Gold price increases, couples have to queue up to buy
Pork prices recover, Soc Trang farmers confident in re-herding
Ms. Lam Thi Duoc, a household with 10 years of raising pigs in Trung Binh commune (Tran De district, Soc Trang province), shared: "Before the Lunar New Year, my family sold 10 pigs for 68,000 VND/kg. After deducting all expenses, each child earns about 2 million VND. Seeing the good price of pigs, I decided to use all the interest to immediately buy 10 breeding pigs to continue raising."
According to Ms. Duoc, the price of live pigs this year has increased significantly, currently at 73,000 - 74,000 VND/kg (an increase of 14,000 - 24,000 VND/kg compared to the same period), bringing a profit of 2 - 3.5 million VND for each pig weighing about 100kg.
"This is a great motivation for my family to play again immediately. The herd of pigs has been around for 2 months now and is expected to be sold during the upcoming Lunar New Year. If the pig price remains the same as it is now, I estimate that each pig will make a profit 30% higher than last year" - Ms. Duoc excitedly calculated. See more...
Japanese Yen exchange rate drops sharply
According to Reuters, as of around 1:30 p.m. (Hanoi time), or 6:30 a.m. GMT, the USD/JPY exchange rate had dropped to 140.615 Yen/USD, marking the lowest level since September last year. The Yen's decline comes after Mr. Trump's announcement of applying a 25% tax rate to all imported cars, including from Japan - a sector considered a pillar of the country's export economy.
Although Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba affirmed that Tokyo has no plans to terminate the US-Japan trade deal in 2019, he also expressed "deep concern" about the conflict between the commitments in the agreement and the new US tax policy. See more...
Hanoi issues new price framework for apartment building management and operation services
On April 21, the Hanoi People's Committee issued a decision on the price framework for apartment building management and operation services in the city.
According to the decision, 4 subjects of application are: State management agencies of housing in the city; investors of apartment building construction projects, apartment building management boards, apartment building management and operation units; owners and users of apartments; agencies, organizations and individuals related to the management and use of apartment buildings.
In addition, the price range for apartment building management and operation services specified in this decision does not apply to the following cases: old apartment buildings belonging to public property that have not been renovated or rebuilt; social apartment buildings where students, students and workers are only allowed to live in a group of many people in one room; the price of apartment building management and operation services has been agreed upon at the apartment building conference or has been agreed upon in general on the price of apartment building management and operation services in the contract for buying, selling, renting, or leasing apartments or other separate units in the apartment building. See more...
