The seventh Singapore Regional Business Forum (SRBF) will be held in Hanoi on July 7 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic relations.

Vietnam has decided to halve the registration fee for domestically assembled and manufactured automobiles, with effect from July 1, to boost demand and support local automakers.

Vietnam’s exports to Canada were put at US$2.2 billion in the first five months of this year, falling by 15% compared to the same period last year.

State-owned and private banks have recently lowered their deposit interest rates in response to the decision by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to further decrease deposit rates and key interest rates on June 16.

With this approval, foreigners will be entitled to multiple entries to Vietnam within 90 days without a need to apply for a new visa.

The National Assembly has approved maintaining airfare price ceilings in the revised Pricing Law.

The Ministry of Finance has sent a draft decree to the Government, proposing a 50% registration fee cut for domestically manufactured and assembled cars.

The HCMC Department of Health has formulated three plans to effectively handle the increasing number of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) cases in the city.

Vietnam remains out of the U.S. monitoring list for currency manipulators, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

HCMC will use seaport infrastructure fee revenue to fund three major infrastructure projects in Thu Duc City.