The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.82% year on year between January and September, the slowest hike since 2016, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced.

Vietnam ranked 44th out of 132 countries and economies in the Global Innovation Index 2021 (GII 2021) which was recently announced by the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

Vietnam’s first half growth demonstrates the underlying strength of the economy, which will provide a platform for the country's growth once its new COVID-19 outbreaks are contained, said Stanley Chou, Chair of the Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited (VEIL).

Businesses are bearing severe impacts from COVID-19 developments and social distancing campaigns.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s index of industrial production saw a decrease of 4.2% in August compared to July, and a 7.4% drop year on year due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The August consumer price index (CPI) of Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month rise of 0.33%, according to the city’s Statistics Office.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the first eight months of 2021 picked up 1.79 % year-on-year, the lowest increase for the same period since 2016, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on August 29.

Pension and social insurance allowances and monthly subsidy will increase by 11% from January 1, 2022 under a proposal the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted to the government.

VOV.VN - Vietnam ranked first in the global cryptocurrency adoption index, according to the 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index compiled by blockchain data platform Chainalysis.

Vietnam looks to maintain Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth lower than 1% a month during the last quarter of 2021 in an effort to keep inflation under the 4% target for the year.