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August 29, 2025
Resources: China, Malaysia top export destinations for Vietnam ore and other minerals product in July
Vietnam’s exports of ores and other minerals product totaled $12,257,812 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Currency: Vietnam forex and money market update, 29 August 2025
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) fixed the central exchange rate at VND 25,240 per US$1, Friday, down 28 dong from the previous day.
Stock market: Vietnam trading summary, 29 August 2025
The VN-Index closed at 1,682.21, up 0.08 percent with a trading value of VND 44.97 trillion or US$1.73 billion, according to the latest data from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Coal: Philippines, Netherlands Vietnam’s top export destinations for coal in July
Vietnam’s coal exports totaled $9,863,108 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Vietnam News Roundup: August 22 to August 28
In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: Bad debt climbs as banks push to meet credit targets, the SBV steps back into currency markets with the dong still under pressure, the State ends SJC’s gold bar monopoly, Petrovietnam strikes a new offshore wind deal, fake Crocs are seized in Nha Trang, foreign investors continue to exit the stock market even as the VN-Index edges higher, and more…
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
In today’s Vietnam news: SBV ready to intervene in Forex market, US firm approved for wind power site survey, SBV to push for lower
This is an interview with Hugo Bosch, host of Ho Chi Minh Securities’ Emerging Asia Podcast, about the impact the conflict in the Middle East is having on Vietnam’s stock market.
In this interview, Michael Kokalari discusses how escalating tensions in the Middle East and disruptions in global energy flows could impact Vietnam’s economy, markets, and investment outlook.
This is a short interview with Vicente Nguyen, Chief Investment Officer at Asia Frontier Capital, regarding the Middle East conflict and its impact on Vietnam’s economy.