- The number of newly established enterprises in the first month of 2024 increased sharply

According to data from the National Business Registration Information Portal ( Ministry of Planning and Investment ), in January 2024, the number of enterprises entering and re-entering the market reached 27,335, an increase of 5.5% over the same period in 2023.

Of which, the number of newly established enterprises in January 2024 was 13,536, an increase of 24.8% over the same period in 2023. Notably, this is also the January with the highest number of enterprises entering the market in the period 2018-2024 (according to VTV).

- China leads in new project investment in Vietnam

According to data from the Foreign Investment Agency - Ministry of Planning and Investment, as of January 20, total foreign investment capital (FDI) in Vietnam reached more than 2.3 billion USD, an increase of 40.2% over the same period in 2023.

In terms of the number of projects, China is the leading partner in terms of the number of new investment projects (accounting for nearly 19%). South Korea leads in the number of capital adjustments (accounting for 26.7%) and capital contributions to buy shares (accounting for 25.3%) (according to Tien Phong).

- General Department of Taxation proposes to strengthen the management of electronic stamps for cigarettes and alcohol.

On January 28, information from the General Department of Taxation said that this agency has just sent a document to local tax departments to strengthen solutions to manage electronic stamps for domestically produced cigarettes and alcohol.

According to the General Department of Taxation, after nearly 2 years of implementing Circular No. 23/2021/TT-BTC guiding the printing, issuance, management and use of electronic alcohol stamps and electronic cigarette stamps, tax management has achieved many important results. However, there are still some limitations in stamp management. The manifestation is that many products, especially craft alcohol, are openly sold and consumed on the market but are not registered or stamped (according to Lao Dong).

- Shark Hung and Thai Cong sell salted pork leg for 112 million/piece, market price chaos

Social media is buzzing after Shark Hung and businessman Thai Cong sold 'limited edition' Spanish ham for up to 112 million VND each.

In Vietnam, all kinds of salted pork legs are sold in online markets and grocery stores. The price of pork legs ranges from 1.2 to 6.5 million VND/piece, depending on the type and weight. Each leg is packed in a box with a wooden stand and a special knife to cut the meat when eating. This is also an item that many people choose to buy as a gift during the Tet holiday. (See more)

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Shark Hung is sprinkling gold on limited edition salted pork leg (Photo cut from clip).

- Dragon statues and gold-plated orchids worth tens of millions are attracting customers during Tet.

Priced from several million to tens of millions of dong, gold-plated dragon statues and gold-plated orchid pots have appeared on the 2024 Tet gift market to target customers who prefer unique products.

A shop on Xa Dan Street ( Hanoi ) is selling a collection of gold-plated dragons with many designs, prices ranging from 4-60 million VND. The Tet market also has eye-catching 24K gold-plated orchid pots with prices ranging from 9-35 million VND, depending on the pot. (See more)

- Which bank pays the highest non-term interest rate?

According to the State Bank's regulations, the maximum interest rate for non-term deposits is 0.5%/year. However, not all banks apply this interest rate.

We can mention ABB when it is listing the non-term interest rate at only 0.1%/year, HDBank 0.4%/year, VietBank 0.3%/year,... The group of state-owned commercial banks including BIDV , VietinBank and Vietcombank always maintains the lowest mobilization interest rate in the market, so it is not surprising that this group is also maintaining the non-term interest rate at only 0.1%/year. (See more)

Gold prices today, January 28, on the world market ended the weekend session down. Many experts predict that gold prices are likely to move sideways in the near future.