Manufacturing & Industry
This category focuses on industrial production, from electronics and textiles to automotive and heavy industry. It covers FDI trends, supply chain developments, factory expansions, and government regulations shaping the industrial landscape. As a key driver of economic growth, manufacturing plays a crucial role in global supply chains, technological advancements, and industrial competitiveness.
Vingroup Chairman insists company will continue to support Vinfast
Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong told Vingroups annual shareholders meeting that he will ‘never let go’ of Vinfast, VN Express is reporting. According to the article, Pham insisted that Vingroup and all of its subsidiaries would fall in line behind the electric car project. With Vinfast haemorrhaging money it is
This explanation for no feed-in tariffs on excess rooftop solar
There has been some debate as to whether or not rooftop solar projects should receive feed-in tariffs for excess power they feed to the grid. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is against it essentially arguing that if there are feed-in tariffs people will add rooftop solar in order to
Why the State Banks gold auction failed Monday
A gold auction of State Bank of Vietnam–SBV–gold reserves slated for Monday was cancelled and a gold auction that went ahead Tuesday had just two bidders, as a result of floor prices that were too high, VN Express is reporting. It also says that the minimum volume, of 1,400 taels
Standard Chartered cuts .7 percent from Vietnam growth outlook
Standard Chartered has said it expects Vietnam’s GDP growth to be around 6 percent in 2024 down from an earlier forecast of 6.7 percent, VN Express is reporting. Notably, the target of 6.7 percent was quite high relatively speaking–Vietnam’s National Assembly, which has a tendency to be overly optimistic, had
Vietnam IP Conviction ‘Minor Miracle’: Torrent Freak
The People’s Court of Hanoi has sentenced a man to 30 months in prison–suspended–and issued him a fine of US$4000, for online piracy, Torrent Freak has reported. The publication describes the outcome as a ‘minor miracle’ with convictions of intellectual property infringements in Vietnam unusual. This outcome was four years
The State Bank of Vietnam lent out US$1.4 billion Tuesday
Reported in Vietnam Biz, this is a huge sum of money relatively speaking. With the State Bank also continuing to issue treasury bills to suck money out of the economy and reduce pressure on the exchange rate, t looks very much like there is an interbank lending problem–the specifics of
World Bank forecasts 5.5 percent growth for Vietnam: Report
The World Bank’s April Taking Stock Report is forecasting GDP growth for Vietnam of 5.5 percent. Whereas the publication mostly rehashes the standard reasons why it expects GDP growth to improve–more demand overseas and stronger FDI it also offers a chapter on entrepreneurship and startups.
How the State Bank of Vietnam’s federal reserves are sold into the market
The State Bank of Vietnam–the SBV–has started selling its US dollar reserves in order to stop the local currency from devaluing further. According to this article from Tuoi Tre it is doing this by selling its dollars to banks that hold negative foreign currency positions. They are allowed to buy
Vietnam coal power profits surge, but renewables, gas struggle
Coal power plants in Vietnam are reporting bumper profit increases of up to 1,424 percent on the back of poor weather conditions dampening hydropower outputs, Tuoi Tre is reporting. It also states that gas power projects have also not fared well, saying this was due to reduced outputs and lower
No one wants the State Bank of Vietnam’s gold
In an odd turn of events, a gold auction slated for yesterday was cancelled due to a lack of interest and a second, today, had just two bidders that bought a collective 3,400 taels of gold of the 16,400 on offer, VN Express is reporting. This is after gold auctions
New KRX trading system to go into action on Vietnam stock exchange from May 2
The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange has said that the KRX trading system, imported from South Korea, will go live after the long weekend on May 2, Tuoi Tre is reporting. It was, however, slated to launch in 2015 but has been repeatedly delayed. Most recently, it was supposed
Vietnam’s bank debt restructuring circular extended
The State Bank of Vietnam–the SBV–has extended the duration of Circular 02/2023/TT-NHNN which gives banks the ability to restructure a customer’s debts without reclassifying the risk level of said debt, The Saigon Times is reporting. This circular was first introduced last year to battle blowouts of debt that came about
Credit growth in Vietnam jumps 1.08 percent in just four days
Vietnam’s credit growth hit 1.34 percent by March 29 up from .26 percent on March 25–just four days earlier–, The Investors is reporting. It is not clear where this money went but relatively speaking this is a big change in a very short amount of time. Notably, January and February
State Bank of Vietnam to kick off gold auctions with 630 kilos of gold
In its first gold auction since 2013 the State Bank of Vietnam is set to make available about 630 kilograms of gold for banks and financial firms to bid on, VN Express is reporting. The online publication is also saying that the SBV intends to import more gold to fill
More fines in Vietnam over ads on videos featuring the nine-dash line
Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication–the MIC–has fined an advertising firm just over US$2,000 for showing advertisements on videos on YouTube that contained the nine-dash line, VN Express has reported. This was the fourth fine since the start of last year for WPP Communications Company Limited–also known as GroupM. According
Vietnam has started dipping into its US dollar reserves to prop up dong
The State Bank of Vietnam–the SBV–has begun spending US dollars in its foreign reserves to prevent the dong from sliding further against the US dollar Bloomberg is reporting. This follows on from a series of treasury bill issuances over the last month or so that have done very little to
Vietnam News Roundup: April 12 to April 18
Banking and finance news State Bank has pumped US$24 billion into SCB to keep it afloat The State Bank of Vietnam–the SBV–has pumped about US$24 billion into Saigon Commercial Bank–or SCB–to keep it afloat, Reuters is reporting. SCB was at the centre of a fraud scandal worth upwards of US$12
Vietnam’s GDP projected to reach 5.8 percent this year: IMF
The International Monetary Fund has released its World Economic Outlook April 2024 which estimates Vietnam’s GDP growth for this year to be 5.8 percent. The IMF also bumped Vietnam up from its Low-Income Developing Countries group and added it to its Emerging Market and Middle-Income Economies group.
Gold auctions in Vietnam to reduce exchange rate pressure?
There is this emerging argument that the pressure on the exchange rate is partly caused by gold smuggling, for example, this article from Doanh Nhan Vietnam. The theory is that people are buying up US dollars to buy gold overseas and then smuggling it in. That may be the case,
EVN reluctant to sign on to long-term LNG power purchase agreements
EVN has made a power purchase agreement with a new LNG power plant set to come online in the near future, however, EVN has been reluctant to commit to a consumption volume. The issue was the consumption rate, VN Express is reporting. The project operators wanted EVN to commit to
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