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Update news gas stations
It is common to see makeshift petrol stalls on Hanoi pavements as petrol stations have temporarily shut or restricted sales, citing tight supplies and loss-making operations.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has ordered the market surveillance force to inspect those gas stations that have suspended operations and strictly deal with violations, if any, reported the local media.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade yesterday held a news conference where the media mostly grilled the ministry over the temporary closures of many gas stations in southern Vietnam.
After the adjustment of gasoline prices, long lines of motorbikes were still seen at many petrol stations in Ho Chi Minh City to fill their vehicles up.
The number of gas stations that have so far suspended operations due to a supply shortfall has risen to 121 from 54 on the previous day, said a report which the HCMC market surveillance agency released on October 10.
HCMC had seen 54 gas stations suspending operations by Sunday night, October 9, due to fuel supply shortfalls, according to a report by the HCMC market surveillance agency.
Some 24 gas stations in HCMC have reported fuel shortages and temporarily stopped selling gasoline on October 7, according to the HCMC Department of Market Management.
On October 7, in Rach Gia City in Kien Giang Province, several gas stations, which rarely run out of gasoline, also have to sell gasoline moderately.