The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the General Department of Customs yesterday announced an action plan to reduce congestion at Cat Lai seaport in Ho Chi Minh City because the volume of goods currently passing through this port accounts for 48.8 percent of the country's cargo output, but the receiving and customs clearance infrastructure is already overloaded.
Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$ 2.53 billion in the first four months of this year, doubling that of the same period last year, indicating continued recovery.
At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, it was decided that all banks would issue billions of additional shares to pay for dividends in 2022. This decision will inadvertently put pressure on bank stocks.