VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice export prices hit a more than nine-year high this week as fresh orders trickled in, according to Business Recorder, a financial daily in Pakistan.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted economies and commodity markets globally, including Vietnam, and domestic prices will continue to fluctuate and be more closely linked to the fluctuations of raw material and fuel prices on the world market.

The prospects for the domestic sugar industry look brighter this year due to efforts to control smuggling and the imposition of duties on sugar imported from Thailand.

Vietnam exported 638,000 tonnes of rice worth US$352 million in the first two months of 2021, down 31.4% in volume and 18.3% in value year-on-year.

VOV.VN - In contrast to previous years, the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda festival, has seen a huge drop in visitor numbers during its first day of reopening.

VOV.VN - Domestic oil and petrol prices climbed by approximately VND800 per litre following the latest adjustment made at 3 p.m. on March 12 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an express dispatch requesting the People's Committees of cities and provinces and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to urgently review and list all issues related to solar power development.

While there are several upside risks, moderating food prices should keep Vietnam’s inflation under control.

With the COVID-19 impacts still looming on local economy, domestic car prices have gone down but remained nearly double the prices of vehicles sold in Thailand and Indonesia, mainly due to high fees and taxes for locally made cars.

VOV.VN - The export prices of Vietnamese bananas to the EU market last year witnessed a sharp increase in comparison to those from other supply sources, according to data compiled by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).