VOV.VN - Profits of domestic retailers hit their lowest point in the first half of this year, whilst businesses are on the right track to recovery, according to analysts.

Analysts believed that profits of almost domestic retailers hit their lowest point in the first half of this year, and the businesses are on the path to recovery.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese Goods Week entitled “Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta" is scheduled to take place from August 16 to 20 at Central World shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand.

The first batch of Bac Giang lychees exported to Thailand via the official channel has been introduced to Thai consumers by The Mall Group at its seven shopping malls.

The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has lowered its 2023 economic growth forecast for Vietnam from 6% to 5.2%, and forecast that Vietnam will continue to cut regulatory interest rates in the third quarter this year to stimulate its economy.

VOV.VN - The country has been named as the world’s third-largest consumer of instant noodles, purchasing approximately 8.48 billion packages in 2022, ranking only behind China and Indonesia, according to a report issued by the World Instant Noodles Association (WINA).

An 20.8% increase in the base salary for civil servants, public employees, and members of the armed forces from July 1 will lead to rises in prices of other goods and services, which may put a pressure on curbing 2023’s inflation, according to General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong.

VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) announced on May 29 that the first half of 2023 saw the consumer price index (CPI) rise by 3.29% and core inflation grow by 4.74% from the same period last year.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of China within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to the neighbouring country.

The Centre of Information and Digital Technology of the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade is expected to launch a system to ensure transactions in e-commerce from now until the end of the year.