- Proposal to postpone the submission of the plan to increase the regional minimum wage

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has just sent an official dispatch to the Government Office regarding the time to submit a Decree regulating the regional minimum wage for employees working under labor contracts. In particular, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs requests to postpone the time to submit the regional minimum wage plan until the end of 2023 (according to VTV Digital).

- Airlines asked to change flight names due to risk of confusion

Recently, Vietnamese airlines have been using flights with similar names and call signs, many of which have close take-off and landing times, leading to the risk of confusion in flight operations and receiving instructions from flight crews. Therefore, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has requested airlines to adjust their names or flight schedules to avoid confusion (according to Tien Phong).

- 89 million passengers through airports in 9 months

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said that in the first 9 months of 2023, airports nationwide welcomed 89 million passengers, an increase of 20% over the same period last year (according to VTV Digital/TTXVN).

- Vietnam Stock Exchange is an official member of WFE

Vietnam Stock Exchange said that at the 2023 Annual Conference of the World Federation of Stock Exchanges (WFE) taking place from September 19-21, 2023, the WFE General Assembly voted unanimously to admit Vietnam Stock Exchange as an official member of WFE (according to VTV).

- Novaland is being asked by international bondholders to pay 'huge' debts

The representative of the bondholder group, Ad Hoc Group, requested that No Va Real Estate Investment Group Corporation (Novaland) negotiate a debt restructuring in good faith, related to the unpaid interest debt of 7.8 million USD of the 300 million USD international convertible bonds listed in Singapore. (See more)

- Ministry of Construction reveals direction for tighter management of mini apartments

Regarding the direction of mini apartment management, at the discussion "Mini apartments transformed: What is the safe solution for people" organized by Tien Phong Newspaper on September 26, a representative of the Ministry of Construction said that they are preparing a report to the Government and proposed that if they are built for sale, they must establish a project, regardless of scale, to ensure responsibility to the end. (See more)

- Electricity price in remote areas can be up to 7,000 VND/KW but EVN only sells at 1,900 VND/KWh

At the seminar on State Capital Management at Enterprises organized by Investment Newspaper in coordination with the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises on the morning of September 26, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Nam, Deputy General Director of EVN, said that when investing to provide electricity to remote areas, the selling price of electricity can be up to 7,000 VND/KWh. However, currently, EVN only sells at a price of 1,900 VND/KWh (according to Nhip Song Thi Truong).

- Ninh Thuan proposes nearly 300 billion VND to build infrastructure for nuclear power planning area

Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee has proposed nearly 300 billion VND to build technical infrastructure with the aim of overcoming difficulties and improving the lives of people in two areas planned for nuclear power projects. (See more)

- State Bank absorbs more than 2 billion USD

On September 26, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) had another session to withdraw money from the market with a volume that doubled compared to the previous days, up to 20,000 billion VND. This is the 4th consecutive session that the SBV has withdrawn money from the market with a total volume of 50,000 billion VND, equivalent to more than 2 billion USD (according to Thanh Nien).

- Bank sells mortgaged debt related to Tan Hoang Minh headquarters

Agribank Trang An branch has just announced the selection of an organization to auction the receivable debt at Ngoc Vien Dong Real Estate Investment JSC, the debt with collateral related to Tan Hoang Minh headquarters. (See more)

- Vietnamese enterprise loses lawsuit against foreign shareholder, must pay 157 billion VND

Rang Dong Plastic Company has just announced information surrounding the lawsuit of a foreign shareholder from Japan. Accordingly, Rang Dong lost the lawsuit against the foreign shareholder and had to pay back nearly 157 billion VND along with related fees and charges (according to Thanh Nien).

- Detected 2 shipments of smuggled Iphone 15 Pro Max through Tan Son Nhat airport

On September 22-23, the General Department of Customs and other forces discovered and seized 2 shipments of 36 smuggled Iphone 15 Pro Max through Tan Son Nhat airport. (See more)

- VinFast launches a large amount of shares, capitalization remains at 34 billion USD

VinFast shares continued to fall for the fourth consecutive session, thereby pulling the capitalization down to the threshold of 34 billion USD. The enterprise of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong is about to offer a large number of shares, 17 times the current outstanding number. (See more)

- Plump Ngoc Linh ginseng, price only 300 thousand VND/root

Ngoc Linh ginseng is considered a "national treasure" of Vietnam with a very expensive price. However, these days, Ngoc Linh ginseng is being advertised widely on social networks. The plump 6-8 year old ginseng roots cost only 300,000 VND/root. (See more)

- Export rice prices move away from peak, close to 600 USD/ton mark

After many consecutive declines, Vietnam's rice export prices have moved away from their peak, approaching the 600 USD/ton mark. (See more)

Today, September 26, the price of gasoline and oil on the world market tends to continue to increase following the increase of the previous session. Oil prices increased due to tight supply after Russia issued a temporary ban on fuel exports.

Gold prices today on the world market decreased in the context of a sharp increase in US bond interest rates. The USD index reached its highest level in 6.5 months. SJC gold prices continued to plummet.

On the stock market , at the end of the session on September 26, the VN-Index decreased by 15.24 points, down to 1,137.96 points.

The USD bank price continued to increase today, the USD selling price at some banks exceeded 24,600 VND/USD. The international USD price is the highest in 6 months. The central exchange rate between VND and USD increased by 8 VND.

Deposit interest rates continued to decrease on September 26. Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) lowered deposit interest rates for the first time in September. Kien Long Bank also reduced interest rates for terms from 12 to 36 months.