Vietnam finance minister warns of rising inflation pressure after CPI surge
Travel 12:08 05/05/2026Vietnam is facing inflation risks after consumer prices rose sharply in April, prompting Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan to call for heightened vigilance as global fuel costs, electricity demand, and public service price adjustments continue to weigh on the economy.
Australia inflation jumps with worse to come, rate hike looms
World 14:59 29/04/2026Australian consumer prices surged in the first quarter as tensions in the Middle East drove up energy costs, while core inflation stayed uncomfortably high for policymakers, keeping pressure on for a rate hike next week.
Vietnam reports $14bn trade surplus in January-August
Travel 09:21 07/09/2025Vietnam's economy showed robust signs of growth in the first eight months of 2025, recording a trade surplus of nearly US$14 billion, a 27.3-percent rise in registered foreign direct investment (FDI), and a 15.7-percent increase in new business registrations, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Vietnam posts strongest H1 GDP growth in 15 years
Travel 13:14 06/07/2025Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.52 percent in the first half of this year, the highest for the same period in 2011–25, said Nguyen Thi Huong, head of the General Statistics Office (GSO), at a press conference in Hanoi on Saturday to announce the country’s socio-economic statistics for the second quarter and the first six months of 2025.
Vietnam targets 6.8 percent GDP growth in 2019
Economy 11:35 02/01/2019Transparent policy and sustainable development are also among the government’s goals this year
Vietnam’s seven-month inflation hits 13-year low
Travel 12:31 25/07/2014Vietnam’s consumer price index in July increased 0.62 percent against the previous month, bringing the inflation rate in the first seven months of this year to 1.62 percent, a record low rate in the last 13 years
Weakening demands dampen prices during Tet
Economy 17:00 25/02/2014Demand for locally generated goods and services is still weak as people spend less and save more
CPI rise in Hanoi, HCMC lowest in decade
Travel 13:30 23/02/2014During February, the month of the traditional New Year festival, the Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.24 percent, the lowest increase over the past ten years
Vietnam’s CPI inches up
Economy 12:00 01/11/2013The country’s consumer price index (CPI) in October surged 0.49 percent from September, according to a report issued by General Statistics Office of Vietnam.
August CPI outpaces expectation
Economy 14:00 25/08/2013The country’s consumer price index (CPI) surged 0.83 percent from July, higher than the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s expectation of 0.6 percent set late July
Local banks raise 2013 CPI expectation to 6.77pct
Travel 18:30 23/08/2013It is a 0.25 percent increase from the survey conducted by the central bank in June this year
CPI in Hanoi, HCMC inch up
Economy 17:00 23/06/2013After keeping their heads down for 3 months in a row, the consumer price indices in the two biggest cities of Vietnam started to rear their ugly heads again in June
