Knowledge & Innovation
This category covers advancements in technology, education, and research, including startups, AI, fintech, and digital transformation. It highlights government policies on innovation, investment in R&D, and digital economy trends. As economies transition to knowledge-based industries, this section explores emerging technologies, automation, AI, and blockchain, showcasing how businesses and policymakers adapt to rapid innovation.
Inflation: Vietnam’s consumer prices edge up 0.05 percent in August 2025
Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.05 percent in August compared with July, according to Vietnam’s National Statistics Office (NSO).
Currency: Vietnam dong under strain as black market premium widens, interbank rates surge, Friday
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) kept the central exchange rate unchanged at VND 25,248 per US dollar, Friday while the black market mid-rate held at VND 26,850, around 1.7 percent above Google Finance’s mid-market rate of VND 26,400.
Malaysia’s Economy in 2025: GDP, FDI & Key Industries
Malaysia’s economy is one of Southeast Asia’s most diversified, built on a foundation of manufacturing, services, and natural resources. This article explores Malaysia’s economy including the makeup of its GDP, recent GDP growth forecast, FDI data, key industries, and more.
Vietnam News Roundup: August 29 to September 4
In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: Cam Ranh airport eyes expansion to 36m passengers; dong weakens on black market despite SBV support; doubts raised over growth model; SK exits PVOIL; Ninja Van quits Vietnam; PMI slows; VN-Index rises as foreign outflows continue, and more.
Thailand’s Economy 2025: GDP, FDI & Key Industries
Thailand’s economy is the second largest in Southeast Asia after Indonesia, anchored by manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism. This article explores the makeup of Thailand’s GDP by sector, GDP forecasts, FDI inflows, key industries, and more.
The Philippines’ Economy 2025: GDP, FDI, Trade & Key Industries
The Philippines’ economy is one of the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia, supported by a young population, strong remittance inflows, and a dynamic services sector. This article explores recent GDP forecasts, key industries, foreign direct investment, and more.
Economy: Questions raised over Vietnam’s growth ambitions under one-party rule
Vietnam aims to become Asia’s next tiger economy by 2045, but it seeks to do so under one-party socialist rule, an untested development path, political theorist Jake Scott has said in an article published by the Foundation for Economic Education.
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…
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.
Currency: Vietnam dong steady, black market spread widens
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) kept the central exchange rate unchanged at VND 25,273 per US$1 on August 27, 2025.
Currency: Vietnam dong dips as SBV rate falls, interbank rates edge higher
The dong weakened slightly on Tuesday as the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,273, down 18 dong from the previous session, while interbank rates climbed across most tenors.
Banking & finance: Vietnam’s bad debt climbs to record VND 294 trillion in H1 2025
Bad debt across 28 Vietnamese banks rose to VND 294.2 trillion or US$11.32 billion by June 2025, up more than 12 percent since the start of the year, Tien Phong has reported.
Intellectual property: Thousands of fake Crocs seized in Vietnam’s Nha Trang
Market inspectors in Khanh Hoa Province seized nearly 3,000 pairs of sandals suspected of being counterfeit Crocs in a raid on a store in Nha Trang, Thursday, Tuoi Tre has reported. Authorities retrieved suspected counterfeit goods worth more than VND 200 million or US$7,700.
Currency: Vietnam Dong steady, repos shrink, interbank rates climb, Monday
The State Bank of Vietnam set the central exchange rate at VND 25,291 per US$1 on August 25, down 7 dong from August 22. The dong held stable in unofficial markets, with the black-market mid-rate unchanged at VND 26,545 per US$1, widening the gap with Google Finance’s mid-market rate to 0.91 percent.
Currency: Vietnam dong continues to climb as C.bank boosts liquidity, Thrusday
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) raised the central exchange rate by 10 to 25,273, Thursday, while the Google Finance mid-market rate climbed to 26,432.44, up 42.
Currency: Vietnam dong edges weaker as black market premium widens, repo injections rise
The State Bank of Vietnam central exchange rate rose by 10 to 25,255 Tuesday, while the Google Finance mid-market rate edged up to 26,320.
Stock market: Vietnam’s VN-Index climbs, foreign traders extend net selling
The VN-Index rose 17.83 points, or 1.09 percent, to close at 1,654.20 on August 19, with total trading value reaching VND 54.75 trillion (US$2.1 billion), according to the latest data from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Economy: Vietnam government growth push could lift leverage risk, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings has warned that Vietnam’s push for rapid economic growth despite higher US tariffs could worsen already high leverage, according to a statement on its website.
Currency: Vietnam exchange rate and money market update, 15 August
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,249 per US$1 Friday, up 9 dong from the previous day. Meanwhile, the Google Finance mid-market rate edged up 5 dong to VND 26,270 per US$1.
In today’s Vietnam news: Facebook account theft ring shut down, Minimum wage to rise from Jan 1, Nuclear power project reorganisation proposed, No jail
In today’s Vietnam news: Research prosecution exemption, Fuel retailer losses, Semiconductor degree requirements, Eurocham BCI, Government bond auction Wednesday, Australia tourist visa problems, Coffee
In today’s Vietnam news: Accor-Sun Group agreement, US largest ethanol supplier, Demographic dividend to end 3 years early, Maritime economy development, ACV looking to
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