Salaries and benefits for civil servants and retirees do not meet the requirements for ensuring a decent standard of living due to the impact of inflation and rising commodity prices.
Citing the fact that vegetable prices have increased by 2-3 times compared to a few months ago, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai suggested that relevant authorities take more decisive measures to stabilize prices.
A shortage of RAM supply due to manufacturers shifting to producing memory for AI is expected to cause a sharp increase in the prices of laptops, PCs, and smartphones in 2026.
Many people are worried that the prices of essential goods will fluctuate wildly due to Typhoon No. 9; however, the market for goods and food remains stable with no price increases.
Will increasing the personal allowance to 15,5 million VND be enough to alleviate the financial burden amidst continuously rising prices?
The consumer price index (CPI) in August increased by 0,05% compared to the previous month, by 2,18% compared to December 2024, and by 3,24% compared to the same period last year.
The Prime Minister instructed Hanoi to do a good job of reforming the salary system in conjunction with controlling market prices, especially ensuring the supply of essential goods.
In previous wage increases, the prices of goods also rose sharply, causing many to worry that this situation will repeat itself.
With meager income and ever-increasing prices of food, vegetables, spices, rice, salt, etc., Mrs. Lien has to carefully budget to provide meals with meat and fish for herself and her daughter.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the management of prices for state-controlled goods needs to be cautious in the first few months of the year to create room for safety in controlling inflation for the whole of 2023.
The Ministry of Finance has just sent a directive to ministries, agencies, and provincial People's Committees requesting them to continue to promote and strengthen measures for price management and control.
Managing prices in general, especially gasoline and diesel, is not easy because it is influenced by the market, under the impact of the law of supply and demand and the fluctuations of the global situation.
Despite the continuous sharp drop in gasoline prices, the prices of other goods have not only failed to decrease but have actually increased.
Despite two significant fuel price reductions (a total of nearly 7.000 VND/liter), food and many consumer goods in Ho Chi Minh City have not decreased in price, and some even show a tendency to increase.
Food and essential goods are rising in price, following the increase in fuel prices, gradually eroding the already meager wallets of the poor.
With the number of COVID-19 cases in the community increasing rapidly, people in Hanoi are proactively buying rapid COVID-0 test kits, causing a surge in demand for this item.
The US central bank claimed that the surge in commodity prices was only temporary. However, inflation has lasted longer than previously predicted.
Representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health have responded to concerns about price discrepancies for rapid COVID-19 tests among hospitals recently.
Supermarkets in Hanoi are fully stocked with goods, ready to serve residents during the social distancing period.
Both are valuable fish species in the sea, but while tuna in Japan can fetch millions of dong per kilogram, during its "golden age," the highest price for tuna in Phu Yen was only a few hundred thousand dong.
Recently, several places have appeared on the market selling red banana saplings, sparking curiosity among many people, especially with the advertised price of up to 300.000 VND/kg for the fruit.
Rumors are circulating on social media about banana stalks used as pig feed in Vietnam being sold for nearly 300.000 VND in Japan. Is this true?
As Tet (Lunar New Year) approaches, Tranh Khuc village (Thanh Tri, Hanoi) - famous for making banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes) for the Hanoi Tet market - is bustling with preparations to supply tens of thousands of banh chung to the market.
Following the storms and floods, the price of green vegetables is skyrocketing, most notably dill, which is now more expensive than meat and fish.
The vast ranch, with its stunning, unspoiled landscape, has just been purchased for $105 million (over 2300 billion VND).
The 24-carat gold shoes by Italian designer Antonio Vietri are delivered to customers by helicopter.
Made with premium ingredients, a type of crispy potato chips, perfect as a beer snack, is sold at an exorbitant price.
Unwilling to accept the compensation offered, a group of residents in Shanghai, China, have clung to their cramped homes surrounded by high-rise buildings for decades.
An apartment spanning over 448 square meters is being offered at a high price due to its large size and panoramic views of West Lake (Hangzhou, China).
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