VOV.VN - The retail price of petrol witnessed a small decrease as of 3pm on August 12 following an announcement by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Finance after their latest review.

VOV.VN - The price of gold in local and global markets continued to suffer a sharp decrease on August 12 following an announcement on Russia's progress in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine.

VOV.VN - Each tonne of 5% broken white rice from the country was priced US$15 higher in comparison with the same product from Thailand in the world market as of August 8, hovering between US$478 and US$482 per tonne.

VOV.VN - Domestic gold prices suffered a drop of between VND500,000 and VND1 million per tael for selling, falling to VND58 million per tael during the opening session of the week on the morning of August 10,

VOV.VN - Masses of people nationwide have been flocking to jewellery shops in order to sell the precious metal to cash in on the increasing trend of gold prices reaching an all-time high of VND62 million per tael.

VOV.VN - The domestic price of gold surged to reach an all-time high of VND59.85 million per tael on the morning of August 6 after the precious metal skyrocketed to US$2,055.1 per ounce in the global market.

VOV.VN - For the first time this year gold smashed the US$2,000 per ounce mark in the global market early August 5, prompting local gold prices to reach a new peak of VND58.7 million per tael shortly afterwards.

The recent surge of gold prices may cause risks for individual buyers, experts and analysts have warned.

The July consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City picked up 0.61% from last month, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

The national consumer price index (CPI) in July grew by 0.4% against June and 3.39% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on July 29.