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Accordingly, the N.A. Standing Committee adjusted the environmental protection tax rate from 2,000 VND (0.086 USD) to 1,000 VND per liter for petrol (except ethanol), from 1,000 VND to 500 VND per liter for diesel, from 1,000 VND to 300 VND per liter for mazut and lubricant and 300 VND per kg for grease. That for kerosene remains unchanged at 300 VND per liter. The reduction will be applied from July 11 until the end of this year. Speaking at the Standing Committee’s session, N.A. Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said that as petrol prices have a strong impact on economic growth and macroeconomic stability, price stabilization is very important in the context of the current high oil prices. Therefore, this session was organized to adopt a practical and timely measure to stabilize the prices of petrol, diesel and grease, thus contributing to the implementation of the strategy for socio-economic recovery and development, curb inflation, macro-economic stability, and to reducing costs for … [Read more...] about N.A. Standing Committee agrees to reduce environmental protection tax for fuel

The meeting between the Vietnam - Belgium and Belgium - Vietnam parliamentary friendship groups in Brussels on July 5 (Photo: VNA) Brussels (VNA) – A delegation of the Vietnam - Belgium Parliamentary Friendship Group is paying a four-day working visit to the European country during which the two sides will share lawmaking experience and discuss scientists’ role in legislative activities. The delegation, led by Nguyen Van Hien - Chairman of the group and Director of the National Assembly Standing Committee’s Institute for Legislative Studies, had a meeting with members of the Belgium - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group in Brussels on July 5. Andries Gryffroy, First Vice President of the Belgian Senate and Chairman of the Belgium - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group, said the visit will help intensify cooperation between the two parliaments as well as the two parliamentary friendship groups. The host official called on both sides to increase all-level mutual visits in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Belgian parliamentarians seek to boost relations

Illustrative image. (Photo: SGGP) There were around 410,300 people aged 15 – 24 without a job during the period, accounting for 36.8 percent of the total figure, Pham Hoai Nam, Director of the GSO’s Department of Population and Labor, told the press conference held to announce the Q2 and H1 labor market updates. The unemployment rate among persons of this age group living in urban areas was 9.21 percent, a year-on-year drop of 0.76 percentage point, he added. Both unemployment and underemployment rates declined in Q2 compared to the previous quarter and the same period last year, GSO Deputy General Director Nguyen Trung Tien said. The Q2 employment went up quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, with a considerable rise reported in the service sector, Tien noted, adding that monthly average wage per person also increased. Data from the GSO shows that the underemployed population was estimated at over 1.1 million, a year-on-year decrease of 30,200. The underemployment rate in … [Read more...] about Unemployment, underemployment drop in H1

A COVID-19 vaccination site in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highly valued Vietnam’s policy support to cushion the impact of COVID-19 in tandem with successful maintenance of fiscal, external, and financial stability and an impressive vaccination rollout. In a press release following a recent consultation with Vietnam, the IMF Executive Board said a recovery is underway and high frequency indicators point to stronger momentum going into 2022, with rising retail sales, industrial production, and firm entry. Growth is expected to reach 6% in 2022 as activity normalisation continues and the programme for recovery and development is implemented. However, the recovery of the labour market is lagging as underemployment remains high. While inflation has recently picked up due to rising commodity prices and supply-chain disruptions, it remains well below the central bank’s inflation ceiling. The Executive Board … [Read more...] about IMF hails Vietnam’s moves to cushion COVID-19 impacts

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is expanding the export of its high-quality rice with the aim to increase the export value and improve farmers’ income. According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), the export price of Vietnam’s 5% broken rice is higher than that of Thailand, India and Pakistan. Specifically, each tonne of this kind of rice is sold for 418 USD, 8 USD higher than that of Thailand, and 30 USD and 75 USD higher than those of Pakistan and India, respectively. Meanwhile, the export price of Vietnam’s 25% broken rice is currently 403 USD per tonne, equal to that of Thailand, but 35 USD and 75 USD higher than those of Pakistan and India, respectively. In addition, the country’s high-quality rice is being shipped to Japan and Europe. Recently, Tan Long Group JSC, in collaboration with Japan’s Kiraboshi Bank, held a ceremony in Tokyo to introduce ST25 rice, which was named the world’s best rice in 2019, to the Japanese market. … [Read more...] about Vietnam boosts export of high-quality rice

A villa was illegally built on agricultural land of perennial trees while a restaurant was constructed on canal banks in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region, sparking an uproar as the problem has remained unsolved for long. Local officials said they noticed these illegal structures, and then reminded their subordinates to inspect these cases, but the issue was skipped over. Many residents have complained about the villa and restaurant complex built on farmland with no permits and construction certificates by Nguyen Tan T., who lives in An Phuoc Commune, Mang Thit District, located in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long. The group of structures is situated near Provincial Road 902, which links Mang Thit District and Vinh Long City, the provincial capital. It is easy to see the palatial villa next to a small canal. The reinforced concrete villa is encroaching on two meters of the canal bank. The restaurant, called Nguyen Phat owned by T., is behind the villa and near the Co … [Read more...] about Illegally-constructed buildings still standing in province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta