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December 22, 2023
VN-Index closes up, foreign traders net-sell US$20 million, December 22
The VN-Index has closed up .63 points or 0.06 percent to finish Friday at 1,103.06 points. Foreign traders, however, continue to be bearish on the market net-selling to the tune of US$20.8. This brought the total foreign funds pulled from the market this week to US$110.5 million Trading history, foreign
VN-Index up .63 (.06 percent) to close at 1,103.06, December 22
Headed into Christmas the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange has finished the week slightly up, with the VN-Index closing the week at 1,103.06 points, up .63 points or .06 percent at the close.
Vietnam securities firms prohibited from paying interest on unused funds
Securities firms will no longer be permitted to pay traders interest on unused funds in their accounts from June 30 2024 the State Securities Commission has said, The Investor is reporting. The argument, according to this article, is that securities firms are essentially acting like banks but it doesn’t make
Ocean freight costs Vietnam to Europe shoot up amid Middle East tensions
Tensions in the Middle East that have led to a number of ships choosing to avoid the Red Sea and this is almost double the price of shipping from Vietnam to Europe, Sustainable Plastics is reporting. Prices for shipping 20 foot containers were in the hundreds of dollars just two
Red-tape may have killed planned K-pop festival in Hanoi
A number of K-pop bands have pulled out of a scheduled K-pop festival slated for this weekend in Hanoi after organisers failed to obtain the correct permits, Allkpop is reporting. With only a handful of bands left on the lineup there is a good chance the event will be cancelled
In today’s Vietnam news: Ready-to-drink tea market report, Rights groups EU action on Vietnam civic space crackdown, Taxi company buy 2,000 Vinfast cars, Vietnam
In today’s Vietnam news: South Korea – Vietnam leaders meeting, Vietjet COMAC lease agreement, EVN FiT eligibility problems proposed resolution, FDI firms fined over
In today’s Vietnam news: Vietnam-flagged LPG tanker passes Hormuz Strait, To Lam in China, Coffee concerns dry weather in VN, Coal mining output increase
This interview with Ngoc (Lily) Nguyen, the Vietnam Southern Region Sales Manager at HAP Commodities Consulting, covers how the Iran–Hormuz conflict is affecting the coffee
This is an interview with Hao Qiu, the Founder of Fair Farm Vietnam. It looks at how global factors, including Brazil’s crop outlook and Middle
This is an interview with Timen ter Meulen Swijtink, Managing Director, Collective Company (producer of LaCaph-branded coffee). It covers how the Middle East crisis is