Such factors as adjusted healthcare fees, and higher transportation costs and food prices led to a 0.98 per cent rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January.
Increased domestic fuel prices and slow production recovery after two storms are the main reasons for the rise, according to the General Statistics Office.
A sharp rise in export prices has been the major reason behind a surge in the export revenue of Vietnamese coffee sector so far, according to the Việt Nam Coffee-Cocoa Association (Vicofa).
In the primary market, the average selling price of condominiums in Hà Nội reached VNĐ64 million per sq.m (excluding VAT and maintenance fees), only three per cent lower than the current average price in HCM City.
The domestic gold market shone last week, with prices of gold rings continuously breaking records and even surpassing the buying price of SJC gold bars.