Keyword: "April"

In April, prices rose in eight out of 11 groups of main consumer goods and services, two groups saw price declines, and one remained unchanged.

Corporate bond issuances in April jumped by 29.1% from March and a striking 5.2 times year-on-year to reach 13.94 trillion VND.

The consumer price index (CPI) in April inched up 0.07% from the previous month and 4.4% year on year, mainly fueled by a petroleum price hike, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on April 29.

The State Treasury raised 34.81 trillion VND (1.48 billion USD) worth of Government bonds, or 84.39% of the total G-bonds on offer, via 14 auctions on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in April.

Thailand’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in April increased for the 11th consecutive month, hitting the highest in 38 months, thanks to positive factors like a surge in tourism and election campaigns.

The consumer price index (CPI) in April decreased by 0.34% month-on-month, but increased by 2.81% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

To fulfil its target of welcoming 15 million tourists and earning 32.4 trillion VND (1.36 billion USD) this year, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, home to Ha Long Bay World Natural Heritage, plans to introduce 24 new tourism products in April.

Keeping the coronavirus at bay and sustaining economic achievements are now of the first importance to the government and the political system, from central to local levels, due to the complexity of the latest COVID-19 outbreak, Minister-Chairman of Government Office Tran Van Son told the monthly Government press conference on May 5.

The themes and topics chosen by Vietnam during the month it served as President of the United Nations Security Council in April have received support from the international community.

When April comes, Truong Sa seems to get closer to the mainland. The feeling comes to Vietnamese people not only because the Truong Sa Liberation Anniversary falls in April, but also because working delegations start visiting the archipelago during the month, bringing the love, trust, and pride of people nationwide for soldiers on duty day and night to safeguard the nation’s sacred sovereignty.

Malaysia’s unemployment rate in April spiked to 5 percent, the highest level since 1990, amid the movement control order (MCO) applied to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in April fell 1.58 percent from the previous month and 1.04 percent compared to December 2019, according to the city’s Statistics Office.

Significant falls in the price of petrol, oil, non-food items, and foodstuffs were behind a month-on-month decline of 1.54 percent in the CPI in April, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on April 29.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has signed on decision announcing the rice export quota for April after the Prime Minister gave the green light to resume exporting the product.

The Thai Government is considering the extension of the traditional Songkran New Year Festival in April to stimulate the economy which is facing numerous difficulties.

Fruit and vegetable exports in April reached 462 million USD, bringing their total export turnover in the first four months of 2019 to 1.4 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 7.2 percent.

Vietnam exported 32,000 tonnes of peppercorn worth 80 million USD in April 2019, up 19.3 percent in volume but down 6.4 percent in value compared to the same month last year.

Vietnam’s socio-economic situation in April 2019 witnessed many positive signs with macroeconomic stability and surging aggregate demand, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a regular cabinet meeting in Hanoi on May 4. ​

Consumer price index of Ho Chi Minh City increased by 0.36 percent in April compared with that of March and 4.25 percent year-on-year, the municipal Statistical Office revealed on April 30.

Some 21,942 cars were sold in April this year, a drop of 18 percent over the previous month, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.