Recent high temperatures coinciding with students’ summer break have increased power demand, causing many to worry about high electricity bills. In this context, authorities recommended that consumers use energy efficiently, change their power use habits and switch to devices with high energy efficiency.

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about remarkable technological advances, reshaping the world in unprecedented ways. However, scientists are raising concerns that this booming industry consumes an enormous amount of electricity, potentially becoming a key driver of global energy resource depletion.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien chaired a conference in Ha Noi on June 25 to review the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of 2025 on the supply of petroleum to the domestic market.

It will not be easy to keep inflation at 4.5% this year as targeted, economic expert Nguyen Bich Lam, former General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), has said.