LABOUR MARKET GRADUALLY RECOVERING IN FIRST QUARTER: GENERAL STATISTICS OFFICE
The labour market has gradually recovered and achieved a good growth rate, Deputy General Director of the General Statistics Office Nguyễn Trung Tiến announced on Tuesday.
EXPORT-IMPORT TURNOVER UP 14.4% IN Q1
Vietnam’s export-import revenue in the first quarter of this year was estimated at 176.35 billion USD, up 14.37 percent year-on-year.
FDI REACHES OVER 8.1 BILLION USD IN Q1
The inflow of foreign direct investment into Vietnam hit 8.1 billion USD in the first quarter of this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
MOIT PROPOSE AUCTIONS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has put forth a proposal to start auctioning solar and wind energy projects that did not complete the technical test phase prior to October 31, 2021.
GREATER EFFORTS NEEDED TO TACKLE INEFFICIENT PROJECTS
Greater efforts and determination were needed to thoroughly tackle stagnant State-owned projects and create new resources and motivation to revive these projects and enable them to promote the country’s economic development.
MEASURES SOUGHT TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN EXPANDING FOREIGN TRADE
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on April 5 held a conference to evaluate trade promotion activities in the first quarter of this year and seek ways to help localities, economic sectors and businesses surmount difficulties and build strategies to expand international trade activities in the new situation.
BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH PETROL PRICES
Retail petrol prices fell by more than VNĐ1,000 per litre following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance. Accordingly, the retail price of RON95 bio-fuel dropped by VNĐ1,039 to a maximum of VNĐ28,153 (US$1.23) per litre, while E5RON92 was adjusted down by VNĐ1,021 to no more than VNĐ27,309 per litre.
VIETNAM EXPECTED TO WITNESS STRONGER SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN Q2: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that Vietnam will record stronger, more effective, and more sustainable socio-economic development in the second quarter of 2022.
