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The MoIT has drafted proposals to develop the Law on E-commerce which will be included in the National Assembly's law and ordinance development programme in 2025 and submitted to the NA for consideration and comments in October.

Shares of Việt Nam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) set a new all-time high at VNĐ91,900 per share on Friday. 

The southern province of Bình Dương leads the country in apartment rental yields, with some projects providing record 7.5 per cent returns, nearly double that of HCM City and Hà Nội, according to property listing platform batdongsan.com.vn.

Economists and business insiders say to manage currency fluctuations and protect their profit margins, some businesses have been adopting risk-hedging strategies.

Enterprises are expecting a growth in tra fish exports to the US on the back of a bilateral agreement signed on January 17 to remove anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese fish fillets.

The stock market saw a modest recovery on Tuesday following Monday’s sharp decline, bringing the VN-Index closer to the 1,270-point mark.

To impose personal income tax on a real estate depending on how long it has been owned requires a seamless synchronisation of tax and real estate data.

Eight projects are new investments, and six are existing ones that have had their capital increased.

The Ministry of Finance also reported that total State budget revenue in January reached VNĐ276.6 trillion, equivalent to 14.1 per cent of the annual estimate and up 3.7 per cent year-on-year.

Việt Nam’s pepper exports to Taiwan (China) declined by 23.7 per cent in volume but increased by 27.3 per cent in value compared to 2023.

The PM said that the banking industry is a key growth lever. Therefore, besides further studying policies for traditional growth drivers such as investment, export and consumption, banks must focus on credit policies.

Sóc Trăng's leaders affirmed that they will continue to accompany and closely connect with businesses in the province to help produce many successes this year.

More than $4.33 billion in foreign investment was registered in Việt Nam in January, an increase of 48.6 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Total sales on Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, Tiki and Sendo last year were double that of 2023.

Under Decree No. 10/2022/NĐ-CP dated January 15, 2022, electric cars have a zero per cent registration fee until February 28, 2025.

The global data centre market reached new heights in 2024, driven by the growing demand for generative AI, which has triggered a new wave of investment.

Two economic zones and two industrial parks in the central province of Quảng Trị have so far attracted nearly 200 investment projects, with a total registered capital exceeding VNĐ172.4 trillion (US$6.78 billion) and a planned land use of over 5,978ha.

The two companies are SMC Trading Investment and Đông Triều Viglacera.

Dragon fruit prices in Tiền Giang Province remain high after the Lunar New Year due to increased demand from China and domestic consumption.

The credit conditions for Việt Nam will stabilise in 2025, after improving substantially over the past year, the rating agency VIS is forcasts.