August 5, 2026
Vietnam’s VN-Index down 0.77 points, foreign traders net-buy US$18.86 million, Wednesday
The VN-Index closed at 1,776.46, down 0.77 points or 0.04 percent, with a total trading value of VND 20,440.41 billion or US$775.73 million, and foreign traders net-buying US$18.86 million worth of equities, Wednesday, according to the latest data from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Vietnam C.bank weakens central exchange rate, August 05, 2026
On August 5, in Vietnam, the black market US dollar buy rate was VND 26,080, and the sell rate was VND 26,110, unchanged from yesterday, for a mid-market rate of VND 26,095, according to prices quoted by Ty Gia USD.
Vietnam News Today, August 05 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: VAT cut extension proposal, FDI recorded Jan – July, Bamboo Airways adds flights, Carbon market stalls, HCMC data centre capacity, PM calls for lower lending interest rates, VN EPR reforms analysis, Palladium hotels market entry, TerraPay-HD Bank partnership, Rice export floor price proposed, Stock market Tuesday, Exchange rates Tuesday, Yesterday’s news roundup, and more.
In today’s news: SCommerce liabilities jump, Former GSM CEO new EV bike firm, Novaland guarantor, Fake news fines over Grab driver strike news, Tesla
In today’s news: Grab on stop-work, Proptech Nasdaq listing, Culture day public holiday, Semiconductor gov’t procurement plans, Vietravel airbus deal, Construction needs Hanoi Olympic
In today’s news: Grab response proposed industrial action, Vingroup founder + wife LP Bank ownership, Mortgage rates under pressure, New chemical plant HCMC, Russia
This is an interview with Chris Walker, a Vietnam Sourcing Expert with Vietnam Factory Tours how rising oil prices and the Middle East crisis are
This is an interview with John Gardner, CEO and Founding Partner, at Optimum Hospitality in Ho Chi Minh City. It covers fuel price impacts on:
This is an interview with Dr Nuno F. Ribeiro, Associate Professor, International Tourism & Hospitality Management at Copenhagen Business College, formerly of RMIT Vietnam. It