The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Youth Federation and the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association announced winners of the Vietnam Gold Star Award 2024 at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 25.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC (PNJ) have jointly launched a “zero-dong mini supermarket” programme as part of the efforts to care for the needy in the city ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important annual festival of Vietnamese people that falls in late January.

VOV.VN - The domestic gold market has gone wild during the past few days, with gold bar prices nosediving to VND67 million/tael after reaching all-time high of VND74 million within days.

VOV.VN - After skyrocketing to VND74.2 million per tael on March 8 morning, domestic gold prices tumbled sharply to VND72.5 million just in two hours.

VOV.VN - Local gold prices continued to break new records on March 5, passing historical highs seen over recent days to reach VND69.22 million per tael.

Vietnam is the largest gold consuming market in Southeast Asia and among the top 10 in the world, according to Andrew Naylor, Director of ASEAN World Gold Council (WGC).

VOV.VN - With a large number of buyers flocking to gold shops on the God of Wealth Day, many followed the guidelines implemented by the Health Ministry regarding novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention measures in an effort to curb the potential spread among the community.

Gold demand is expected to surge on the God of Wealth Day on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, which falls this year on February 21, as Vietnamese believe that would bring good luck and prosperity through the year.

VOV.VN - Gold and jewelry businesses have launched new lucky gold products in an effort to meet the increasing demand of customers on God of Wealth Day on the 10th day of the first lunar month, which falls on February 21.