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The Ministry of Public Security will coordinate with other ministries and localities to launch the crackdown, which will run nationwide from May 15 to June 15.
Running from May 14 to 18, Vietbuild Da Nang 2025 serves as a platform to showcase new products, cutting-edge technologies, and international brands in the construction, building materials, real estate, and décor industries.
The event is expects to welcome some 60,000 visitors during the course of four days. It features sectors such as food and beverages, beauty and wellness, home appliances, fashion, car and motorbike parts, and tourism.
VinSpeed commits to mobilising 20% of the total capital, equivalent to 12.27 billion USD. For the remaining 80%, excluding costs related to compensation, relocation support, and resettlement for land clearance, the company proposed borrowing from the state budget, through zero-interest loans, repayable over a 35-year period from the disbursement date.
Starting from 4 am on May 17, all remaining Vietnam Airlines domestic routes will be handled at Terminal T3. The decision follows a 20-day trial during which the national carrier operated domestic routes between HCM City and Hanoi, as well as between HCM City and Van Don, at the newly inaugurated terminal.
Vietnam’s seafood sector is setting ambitious goals for 2025 with a 4.35% growth rate and an export turnover of 11 billion USD.
According to the current regulations, the share ownership cap by an institutional shareholder in a credit institution is reduced from 15% to 10% and for an individual and his/her related parties from 20% to 15%.
AI and semiconductors have been identified as core sectors for development by both Vietnam and the US in the coming decade, thus contributing to balancing trade and investment between the two countries.
Promotional tickets are available from now until 23:00 on May 18, 2025 at website www.vietjetair.com and Vietjet Air mobile app with flight time from June 1, 2025 to March 28, 2026 (terms and conditions apply).
The UK, with an annual agri-food import value of 67 billion USD, is seen as a high-potential market. In 2024, Vietnam’s agri-export turnover to the UK reached nearly 883 million USD, a 15.4% year-on-year increase.
Counterfeit products are being sold widely on social media, with reports of price manipulation, hoarding, and illegal mark-ups, PM Chinh noted, emphasising that these activities negatively impact public health, people's trust, security and order, and lead to significant revenue losses, further disrupting many aspects of social life.
Phu Quoc Airport will be expanded to accommodate up to 18 million passengers per year by 2027, 4.5 times its current capacity of 4 million. By 2050, the airport is expected to handle up to 50 million passengers annually.
However, along with pending internal shortcomings, the unusual and unprecedented developments in the world geopolitical situation since the beginning of 2025 have pushed international gold prices to continuously increase, resulting in strong fluctuations in domestic gold prices, and the growing gap between domestic and world gold prices.
China emerged as the leading importer in the quarter, with its mollusc imports from Vietnam exceeding 23 million USD, a staggering rise of nearly 2,000%.
The re-election reaffirms the country's increasingly important position and role in shaping global customs policies and operations, while also recognising its active and effective contributions during the previous chairmanship term.
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,973 VND/USD on May 14, unchanged from the previous day.
These projects are expected to significantly boost the province's industrial output and contribute to its economic growth trajectory, according to the provincial authorities.
The total value of corporate bond principal due for repayment by non-banking entities in May is estimated at 11.4 trillion VND, double the amount due in April.
To date, Vietnam has signed 16 FTAs with over 60 of the world’s major markets and three are under negotiation.
The surge in domestic gold prices and the widening disparity with global rates recently were partly due to market psychology, driven by expectations of further international price hikes.
