VOV.VN - Vietnam exported over 156,000 tonnes of pepper worth US$498 million during the first six months of this year, marking a rise of 26.6% in volume, but a drop of 11% in value over the same period from 2022, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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.

The fertiliser export market declined in both volume and price in the first six months of this year.

VOV.VN - Retail petrol prices were locally reduced by between VND400-600 per litre as of 15:00 on July 3 in the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

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.

Although the demand for building steel rose by more than 26% in May compared to the previous month, steel prices decreased for the 10th month, and steelmakers expected the struggle to continue.

VOV.VN - The retail prices of petrol levered off for the second consecutive time, while those of oil saw a slight increase, as of 3 p.m. on June 21 in the latest price adjustment made by the Minister of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

The shrimp industry needs a general solution from the production of shrimp seeds to the processing stage to achieve this year's shrimp export target.

Ho Chi Minh City housing is among the least affordable in the Asia Pacific region with a median home price representing 32.5 times the median annual household income, said a report by Urban Land Institute (ULI).