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The HCMC Department of Construction will team up with relevant departments and agencies to remove hindrances the old apartment buildings in the city relating to house rent calculation, temporary residence arrangement, compensation for rehabilitation and calling for investment.

 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation began their four-day official visit to Thailand yesterday morning and will attend the APEC Summit 2022 in Bangkok from November 16 to 19.

Steel output and consumption have plunged in recent months, and the situation is predicted to linger until the second quarter of next year.

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern yesterday, November 14, met with three top Vietnamese leaders after her talks with her Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday met General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, reported the local media.

HCMC, the nation’s economic center, has seen 51 producers in 17 processing zones and industrial parks reporting an order shortfall, which has forced many of them to resort to mass layoffs.

A tight oil supply caused by Western sanctions against Russian exports and a surging demand for oil products of the EU have been blamed for Vietnam’s ongoing fuel shortages.

HCMC – The Ministry of Transport has ordered four sections of the North-South expressway project be opened to traffic before December 31 this year.

HCMC – The HCMC Transport Department has sent a report to the municipal government on completing the urban railway system following the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) model.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday, starting his first official visit to Cambodia since taking office at the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart, Samdech Techo Hun Sen.

HCMC – The Ministry of Planning and Investment has thrown its weight behind a North-South express railway with a maximum speed of 180-250 km per hour as proposed by the Ministry of Transport.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has ordered the market surveillance force to inspect those gas stations that have suspended operations and strictly deal with violations, if any, reported the local media.

Over 2.35 million international tourists traveled to Vietnam between January and October, a year-on-year surge of 18.8-fold, according to statistics from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s economy has seen strong recovery this year, according to data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

The Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment has announced the freezing of assets of 762 companies in connection with Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group Corporation, whose chairwoman Truong My Lan was detained early last month over alleged appropriation of assets.

Many local banks have released their business results, which indicate huge third-quarter profits.

Domestic fuel retail prices were revised up VND120-410 per liter or kilogram on November 1, according to an announcement jointly issued by the ministries of Industry-Trade and Finance.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Beijing on Sunday, starting his official visit to China at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping.

Vingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong is not on the no-fly list, said Lieutenant General To An Xo, office chief and spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), effectively rejecting recent rumors about this matter as false.

The real estate market remained unstable in January-September this year, with social housing and low-cost commercial apartments still in short supply, according to the Ministry of Construction.

The police have detained a staff member at the Party Central Committee’s External Relations Commission and the director of a tourism company for their alleged involvement in the Covid repatriation flight scandal.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang has ordered the speedy disbursement of over VND20 trillion before the new year.

The HCMC Department of Industry and Trade has floated a proposal to regulate the opening hours of gas stations in the city following the recent closures of multiple gas stations.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to China from October 30 to November 2, reported the Vietnam news agency.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the central bank of the nation, announced last night that key interest rates would be hiked by one percentage point, with effect from today.