The government has requested the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to continue cutting lending interest rates, along with corporate income and value added taxes in an urgent measure to hasten the recovery of the national economy.
Coal is the essential “dirty” fossil fuel. Coal-fired power plants emit deadly particulates as well as smog-producing nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide that harm human health. They also constitute one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases. Moving away from coal would not only slow climate change, it would also protect the health of countless Americans.
The State Bank of Vietnam held its third auction of gold bullion April 5, again managing to sell nearly 26,000 one-tael (37.5 grams) bars like in the previous auction.
After the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade raised the fuel price to VND24,580 per litre (USD1.18), vegetable prices in major wholesale markets in Hanoi on April 1 also increased by VND500-3,000 per kg.