BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/8Medicine, healthcare services see strongest price hike in AugustMedicine and healthcare services prices this August post the sharpest monthly hike, 6.18 percent, compared to five other goods and services categories that share the same upward trend, said the General Statistics Office (GSO) on August 24. Do Thi Ngoc, Deputy Director of the GSO’s Price Statistics Department, said costlier healthcare services prices are the biggest contributor, 0.28 percent, to the CPI growth. To improve the local business environment, the provincial People’s Committee issued a plan in June assigning tasks for departments. VCCI chairman Vu Tien Loc said companies were happy with the determination of the Government and provinces to create a good business climate. CBRE Vietnam forecasts that Vietnam will see more growth in the five star hotel and resort segment thanks to increasingly high demand for business trips and conferences.

Source: VietNamNet News August 25, 2016 11:26 UTC