Saigon Jewelry Company gold bar price increased by 300,000 VND to VND87.3 million per tael on January 17. Gold rings also went up to VND86.7 million per tael.
The Politburo decided to appoint Bui Thi Minh Hoai to the Secretariat of the 13th Party Central Committee and the Standing Board of the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) and Central Mass Organisations, and to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of the VFF and Central Mass Organisations.