- Apartment prices continue to increase, low-rise houses and land prices decrease sharply
According to the Ministry of Construction, apartment prices have been continuously increasing due to the scarcity of apartment supply in recent years, while prices of low-rise housing and other segments have decreased by 10-20% compared to the same period last year. The information was given by the Ministry of Construction at the 2023 construction industry review conference held on December 22 in Hanoi (according to Tuoi Tre).
- Hanoi apartments are increasing in price
In the context of the difficult real estate market, Hanoi apartments are increasing in price, even some projects far from the center have prices up to 100 million VND/m2. Mr. Le Hoang Chau - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association (HoREA) - also said that the market has lacked new supply for a long time, leading to the situation that any investor whose project is approved and implemented wants to maximize profits. Therefore, there are many cases where the project was initially affordable and mid-range housing, but the investor changed strategy, "inflating" it into high-end housing to maximize profits (according to Tien Phong).
- Da Nang reduces commercial service land rent
On December 22, the People's Committee of Da Nang City announced the decision to reduce commercial and service land rents. The city reduced 10% of the land price issued in the land price list for commercial and service land. At the same time, Da Nang also added 2 coefficients to adjust prices according to the depth of the land plot from 150m or more in the direction of reducing 10-20% (according to Nguoi Lao Dong).
- The highest Tet bonus in Binh Duong is nearly 370 million VND/person
On December 22, information from the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Binh Duong province said that up to now, nearly 1,000 enterprises in Binh Duong province have reported their plans to give bonuses for the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024. Of which, the lowest level is nearly 4.7 million VND and the highest is nearly 370 million VND (according to Tien Phong).
- Nearly 1,000 businesses in Ho Chi Minh City have planned to give Tet bonuses.
Up to now, 940 businesses have sent surveys to the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City on the situation of salary and bonus payment for the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024. By December 25, the Department will synthesize, analyze data and report to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (according to Tien Phong).
- 357 e-commerce platforms have provided seller information to tax authorities.
The General Department of Taxation said that so far, it has recorded 357 e-commerce trading floors providing information on revenue and sellers to tax authorities. At the same time, tax authorities have collected and handled violations against 179 enterprises and 1,061 individuals doing business on e-commerce trading floors with an amount of about 275 billion VND (according to Zing).
- Biometric authentication required for first transaction using Mobile Banking
From July 1, 2024, biometric authentication is required when making the first banking transaction using Mobile Banking. This is the regulation in Decision No. 2345/QD-NHΝΝ on implementing safety and security solutions in online payments and bank card payments, issued by the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam on December 18, 2023. (See more)
- Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai was arrested, the leader of the Ministry of Industry and Trade took on additional duties
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just issued a Decision on temporary assignment of tasks in the Ministry's leadership. The work of Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai has been assigned to the remaining Deputy Ministers. The decision was made on the same day that the spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security announced that the Investigation Security Agency had executed the decision to prosecute the accused, the arrest warrant for temporary detention and the search warrant against Mr. Do Thang Hai, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, for the crime of Accepting bribes. (See more)
- The first bank to reveal huge profits for the whole year 2023
Up to this point, Sacombank is the first bank to announce its business results for the whole year of 2023. With consolidated pre-tax profit estimated at more than VND 9,500 billion, Sacombank reported a 50% increase in profit compared to the previous year (according to Tuoi Tre).
- Real estate company of tycoon Duong Cong Minh changes name after 15 years
Him Lam Real Estate Trading Joint Stock Company (Him Lam Land) has just changed its name to Truong Son Real Estate Joint Stock Company (Truong Son Land Corporation). Despite the name change, the company's legal representative is still Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thuy. Him Lam Land is a member of Him Lam Group, chaired by Mr. Duong Cong Minh, specializing in real estate development (according to Dan Tri).
- Pig prices hit rock bottom, millions of pig farmers 'bend their backs' to bear losses
The Department of Animal Husbandry has pointed out the reasons why the prices of industrial chickens and pigs for slaughter have "hit rock bottom", causing millions of farming households to suffer heavy losses in 2023. However, consumers are not benefiting as the retail price of pork has not decreased. (See more)
- With more than 43 million tons, the price of Vietnam's 'golden grain' breaks historical peak
Preliminary statistics from the General Department of Customs show that rice exports as of December 15 reached 7.9 million tons, earning 4.54 billion USD, setting a new historical record in our country's rice industry. With an estimated output of over 43 million tons this year, our country's rice prices have increased sharply, continuing to break historical peaks. Farmers are making big profits when investing 1,000 USD/ha of rice and are earning 3,000-3,500 USD. (See more)
Today's gasoline and oil prices , December 22, 2023, on the international market recovered after a slight decline the day before. Meanwhile, in the domestic market, gasoline and oil prices were adjusted up since yesterday afternoon.
The stock market on December 22 recorded a slight increase of 0.63 points for the VN-Index to 1,103.06 points. The market in general remained very gloomy. The banking group had some impressive codes. Securities stocks were differentiated. In the manufacturing group, red dominated green.
The central exchange rate on December 22 was 23,915 VND/USD, down 5 VND compared to the previous session. The USD price at commercial banks today decreased sharply, closing the session listed at 24,030-24,400 VND/USD (buy - sell). The world USD price has leveled off after plummeting in the previous session.
The price of SJC gold bars fluctuated strongly today, increasing rapidly in the morning and early afternoon, then falling again, losing the 77 million VND/tael mark. Meanwhile, the price of gold rings continued to rise steadily and set a new peak. The world gold price increased rapidly again when the USD weakened.
Bank interest rates on December 22 continue to be 'hot'. Some banks continue to reduce their interest rates for the 3rd-4th time this month, Agribank brings deposit interest rates to the lowest level in history.
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