The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) aims for an annual growth rate of 8% – 10% in production value, revenue and export value in the period from now to 2025, according to the group’s chairman of the board Le Tien Truong.

There were no mergers and acquisitions in the hospitality industry in the first half of the year as uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 outbreak gripped it.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) slightly went up 0.07% month-on-month in August due to the impacts of heavy rainfalls nationwide and rise in domestic rice and education service prices, reported the General Statistics Office on August 29.

VOV.VN - Sanctions are set to be imposed on localities that fail to meet this year’s public investment disbursement target, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated on August 21 during an online conference in Hanoi.

Interest rates of home loans at commercial banks have tended to reduce significantly since the second half of July due to low capital demand from business and production.

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,

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on August 6 announced its decision on cutting some policy rates with immediate effect, the second time this year following the adjustment on March 16.

VOV.VN - The global price of gold climbed to above US$1,870 per ounce for the first time this year on July 23, prompting local gold prices to reach a new peak of over VND54 million per tael.

VOV.VN - The domestic SJC gold price moved higher to surpass VND51 million per tael for the first time on July 21, marking its highest level since August 2011.

VOV.VN - A further three COVID-19 patients were successfully discharged from hospital on July 16, including a 12-year old girl, boosting the country’s total number of recoveries up to 356 cases, representing a recovery rate of 93.4%.