VOV.VN - Vietnam’s top legislature is set to consider sweeping temporary tax reductions on fuel, including a 0% environmental tax and 0% special consumption tax on petrol, as part of efforts to stabilise prices and ease inflationary pressures.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s economy expanded by 8.27% year on year in the first quarter of 2026, marking its fastest growth for the same period in five years, according to the municipal statistics office.

VOV.VN - The fourth edition of the “Vitality of Vietnamese Goods” programme opened in Hanoi on April 3, aiming to promote safe food consumption, strengthen supply–demand connections, and expand domestic distribution channels.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed authorities to ensure sufficient energy supply, particularly petroleum, for production, business activities and people’s daily consumption under all circumstances, amid growing global uncertainties linked to Middle East tensions.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in January rose slightly by 0.05% compared with the previous month, mainly driven by stronger consumption demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance announced on February 6.

VOV.VN - The Department of Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has launched an exhibition-livestream initiative aimed at promoting Vietnamese goods and expanding domestic consumption.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is to open its first Spring Fair 2026 at the National Exposition Centre in Hanoi on February 2, aiming to promote trade, stimulate domestic consumption and showcase Vietnamese products.

VOV.VN - Construction began on the US$35 million EHA Hai Phong Industrial and Logistics Park in the Nam Dinh Vu Industrial Park within the Dinh Vu–Cat Hai Economic Zone, northern Vietnam, on January 11.

The total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in 2025 exceeded VND7 quadrillion (US$262.7 billion), up 9.2% from 2024, reflecting stronger purchasing power, underscoring the continued role of domestic consumption as a major growth driver, said Nguyen Thi Huong, Director of the National Statistics Office.

The Hanoi Shopping Festival 2025 opened on December 25 evening at the Culture, Information and Sports Centre on Cao Lo Street, Dong Anh commune.