The socio-economic report for the first quarter of 2026, recently released by the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, reveals highly optimistic signals for the retail market and consumer services.

VOV.VN - As many as 136,085 enterprises were established between January and October with a total registered capital of over VND1.3 quadrillion, marking annual rises of 1.87% and 4.08%, respectively.

The Government Standing Committee has agreed that, in the near term, special consumption tax will not be levied on online games.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy is continuing to encounter difficulties as it only expanded by estimated 3.72% in the first half of the year, according to statistics released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Despite a number challenges hampering growth, the Vietnamese services sector remains a bright spot, partially offsetting some external weaknesses, according to “Vietnam’s May trade data” report recently released by HSBC.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy should be put under the microscope after its growth suddenly slowed in the first quarter of 2023, suggested the World Bank (WB) in its Vietnam Macro Monitoring edition for April.

In the context of many sectors gradually recovering, the demand for human resources in early 2022 is forecast to increase sharply, especially in some service industries.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese service sector is striving to achieve a growth rate of 7-8 % during the 2021 to 2030 period, higher than the national economy’s average growth rate, and aiming to account for 50% of GDP by 2030.

VOV.VN - The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected a total of 32.1million workers aged 15 and above, with the economic impact of the epidemic causing labourers to either lose their jobs or have their incomes and working hours reduced.