The retail prices of oil and petrol will be kept unchanged for the next 15 days, the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade announced on January 16.
The retail prices of petrol have continued to see a steep fall from 3pm on November 21, following the latest adjustments by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The retail prices of petrol fell sharply from 3pm on November 6 following the latest adjustments by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The Ministry of Finance has proposed a rise of environmental protection tax on petrol to the ceiling level of 4,000 VND (17 US cent) per litre from the current 3,000 VND (13 US cent) per litre.
Vietnam gained 934 million USD from fruit and vegetable exports in the first quarter of 2018, up 33.4 percent from the same period last year with China, Japan and the United States remaining top importers.
The prices of RON 92 and E5 petrol and kerosene remained unchanged in the regular price review on December 5 while diesel prices increased slightly by 150 VND per litre as of 3:00 pm the same day.
Enterprises providing transport services and construction materials planned to increase charges following an increase in fuel prices on the domestic market recently.
Traders producing and importing milk and food supplements for children under 6 years old will be allowed to self-determine the retail prices for their products, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced.
Prices of many basic commodities must not be increased this year to prevent a surge in the consumer price index, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
Ethanol gasoline E5(A92-RON petrol containing 5 percent ethanol) will be sold at all filling stations in HCM City beginning on December 31, according to the city's Department of Industry and Trade.