Gold prices escalate, people find it difficult to buy
Recorded by Lao Dong reporter on October 15, the domestic price of plain round gold rings and gold bars increased simultaneously.
At gold shops in Hanoi, people's purchasing power is still high. Many points have temporarily stopped selling, but people are still waiting in long lines in the hope of buying gold bars or gold rings. Meanwhile, many people choose to leave because it is too difficult to buy.
On Tran Nhan Tong street (Hanoi), Mr. Ta Van Huan (Cua Nam ward, Hanoi) shared: "Last October, when the price of gold was about 85 million VND/tael, I bought 2 taels of gold rings. At that time, there were also many people lining up. Now the situation is still the same, I am still waiting but not sure if I can buy or not, because the store staff has announced that they will temporarily stop selling".
Mr. Huan added that if he continues to cannot buy gold, he will switch to looking for other products to store assets. See more...
The Ministry of Finance believes that it is not appropriate to remove VAT and apply an electricity price
Lam Dong voters sent a petition to the Ministry of Finance on abolishing value-added tax (VAT) on electricity prices and applying the "one-priced electricity" mechanism to ensure fairness for users.
On October 15, on the Ministry of Finance's electronic information portal, the Ministry responded to this issue.
The Ministry of Finance believes that the proposal is not suitable in the context that electricity is a special commodity, subject to strict regulation by the State.
The Ministry of Finance said that according to current regulations, electricity is subject to VAT with a tax rate of 10%. The current Law on VAT has three tax rates of 0%, 5% and 10%, of which 0% is applied to exported goods and services; 5% to essential goods for life or agricultural output; and 10% to other common goods and services.
The current law does not stipulate the exemption or reduction of VAT on electricity, so the proposal to abolish VAT on this item has no legal basis. See more...
Traditional flower shops are sluggish, online flower shops bloom before October 20
Lang Son prosecuted 99 cases of smuggling and trade fraud in the third quarter of 2025
According to the Report of Steering Committee 389 of Lang Son province, in the third quarter of 2025, the situation of smuggling and illegal transportation of goods across the border will be basically controlled, preventing prolonged hot spots.
However, there is still a phenomenon of some subjects secretly transporting and smuggling frozen food through border trails; commercial fraud in import-export, domestic business and e-commerce is still complicated.
As a result, in the third quarter of 2025, the authorities inspected and handled 1,265 violations related to smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and banned goods. See more...
