Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 4.08% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year, while core inflation increased by 2.75%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Philippine businesses have been allowed to import additional 293,100 tonnes of rice from Vietnam to ensure food demand during the 2017 between-crop period, according to the Vietnam Food Association.

The February consumer price index (CPI) inched up 0.42 percent month on month and 1.27 percent year on year, mainly driven by high food demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.