The consumer price index (CPI) rose in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in February. HCM City ’s CPI increased by 1.68 percent against January and 9.45 percent compared to the same period last year, said the municipal Statistics Office. Highest price increases were seen in culture-entertainment-tourism (3 percent) and food (2.66 percent) due to the celebration of the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).... 

The government has set a goal to increase the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and seafood products by US$700 million to reach US$16 billion this year. Export prices for these goods have risen since January while imports markets show little signs of bouncing back, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). This year, seafood exports are expected to increase by...