VOV.VN - The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has lifted Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast this year to 6.9% from its previous prediction of 6.6% on the back of strong economic recovery coupled with rising domestic consumption demand.

The way people buy and consume goods has changed a great deal after the COVID-19 pandemic, and enterprises should understand this to develop suitable products, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City this week.

VOV.VN - After recording impressive export growth over recent months thanks to rising consumption demand in China, there are bright prospects for Vietnamese aquatic exports to this market this year, according to the Vietnamese trade counselor in China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s consumption demand for gold during the first quarter of the year edged up by 6% against the same period from last year, according to figures given by the World Gold Council (WGC).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese exports of animal feed and related materials to the United States reached US$12.29 million in March, a rise of 37% on-month and an annual increase of 30%.

Vietnam will study the imposition of a tax on homeowners and increase taxes on land to prevent speculation and increase the land-use efficiency, as part of a comprehensive tax reform strategy for 2030 which was approved on April 23.

There has been great pressure on Vietnam's logistics industry to train, retrain and upgrade workers' knowledge as well as to keep up-to-date with international standards and measures, according to the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA).

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) sold over 36,962 autos in March, up 60% on the month, according to a recent VAMA report.

While the reduced environmental protection tax lowered petrol prices from April 1, most transport enterprises are struggling.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on March 23 passed the resolution on environmental protection tax rates on petroleum, oil and lubricants, which will take effect from April 1 till December 31, 2022.