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The Vietnam Expressway Development Investment Corporation (VEC) has announced plans to adjust up tolls on four expressways under its management, starting next month.

More than 22,140 home ownership certificates were issued to residents in HCMC last year, according to the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vietnamese workers last year enjoyed a 6.9% increase in their monthly income to VND7.1 million compared to the previous year, according to a report by the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam’s public debt in 2023 amounted to VND3.8 quadrillion, equivalent to 37% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the Ministry of Finance.

A foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprise in the Mekong Delta province of Long An has announced an astonishing VND5.68 billion bonus for an individual for the upcoming Lunar New Year. This bonus stands as the highest among businesses across the country, according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs.

Fresh foreign-investment approvals in Vietnam in the year to December 20 had amounted to US$36.6 billion, up by 32.1% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) at the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) has expanded by 5.05% this year, below the 6.5% target due to ongoing local and global economic challenges, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

State budget revenue this year had reached VND1.7 quadrillion as of December 25, beating the initial estimate by 4.5%.

The passenger terminal of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province will be completed by the end of 2026 as planned, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The local gold market became volatile on December 26, making buyers stressful, as SJC gold dropped by a staggering VND2 million per tael.

The World Bank has written to the chairman of Khanh Hoa Province announcing its cancellation of US$10 million in funding for sustainable environment projects in the south-central province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has written to three government ministers telling them to strengthen credit growth management in a way that helps fuel economic growth.

The National Assembly Steering Committee plans to start discussions on the draft of the revised VAT Law at the next session of the NA in the middle of next year.

FPT Corporation has inked several agreements on digital transformation with Japanese firms during the Vietnam-Japan Economic Forum 2023, which recently took place in Tokyo.

German companies have expressed keen interest in investing in Vietnam, particularly in agriculture, food, and renewable energy such as solar and wind power, according to the German Business Association in Vietnam (GBA).

Le Duy Minh, director of the HCMC Department of Finance, has been arrested on alleged charges of accepting bribes in connection with the Xuyen Viet Oil case, said Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

The well-known Vietnamese rice variety ST25, which has just been recognized as the world’s finest rice by the Rice Trade organization, is now eligible for a preferential tariff for export to the European Union (EU).

Japan has just signed the fourth agreement with Vietnam to provide an additional VND7 trillion in official development assistance (ODA) for HCMC’s first metro line that connects Ben Thanh Market and Suoi Tien Theme Park.

Work on two rest areas on Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2024 and to be completed in the first quarter in the following year.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An is actively seeking investments from South Korean businesses, particularly in high-tech industries and vocational training.

State budget revenue in the year to end-November had declined by 7.1% over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Vietjet Air has announced to launch a direct service connecting Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, and Siem Reap in Cambodia.

HCMC will allocate VND4.54 trillion for construction of another section of the 64-km Eastern Beltway No. 2 as recently approved by the HCMC People’s Council.

Vietnam and Thailand have pledged to strengthen economic cooperation, with a mutual objective of increasing their two-way trade to US$25 billion.

Two shipments of Vietnamese durian at 1.4 tons and chili at four tons sent to Japan have been discarded due to chemical residues.