August 28, 2025
Currency: C.bank keeps Vietnam’s dong steady, interbank rates ease, August 28
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,268 per US$1 on August 28, down 5 dong from Wednesday.
Stock market: Vietnam’s VN-Index rises as foreign investors continue heavy selling, Thursday
The VN-Index closed at 1,680.86 points on August 28, 2025, up 8.08 points or 0.48 percent, with total trading value reaching VND 34.62 trillion or US$1.33 billion, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Wood: USA, Japan Vietnam’s top export destinations for bamboo and rattan products in July
Vietnam’s exports of bamboo and rattan products totaled $66,012,872 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This represents a -10.47 percent decrease compared to June, contributing to a year-to-date total of $507,952,491.
Food & beverage: Pakistan,Taiwan Vietnam’s top export destinations for tea in July
Vietnam’s tea exports rose to $24,207,229 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Manufacturing: USA, Japan top export destinations for Vietnam tyre cord and technical fabrics in July
Vietnam’s exports of tyre cord and technical fabrics totaled $60,779,755 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Ceramics: Vietnam’s top export destinations for ceramics (July 2025)
Vietnam’s ceramics exports totaled $49,633,009 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Vietnam’s Credit Growth Limits vs Targets: There’s a Difference. It Matters.
There has been some misreporting that Vietnam is looking to get rid of credit growth targets. In actual fact, it’s talking about getting rid of credit growth limits. These are different things and this is an important distinction to make. Here’s why.
Steel: US issues final AD/CVD duties on some steel imports from 10 partners inc. Vietnam
The US Department of Commerce has issued final affirmative determinations in antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) products from 10 countries including Vietnam.
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