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The Government also decided to cut at least 70 per cent of expenditures for overseas visits of ministries, central agencies and localities, except for the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Health and expenditures for organizing events within the ASEAN Chairmanship Year and other diplomatic activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. … [Read more...] about Gov’t steps up measures to support Coronavirus-affected businesses

On account of the registration fee cut, however, many dealers say that the Honda CR-V will lose many of its advantages and even have to join a price war with domestically assembled vehicles. CR-V vehicles are now priced between VND983 million ($42,700) and VND1.1 billion ($47,500), and customers in Hanoi have to pay VND118-131 million ($5,100-5,700) registration fee, while customers only need to pay about VND60 million ($2,600) for a locally built rival Mazda CX-5 or a Hyundai, as registration fees have been cut by 50 per cent for domestically-produced cars. This shows that the future of Honda CR-V in Vietnam is uncertain as price is still a determining factor in sales in the market. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES MAY 30

- Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated last week that the government would provide some VND300 trillion ($13 billion) as a relief measure in financing for businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, while ensuring sufficient capital to prop up the economy. PM Phuc reaffirmed that the Vietnamese government would put best effort to contain the virus and create preferential conditions for enterprises being alive. Previously, State Bank of Vietnam’s Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu asked 20 banks to offer a minimum of 2-per-cent lending rate reduction to cushion cash-strapped businesses. … [Read more...] about Consumers risk higher defaults amid lending sector fluctuation