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Under the proposal, the environmental protection tax on petrol (excluding ethanol), diesel, aviation fuel, kerosene and mazut will be reduced to zero Vietnamese dong per litre. 

Vietnam has recently recorded positive results in intellectual property protection, clearing nearly 250,000 backlogged applications and lifting the rights establishment efficiency rate to 74 per cent from a year earlier.

At a Hanoi meeting on April 9, the State Bank of Vietnam outlined a 15 percent credit growth goal for 2026, pledging stable policy rates while commercial banks agreed to lower lending costs to bolster businesses amid global inflationary pressures.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have proposed some specialized mechanisms designed to support the local education and training sector aim to enhance financial support for students and recruitment drives to attract high-quality teaching staff.

Golden Ball winner Nguyen Hoang Duc was expected to make his first appearance as an ambassador for the Ao am den truong program, presenting jackets and scholarships worth VND100 million to disadvantaged students in HCMC on April 7.