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[26-09-2016] Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in September increased 0.43% from the previous month, and 2.71% from the same month last year, the municipal Statistics Office reported on September 24. A price hike was seen in seven out of 11 major goods and services groups with the highest rise spotted in education at 4.06% due increasing demands for learning equipment for the new school year.

[16-09-2016] PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested expanding bilateral economic, trade and investment ties during a meeting with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong on September 15.

[05-09-2016] The free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam will take effect on October 5, Minister for Trade at the Eurasian Economic Commission Board Veronika Nikishina has said.

[05-09-2016] A series of new policies are coming into effect in September, including regulations relating to policies to support poor students, export tariff cuts for environmentally friendly products, and tightened State control of chemical substances.

[04-09-2016] A series of new policies are coming into effect this month, including regulations relating to foreign diplomats and policies to support poor students, raise awareness of legal assistance and tighten State control of chemical substances.

[03-09-2016] Phu Quoc Island has so far attracted 244 projects worth VND314 trillion (US$14 billion), mostly in infrastructure, urban development, fisheries, tourism, trade and services. Twenty eight projects with an investment of VND35 trillion ($1.57 billion) are already operational while 22 others worth VND35.6 trillion are under construction.

[01-09-2016] A future national industry policy should work to sustain the national economy’s self-reliance and enable sectors’ effective participation in global production and distribution chains, heard a seminar in Hanoi on August 28.

[29-08-2016] Actual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Vietnam reached an estimated $9.8 billion in the first eight months of this year, up 8.9 percent from a year ago, the Planning and Investment Ministry said.