VOV.VN - The Vietnamese government decided to raise retail oil and petrol prices by several hundreds of VND per litre as of 3pm on October 21.

The 4th session of the 15th National Assembly will last 21 days, shorter than the usual year-end meetings which normally last about 30 days, Pham Thai Ha, vice chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Office said at a press conference in Hanoi on October 17.

VOV.VN - The Government will consider shortening the petroleum price adjustment cycle to match the actual situation in the market, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on October 12 held a news conference where the media mostly grilled the ministry over the temporary closures of many gas stations in southern Vietnam, especially Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc, Can Tho and An Giang.

The Finance Ministry always offers all possible support to firms, especially distributors and retailers, to ensure stable petrol supplies, thus stimulating production-business and daily activities, said Minister Ho Duc Phoc.

VOV.VN - Petrol prices tumbled to the lowest level in more than a year in the latest adjustments made on October 3 by the Ministries of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in the third quarter of this year expanded 3.32% as compared with the corresponding time last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said at a press conference in Hanoi on September 29.

VOV.VN - Petrol and oil prices were adjusted down for the third time in a row at 3:00 p.m. on September 21 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Finance.

Petrol prices were slashed by over VND1,000 per litre across the board on September 12.

VOV.VN - Petrol prices fell further as of 3 p.m. on September 12 following the latest price review conducted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.