The Vietnamese leader emphasised that strengthening solidarity and unity should be the key task for an independent, self-resilient ASEAN.

EVN pushes for direct consumer involvement in VREM

A rebound in retail and consumption services and a rise in prices of input materials are expected to cause pressure on the country’s efforts to rein in inflation in the coming months.

The Republic of Korea surpassed other countries as the largest supplier of travelers to Vietnam in April, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

NA Standing Committee’s 23rd session opens

HCM City’s economy saw positive improvement in April. Though difficulties still exist, researchers believe that the city might obtain a growth rate of 16 percent in the third quarter.

Moody’s Investor Service has forecast that Vietnam’s forex reserves excluding gold will rebound to 95 billion USD by the end of the year as the State Bank of Vietnam rebuilds its stockpile.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed the Government build a plan for salary reforms, in which the lowest wage in the public sector will be increased to the regional minimum wage of employees at enterprises.

New regulations governing the use of online information are being drafted and issued within 2023, under which all users of social networks, including foreign ones such as Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, will be required to verify themselves.

Italian patrol vessel ITS Morosini, with a crew of 132 officers and sailors commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Giovanni Monno, docked at Ho Chi Minh City port on May 9, starting a four-day visit to the city.

Bamboo Airways is planning to raise its charter capital to 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.3 billion USD) to restructure its debts and increase capital for its core and support business activities.

Vietnamese runner Nguyen Thi Oanh pocketed two gold medals in just 20 minutes at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia on May 9.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed its Consular Department to contact the Philippine Embassy in Vietnam and ask for support in assisting the Vietnamese citizens among the over 1,000 forced labourers recently rescued in Pampanga province.

The first Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF I) was officially kicked off in the beach central city of Da Nang on May 9.

Vietnam successfully defended its championship in many sports of its strength and secured nine more gold medals on May 9, at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia.

Wind and solar power investors continued to voice their grievances over difficulties in price negotiations and extending project deadlines with the Power Trading Company (EVNEPTC), a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity (EVN) Group.

Artistic units and broadcasting agencies will be asked to impose broadcast restrictions on appearances of celebrities who violate laws on the TV or internet.

Banks’ financial reports show that as of March 31, 286,000 employees were working at 34 domestic commercial banks. Eleven commercial banks cut staff in the first quarter of 2023, but most gave a pay rise to their workers.

Vietnam’s rice exports rose strongly by nearly 45% in value in the first months of the year, while many enterprises did not have sufficient rice to export, given the increasing global demand for food.

Decree 10 is considered a good sign for project developers and buyers of condotels, with some experts predicting that the move will remove long-standing problems in the issue of ownership certificates for condotels.