The National Wage Council has approved raising the minimum regional wages by 6%, or VND180,000-260,000 per month, from July 1.

The Ministry of Transport has asked the investors and management boards of many traffic infrastructure projects for the 2021-2025 period to review these projects.

Huong Tran Kieu Dung, permanent vice chairwoman of FLC Group and chairwoman of BOS Securities Corporation, and Nguyen Quynh Anh, general director of BOS Securities Corporation, were arrested on April 8 for allegedly assisting former FLC chairman Trinh Van Quyet with manipulating the stock market.

Associations and firms have proposed suspending the collection of fees for using infrastructure facilities and public services at seaports in HCMC to facilitate their recovery and stimulate the economy.

Two more countries, Iran and Malaysia, have recognized Vietnam’s Covid vaccine passport, taking the total number to 19 so far, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hundreds of firms active in the tourism sector in HCMC are offering special promotional packages as HCMC has launched the “Welcome to HCMC” program to stimulate tourism demand after two years of disrupted travel induced by the Covid pandemic.

The World Bank has revised its forecast for Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year to 5.3% from the 5.5% predicted early this year, based on Vietnam’s policies to cope with Covid-19, the manufacturing and processing sector’s performance and the domestic demand.

Investigators of the Ministry of Public Security arrested the chairman of Tan Hoang Minh Group and six senior executives of Tan Hoang Minh-affiliated companies on alleged fraud charges.

The Ministry of Finance has yet to agree to exempt the environmental protection tax on jet fuel as previously proposed by airlines.

As an undersupply of coal for thermo-power stations is looming, Vietnam is planning to annually import around five million tons of coal from Australia.