to the top of localities nationwide.

Rice crickets look unappetizing but in Long Khanh, Dong Nai they are raw ingredients used for famous dishes that attract tourists from all over the world.

Vietnam has become the first country in the world to successfully research and produce a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), and licence its commercial circulation.

The rating of BB+ that Vietnam has been given by S&P to Vietnam is close to the “investment grade” group, which means that if Vietnam gets BBB- it will be in the investment portfolios of many financial institutions in the world.

Tech-product retail chains have reported good profits from drug sales at a time when their core business fields are becoming saturated.

Inflation control is one of Vietnam’s urgent tasks, given the country’s deep integration into the world economy and its dependence on material imports, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said at the 15th-tenure National Assembly’s third session meeting.

The dengue epidemic in HCM City has become serious with seven deaths and 10,000 infections.

Minister of Public Security To Lam has proposed to the National Assembly a draft resolution on piloting a model of organising job orientation and training outside of prisons for inmates.

The nation, along with other regional locations such as Thailand, Cambodia, and Bali, has been listed among the top 20 classic summer vacations everyone should visit at least once, as selected by American magazine Travel+Leisure.

A recent trend of borrowing foreign unsecured loans for businesses and investment activities of securities companies has become quite popular as it allows cheap capital to flow freely.

Five premium retailers have been selected to distribute New Zealand F&B products in Vietnam.

Natural disasters in May claim 35 dead and missing

Energy import independent countries like Vietnam will be badly hurt by soaring prices of coal and crude oil in the international market.

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said that the ministry was considering tax reductions to lower prices of fuel products, now that high fuels prices are affecting the people’s livelihood and businesses.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on Thursday morning told National Assembly (NA) deputies about the disbursement of support packages worth a total of VND347 trillion under the socio-economic recovery and development programme.