Vietnam is coming under growing pressure to make battery energy storage systems (BESS) a cornerstone of its power infrastructure, as rapid renewable expansion and rising electricity demand, driven by double-digit economic growth, expose mounting strain on the national grid.

VOV.VN - No unjustified price increases should be allowed amid cost fluctuations, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang stressed at a government meeting on April 23, calling for stricter market discipline to help contain inflationary pressures.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has proposed that the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) guide the region to focus on three strategies in response to population ageing and global economic pressures.

VOV.VN - More than 90% of Vietnam’s durian exports are concentrated in China. As the market continues to tighten technical requirements, exporters face two parallel challenges, including maintaining billion-dollar export turnover and gradually reducing structural dependence.

VOV.VN - A weak cold air mass moving southward from April 16, combined with a low-pressure trough, is expected to trigger widespread thunderstorms across northern Vietnam, helping ease the region’s first heatwave of 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s top legislature is set to consider sweeping temporary tax reductions on fuel, including a 0% environmental tax and 0% special consumption tax on petrol, as part of efforts to stabilise prices and ease inflationary pressures.

VOV.VN - A heatwave is expected to intensify across southern Vietnam from early next week, with temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces forecast to reach as high as 38°C, according to local meteorologists.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.51% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, with transport and housing costs emerging as the main drivers of inflation, according to the National Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance has proposed extending the current zero-tax policy on several fuel-related taxes until June 30, 2026, in a bid to cope with volatile global energy markets and support domestic economic stability.

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.