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Giấy phép số 4978/GP-TTĐT do Sở Thông tin và Truyền thông Hà Nội cấp ngày 14 tháng 10 năm 2019 / Giấy phép SĐ, BS GP ICP số 2107/GP-TTĐT do Sở TTTT Hà Nội cấp ngày 13/7/2022.
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Broad declines swept across Vietnam’s fund market in March, with all 82 equity funds recording negative returns as the VN-Index dropped 10.95% month-on-month. Performance also remained weak for both stock and bond funds during March and across the first quarter of 2026. Equity funds fall across the board In March…
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Construction has sent a letter to the Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam Road Administration proposing that road-use fees and related road service charges at toll stations be waived or reduced for passenger transport vehicles. The proposal is intended to support transport businesses facing volatile fuel prices.
The department said fuel costs currently account for 30-40% of total operating expenses. It added that recent fluctuations in gasoline and diesel prices have created significant pressure on transport firms, prompting many operators to cut 20-70% of trips or scale back operations and operate at a loss to remain in business.
To ease the hardship, the department asked the Road Administration to advise the Ministry to consider waiving or reducing road-use fees and toll-related service charges to better reflect current operating conditions. It also requested studying mechanisms to defer or reduce certain financial obligations for transport businesses during the difficult period.
In addition, the department suggested waiving entry/exit tolls for vehicles operating on fixed routes, noting that inter-provincial transport would require coordinated implementation across provinces.
The department also proposed expediting the development and deployment of a national data system to connect central and local authorities for managing transport fare prices.
Regarding the handling of revoking route operation registration notices for fixed-route passenger transport when operators undertake less than 70% of their registered monthly trips, the department proposed temporarily withholding revocation for operators that complete at least 50% of monthly trips. The department said this measure aims to maintain stability and order in fixed-route transport.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
