The country is seeing a surplus of 21.5 million Covid vaccine doses, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) told a teleconference on the fight against Covid on July 21.

Domestic fuel retail prices were cut by some 10% at 3 p.m. on July 21, according to an announcement jointly issued by the ministries of Industry-Trade and Finance.

Local gold prices have fluctuated strongly over the past few days as global recession worries have kept investors from rushing to gold as a safe haven.

The installation of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) systems on the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway has been basically completed, paving the way for the start early next month of ETC lane operations on this oft-congested road.

Masan Group is set to spend VND3.5 trillion (US$149.5 million) developing a food industry center in Chau Thanh District in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

The nearly-US$2-billion Song Hau 1 thermo-power station was inaugurated on July 16, in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

Many commercial banks made hefty profits in the second quarter of the year.

The Government has taken a slew of measures to handle long-stalled projects, including asking cities and provinces to take back land from these projects.

South Korea’s Kumho Engineering & Construction Co. will build the Nhon Trach bridge, which will link HCMC and neighboring Dong Nai Province, and an access road at a total cost of VND1.81 trillion.

Standard Chartered Bank has forecast Vietnam’s inflation at 4.2% this year, above the target of below 4% approved by the National Assembly.