24h Economy: Discovering thousands of smuggled products in a chain of convenience stores in Da Nang

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Discovering many smuggled products in a chain of convenience stores in Da Nang; More social housing projects in Bac Ninh... are notable economic news in the past 24 hours.

Discovering thousands of smuggled products in a chain of convenience stores in Da Nang

On October 20, the Da Nang Market Management Department said that on October 16, Market Management Team No. 2 coordinated with the Professional - General Department under the Da Nang Market Management Department to simultaneously conduct a surprise inspection of 4 H. Mart stores in the city.

Cac mat hang thuoc la dieu nhap lau, cac mat hang thuc pham bao goi san do nuoc ngoai san xuat. Anh: Chi cuc Quan ly thi truong Da Nang
Illegal cigarettes, packaged food products manufactured abroad. Photo: Da Nang Market Management Department

Through inspection work, the Inspection Teams discovered that businesses were selling 2,087 units of products such as alcohol, cigarettes, soft drinks, prepackaged foods produced abroad without sticking imported wine and cigarette stamps according to regulations and without invoices or documents proving the legality of the goods with a total value of goods of VND 211.4 million. See more...

More 1,200 billion VND social housing projects in Bac Ninh

The People's Committee of Bac Ninh province has just issued Decision No. 359/QD-UBND approving the investment policy and assigning the investor of the Social Housing Project in the New Urban Area in the East of Voi Town, Lang Giang District (now Lang Giang Commune, Bac Ninh Province).

Mot khu nha o xa hoi tai phuong Vo Cuong (tinh Bac Ninh). Anh: Tran Tuan
A social housing area in Vo Cuong ward (Bac Ninh province). Photo: Tran Tuan

According to the decision, the project has a total estimated investment capital of nearly 1,200 billion VND; the land use scale is about 1.25 hectares.

Of which, the construction land area is about 12,464m2; build 3 21-storey social housing buildings with a total area of about 4,630m2; the total floor area is about 82,984m2. See more...

Cao Bang's largest gold shop brings gold to the sidewalk for sale

In recent days, many people in Cao Bang have been surprised when passing through Thuc Phan ward - where Kim Tin jewelry store suddenly displayed tables, chairs, and glass cabinets right on the sidewalk to sell gold.

Instead of trading in a closed space with strict security as usual, bright yellow trays are placed shortly on the outdoor table, just a few steps away from the flow of people.

Vang duoc bay ban tren via he. Anh: Tan Van
Gold is sold on the sidewalk. Photo: Tan Van

This "shy" scene made many people stop to watch, discuss and take pictures because it was rare to see in the city center.

Mr. Nong Hai Phong (Thuc Phan ward) said: "Before buying gold, everyone thought they had to go into the shop and close the door safely. Now seeing them on the sidewalk, anyone who passes by has to look around. Both strange and funny. See more...

Gasoline prices forecast to decrease simultaneously

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the world petroleum market this time (from October 9, 2025 to October 15, 2025) is affected by main factors such as: OPEC+ announced an increase in oil production in November but the increase was lower than expected; global oil demand tended to weaken... The above factors have caused world petroleum prices in recent days to fluctuate up and down depending on each commodity but the downward trend is mainly the downward trend.

Du bao gia xang dau dong loat giam. Anh: Hai Nguyen
Gasoline prices are expected to decrease simultaneously. Photo: Hai Nguyen

According to a representative of a petroleum business, domestic petroleum prices will fluctuate according to the world petroleum situation. According to current market developments, it is forecasted that in the next price adjustment period, retail prices of gasoline may decrease.

In particular, RON 95-III gasoline price is forecast to decrease by about 0-50 VND/liter; E5 RON 92-II gasoline decreases by about 0-30 VND/liter; Diesel oil decreases by about 490 VND/liter. See more...

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