Is Vietnam’s stock exchange losing its appeal to foreign investors?

Foreign traders withdrew VND 11.46 trillion (US$467 million) from the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange in the first nine months of this year, Vietnam News is reporting. The article notes that there are 40,200 foreign individuals and 4,506 foreign institutions with accounts for a total of 44,700 accounts belonging to foreign investors. It also says there are 7.8 million accounts belonging to domestic traders, however, it does not say how many are active.