VOV.VN - The domestic retail prices of petrol fell at 15:00 p.m. on August 26 on low global demand following an announcement made by both the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - After witnessing a sharp rise during the beginning of the year, the export price of rice has continuously dropped in recent times.

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.

Despite the pandemic impacting the resort, hotel and rental market, the housing and apartment segment still has projects for sale at record prices.

Vietnam's rice exports to the Philippines still won a lion share of 87% in the first half of this year.

Nearly all kinds of fruits, from custard apple to dragon fruit to durian, have seen prices plummet on low demand.

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.

Steel prices have hit a new high after a series of rapid increases from May through June 2021 when they increased by more than 50% compared to the beginning of the year.

The Trade Office of Vietnam in Indonesia has advised Vietnamese importers to not trade with 34 Indonesian mining companies whose coal exports have been suspended by the local government for failing to meet domestic market obligations.

Construction enterprises have reported divergence in the first half of 2021 as a sharp increase in raw material prices has put them under pressure.