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Day: September 12, 2024
Vietnam News Roundup: September 6 to September 12
This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers trade remedies against Vietnamese steel tubes, import and export data for August, corporate bond issuances last month, as well as an update on registered FDI in Vietnam this year, and a planned beer company takeover, and more!
Taiwan footwear maker to drop US$100 million on new factory in central Vietnam
This will add to Dah Lih Puh’s existing operations in Vietnam which are mostly conducted through its subsidiary Viet Glory. Viet Glory came to prominence in Vietnam in October of 2023, when 7000 of its workers went on strike in search of a pay rise. This was successful with workers returning to work six days later for a bigger paycheck…
Vietnam imports reach US$33.7 billion in August, down .4 percent vs July
Of note, Vietnam’s role in manufacturing supply chains is mostly in the final stages of assembly and packaging which is often performed using imported parts and components. The slight fall in imports month-on-month could therefore be indicative of a future decline in exports. That said, it is only data from one month–July’s imports were up 11.2 percent over June and one data point does not a pattern make. That said, it may still be worth keeping an eye on…
Vietnam steel pipes and tubes to face dumping duties in India
Of note, India also initiated an anti-dumping probe, at the request of the Indian Steel Association, back in August, into hot rolled coiled-steel from Vietnam. With this in mind, this latest piece of news may be an augur of things to come for Vietnam’s steel industry…
Vietnam exports reach US$37.8 billion in August, up 4.3 percent vs July
This data sita along side an increase in Vietnam’s Industrial Production Index of 2 percent in August over July and a Purchasing Managers’ Index in a growth phase for the fifth month in a row, speaks to further improvement in Vietnam’s manufacturing and processing industry after a challenging 2023…
Phu Nhuan Jewelry: Vietnam Stock Overview
Of note, Vietnam’s gold price exhibited a dramatic upward trend from the start of 2024, culminating in a peak of VND 92.2 million per tael or US$2,981.1 per troy ounce on May 11. This price represented a premium of approximately 20 percent compared to the global gold market at that time…