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August 5, 2025
Stock market: Vietnam’s VN-Index extends rally, trading value hits US$3.02 billion
Vietnam’s VN-Index rose for a second session on 5 August, adding 18.96 points (+1.24 percent) to close at 1,547.15, with strong performances in the VN30 group and continued leadership from financials and real estate. Market trading value surged to VND 78.54 trillion or US$3.02 billion.
Currency: Vietnam dong stable, short-term repo demand shifts, Tuesday
Vietnam’s central exchange rate edged down again on 5 August, while the black market premium narrowed slightly. Interbank interest rates held steady, but SBV repo activity shifted significantly across maturities.
Chemicals: Vietnam’s top export destinations for chemicals (June 2025)
Vietnam’s exports of chemicals saw a significant increase in June 2025, reaching $232,638,069, an 11.04 percent increase compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Mining: Vietnam’s top import sources for precious stones, metals and articles thereof (June 2025)
Vietnam’s imports of precious stones, precious metal and articles thereof saw a significant decline in June 2025, reaching $71,400,359, an -8.00 percent decrease compared to May 2025 according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Mining: Vietnam’s coal output rises 10.5 percent in June 2025
Vietnam produced an estimated 4.27 million tonnes of coal in June 2025, up 10.5 percent from the same month last year, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Office.
Food & beverage: Vietnam’s beer output up 5.7 percent year-on-year in June 2025
Vietnam’s beer production reached 416.2 million litres in June 2025, up 5.7 percent compared to the same month in 2024, according to preliminary estimates from Vietnam’s National Statistics Office.
Stock market: South Korea’s SK Group exits Vietnam’s Vingroup stake worth nearly US$377 million
SK Group has divested a significant portion of its holdings in Vingroup, offloading 90 million VIC shares in a negotiated transaction worth nearly US$377 million on August 4, Nguoi Quan Sat has reported.
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
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