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Day: June 6, 2025
Vietnam Market Wrap: VN-Index dips as foreign investors continue selling
the-shiv June 6, 2025 6:15 pm
The VN-Index fell 12.20 points, or 0.91 percent, to close at 1,329.89 on 6 June 2025, with total market trading value reaching VND 24.02 trillion (approximately US$924 million). The decline came amid continued caution from both domestic and foreign investors.
Vietnam Industrial Production Index (IPI) Tracker [May Update]: Latest Data & Trends 2025
the-shiv June 6, 2025 4:05 pm
Vietnam’s industrial production index in May was up 9.4 points compared to May last year. The biggest gains were recorded in: repair and maintenance of means of transport (except cars, motorbikes, scooters and other motor vehicles), motor vehicle manufacturing, and scrap recycling which were up year-on-year 65.6, 49.8, and 46.1 points, respectively.
Vietnam CPI Tracker: May Update [data set]
the-shiv June 6, 2025 4:00 pm
Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index was up 3.24 percent in May 2025 over May 2024. This represents a 1.53 percent jump over the end of last year. The biggest increases were seen in medical services (+17.65 percent) and other goods and services (+6.64 percent).
Technology: US think tank says Vietnam’s cloud service framework unfair on US providers
the-shiv June 6, 2025 2:19 pm
Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued a technical framework for e-government cloud services that, while voluntary on paper, effectively restricts market access for foreign providers, US think tank, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, has said in a statement.
Wood: New Forests makes first Vietnam investment with Tavico Group partnership
the-shiv June 6, 2025 2:09 pm
New Forests has announced its first investment in Vietnam via its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), acquiring a stake in Tavico Group, one of the country’s largest suppliers of solid wood lumber and logs. The move marks TAFF2’s fourth acquisition and its first in timber processing infrastructure in Vietnam, New Forests has said in a statement.
Trade: Vietnam named in U.S. steel rebar trade petition alongside Algeria, Egypt, and Bulgaria
the-shiv June 6, 2025 1:57 pm
The Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its member companies filed a petition Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The petitioners are seeking Antidumping duties (AD) on imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Vietnam, Algeria, Egypt, and Bulgaria, and Countervailing duties (CVD) on imports from Vietnam, Algeria, and Egypt.
Investment: FDI commitments to Vietnam top US$18 billion by end-May
the-shiv June 6, 2025 9:33 am
Vietnam’s total registered foreign investment had reached US$18.39 billion as of May 31, 2025, up 51.2 percent year-on-year, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Office.
Import-Export: Vietnam trade turnover tops US$78.6 billion in May
the-shiv June 6, 2025 9:21 am
Vietnam’s total import-export turnover in May reached US$78.64 billion, up 5.8 percent month-on-month and 15.5 percent year-on-year, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Office. In the first five months of 2025, total trade hit US$355.79 billion, up 15.7 percent compared to the same period last year.
Manufacturing: Vietnam’s Index of Industrial Production rises 4.3 percent in May
the-shiv June 6, 2025 9:14 am
Industrial output maintained strong momentum in May, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 4.3 percent month-on-month and 9.4 percent year-on-year, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Office.
Economy: Vietnam CPI hits 3.24 percent in May, up .16 percent month-on-month
the-shiv June 6, 2025 9:09 am
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in May 2025 rose 0.16 percent month-on-month, driven mainly by higher housing, electricity, and dining-out costs. Compared to December 2024, CPI is up 1.53 percent, and 3.24 percent compared to May 2024, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Office.
Vietnam News Roundup: May 30 to June 5
Mark Barnes June 6, 2025 7:45 am
This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the Trump Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, the dong’s continued slide even, the Saigon Square raid on counterfeit goods, trade tensions with the US, moves to speed up foreign work permits, and more…
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