VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has launched its 2026–2027 market stabilisation programme, aimed at keeping prices in check, ensuring supply and stabilising living conditions as fuel, transport and input costs fluctuate.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has urged the Government to remain vigilant against mounting macroeconomic risks, including inflationary pressures, volatile energy prices, a potential shift toward a trade deficit, slow public investment disbursement, and uncertainties in monetary and gold markets.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for urgent modernisation of the country’s disaster prevention and response system, warning that increasingly extreme weather is posing serious risks to lives, property and economic stability.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was recorded at 51.2 in March, as the Middle East conflict drove a marked rise in input costs, according to S&P Global.

VOV.VN - Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and mounting volatility in global energy markets, experts are calling for the rapid development of national strategic petroleum reserves as a necessary, practical and achievable solution to safeguard national energy security and stabilise supply.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is stepping up efforts to curb cross-border fuel smuggling as global supply disruptions and rising oil prices place increasing pressure on the domestic market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is reinforcing its position as a key electronics manufacturing hub in the region, as Korean conglomerates such as LG ramp up investment and large-scale recruitment to meet rising global demand.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s domestic tourism industry is facing mounting pressure from rising transport costs, particularly airfares, as demand for travel increases during the peak holiday season.

VOV.VN - Southeast Asian markets are becoming a key pillar for Vietnam’s agricultural exports such as fruits and vegetables, rubber, and seafood, as rising logistics costs and global shipping risks push exporters to prioritise nearby destinations with steady demand.

VOV.VN - Northern Vietnam is set to experience a weak cold spell in the coming days before the first heatwave of 2026 arrives early next week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.