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Day: December 25, 2024

Vietnam revised securities regulations hit first hiccup

Vietnamese securities firm, Vietcap Securities, has notified the Securities Commission that the Netherlands’ Aegon Custody BV has failed to make payment on a trade completed on its behalf by Vietcap on December 17. Vietcap is currently footing the VND 4 billion bill.

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Land values in Hanoi increase by up to 270 percent on new Vietnam Land Law

Official land values have been depressed in the past by laws through which the central government would set land prices once every five years. This, however, caused problems in that officially land values would fall largely out of step with the true market value with buyers either paying extra off the books or land owners refusing to sell altogether.

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Netflix blocked from showing unscripted television shows in Vietnam

Of note, it had first been reported that it had been barred from showing television programs altogether but this appears to have been incorrect. The narrative that is circulating now, according to VN Express, is that companies streaming television programs need a local office whereas streaming sites that show only films do not.

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