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CPI rises 4.57% in first 10M of 2026
Transport sector making the biggest contribution to the overall CPI increase, driven by petrol price hike.
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VND among Asia’s top three best-performing currencies against USD despite dual pressures
Among the ten Asian currencies surveyed, the Vietnamese dong ranked third, behind the South Korean won and the Chinese yuan.
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AgroViet 2026 to showcase sustainable agriculture technologies and products
A new highlight of AgroViet 2026 is the expanded display of environmental protection technologies and equipment, along with dedicated exhibition spaces for science and technology products and innovative startups involved in digital transformation and green transformation initiatives.
Standard Chartered revises 2021 growth forecast
Standard Chartered has lowered its 2021 GDP growth forecast for Vietnam to 2.7 per cent. Despite adopting a rather cautious view until the signs of recovery in the country become clearer, it has maintained its forecast of 7 per cent for 2022.
Vietnam rising in Covid-19 recovery index
According to Nikkei Asia, from being bottom at the end of July, Vietnam ranked 118 out of 121 countries and territories as of the end of September in the Covid-19 Recovery Index. It received a perfect score in the vaccination criterion.
Hungarian vaccines to come
The government has issued a Resolution on purchasing AstraZeneca vaccine produced by Hungary. It also decided that the total number of purchased, imported, aided, and funded vaccine doses this year will exceed 150 million.
Australia provides vaccines and medical equipment
Vietnam has received 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine and medical equipment from Australia. This is the second batch of vaccines from the country, under a commitment to provide 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca to Vietnam in 2021.
Potential rising for robotics and AI
Vietnam is becoming the innovation hub of Southeast Asia and boasts great potential in the application and development of new technologies as robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) become part of daily life.
Procedures in health sector to be cut
Under a new decision from the Prime Minister, 167 procedures and regulations on business conditions in the health sector will be cut, creating savings of around VND570 billion ($25.08 million).