Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision 338/QD-TTg, dated April 24, approving a plan to implement the National Power Development Master Plan for the period of 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 (Master Plan VIII).

The Government has proposed extending the 8% value-added tax (VAT) on certain goods and services until the end of 2024.

The extreme drought this year has resulted in water shortage and increasing salinity, making shrimp farmers face a serious profit loss due to shrimp mass deaths.

Global supply tensions are driving the world’s coffee export prices to high levels, with supply shortages potentially beneficial to large coffee-exporting countries like Vietnam.

Vietnam needs to develop solutions to encourage fast-paced e-commerce to embrace circular economy and reduce the dumping of plastic wastes towards protecting the environment.

The cinnamon sector needs to issue a reform strategy to keep Vietnam's position as the world’s biggest cinnamon exporter, which it has held since 2021.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade requests to ensure full traceability documents and records in purchase, consumption, export of rice to ensure no commercial fraud and preserve brand and reputation of Vietnamese rice.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien believes that paying zero dong to electricity to be generated by rooftop solar power systems is a reasonable policy which could prevent profiteering.

As of April 15, Vietnam had exported 183,300 tons of cashew nuts worth $984.6 million, while it had spent $1.04 billion to import 834,000 tons of raw nuts. The trade deficit connected to the product has returned.

The amended VAT Law is set to be submitted for approval next month with new content, yet the common tax rate is still proposed at 10 per cent to help businesses through current turbulent times.

Vietnam’s rice exports this year are forecast to beat the earlier projection of 7.6 million tons, heard a conference on rice exports.

Truong My Lan, chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group Corporation, has appealed against the death sentence imposed on her by the lower court, said local media reports.

The total value of cryptocurrencies entering Vietnam in 2023 reached $120 billion. Vietnam could collect big money from taxing cryptocurrency transactions and having a legal framework to control virtual assets.

The KRX system has not undergone a comprehensive acceptance review involving investors, contractors and beneficiary units.

The price of domestic gold bars on April 26 continued its upward trajectory, climbing to a historic peak of VND85 million per tael to surpass all previous records.

The e-commerce market of Vietnam was robust in the first quarter of this year with total revenue of the top five platforms.

Vietnam has emerged as one of the most promising shoppertainment markets and is expected to become an e-commerce powerhouse in Southeast Asia.

The price of mini car models available in Vietnam remain high, limiting the number of purchases. If the prices were halved, however, sales would increase.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang has affirmed that money is ready for disbursement and payments will be made gradually as the work goes on.

The State Bank of Vietnam yesterday held a press conference in Hanoi to announce the digital transformation event of the banking industry in 2024.