Vietnam news in English for foreign firms doing business in Vietnam

Up to 100 firms that have issued corporate bonds have failed to meet their repayment obligations to investors. These firms represent 19 percent of Vietnam’s corporate bond debt with delayed payments from January to November totalling US$7.92 billion, according to The Investor. Despite bond market reforms throughout the year and

Vietnam’s plastics industry exports on the decline

the-shiv November 28, 2023

Plastics exports from Vietnam reached only US3.7 billion from January to September of this year, a 12.2 percent dop year-on-year, Vietnam News is reporting. This has been attributed to the broader global economic slowdown by the Vietnam Plastics Association. Of note: Last week, a request to increase import taxes on

C. bank T-bills expand Vietnam’s bond market by 3.9 percent in Q3

the-shiv November 28, 2023

Vietnam’s outstanding bonds hit US$108.6 billion in the third quarter of this year, representing 3.9 percent growth over the previous quarter, Vietnam New is reporting citing an ADB report. Corporate bonds, however, contracted 3.1 percent with the State Bank of Vietnam issuing US$13.5 billion worth of treasury bills to prop

VN-Index -7.55 points (1,088.06) at close, November 27

the-shiv November 27, 2023

The VN-Index slipped 7.55 points today, or .69 percent, to round out the first day of the trading week at 1,088.06 points. Whereas over US$486 million dollars worth of trades were carried out, foreign traders were responsible for just US$50.7 million worth. Top traded stocks among foreign investors were VP

Consumer loans on the decline in Vietnam, bad debt up

the-shiv November 27, 2023

Consumer loans declined to the six months ending June 30 compared to the end of 2022 by 10.2 percent whereas bad debt increased to 12.5 percent from 10.7 percent, Tuoi Tre is reporting. The publication says this is the most difficult period the market has faced in 15 years.

Vietnam-owned garment firms struggle against foreign counterparts

the-shiv November 27, 2023

VN Express is carrying a feature on the garment sector focused on the gap between the levels of success experienced by local firms versus foreign-invested enterprises. It carries a number of key points regarding the challenges the sector currently faces. These include: There is an overemphasis in Vietnam on new

Vietnam football club fails to pay staff, players for months

the-shiv November 27, 2023

The Ho Chi Minh City Football Club has failed to pay staff and players to the tune of US$1.23 million, VN Express is reporting. The publication is reporting that this sum is made up of salaries and bonuses and dates back as far as last year. Why it matters: This

Wolfoo-Peppa Pig intellectual property infringement saga continues

the-shiv November 27, 2023

The Vietnamese makers of the kids’ cartoon Wolfoo, Sconnect, which is being sued by the makers of Peppa Pig, eOne, for allegedly infringing its intellectual property rights, has complained to the Vietnamese authorities that additions to the lawsuit are outside of the scope of the lawsuit, Vietnam Net is reporting.

Consumer spending in Vietnam’s biggest export market set to slow

the-shiv November 27, 2023

Despite higher prices, consumer spending has remained high in the United States, however, this may be about the change, CNN is reporting. High housing costs, and huge levels of debt, along with COVID-era savings almost gone, are making it likely that US consumers will need to slow down spending-wise. Why

Singapore firm inaugurates Asia’s biggest black soldier fly farm in Vietnam

the-shiv November 25, 2023

Singapore’s Entobel, opened its latest project in Vietnam last week, a black soldier fly factory to produce feed for Vietnam’s rapidly growing aquaculture industry, per a press release on PR Newswire. Entobel says it chose Vietnam for its: tropical climate, which is the ideal environment for black soldier flies; Vietnam’s

Vietnam has finalised US$15.5 billion just energy transition partnership roadmap

the-shiv November 25, 2023

Vietnam has finalised the roadmap for the implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) it agreed to last year, worth about US$15.5 billion split between public and private investment, CNN is reporting. No details of the agreement have been supplied, however, Reuters reported several weeks ago that it was

VN-Index +7.12 points (1,095.61) at close, November 24

the-shiv November 24, 2023

The VN-Index has finished the week up again, though only slightly, increasing by .65 percent. Vietnam’s benchmark index has been relatively stable this week losing just 15.17 points over all. Foreign investment also increased today with foreign traders net-buying US$16.4 million worth of stocks. That said, for the week, they

Korean food delivery service to exit Vietnam December 8

the-shiv November 24, 2023

A couple of months ago Korea’s Baemin announced it would be scaling back its operations in Vietnam, today it has said it will leave the market altogether, VN Express is reporting. At the end of the day, it looks like the market was just too competitive and low value. Grab

Import tax hikes suggested to support local plastics business

the-shiv November 24, 2023

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has knocked back a request from the Long Son Petrochemicals Complex, to increase import tariffs on several plastics products , The Investor is reporting. Why it matters: If it had been approved this would have gone against Vietnam’s general policy of removing barriers to trade. That

Northern Vietnam province looking for approval for casino project

the-shiv November 24, 2023

Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province, home to world famous tourist attraction Ha Long Bay, wants to build a US$2.8 billion casino and resort for domestic tourists. Plans have been submitted to the Ministry of Planning and Investment which has asked the Prime Minister to approve the project ‘in-principal’, The Investor is

C.bank governor calls for greater supervision of banks

the-shiv November 24, 2023

State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) governor, Hong Thi Nguyen, has advocated greater supervision of credit institutions to Vietnam’s National Assembly, The Investor is reporting. This comes just days after it was revealed a former director of the SBV had accepted a bribe of up to US$5.2 million to look the

VN-Index-25.33 points (1,088.49) at close, November 23

the-shiv November 23, 2023

The VN-Index finished the day in the red losing 25.33 points or 2.27 percent. At the final bell it was sitting on just 1,088.49 points. Foreign traders also left the market to the tune of a total of US$18.4 million. Foreign investor trades on HoSE from November 17 to November

Vietnam’s record high trade surplus, not necessarily good news

the-shiv November 23, 2023

Vietnam’s trade surplus up to the end of October this year was US$24.61 billion, two and a half times bigger than it was over the same period last year, VN Express is reporting. But overall trade is down and in this context, this isn’t great news. Key takeaways: It looks

Well-known English language training center chain, APAX Holdings, delisted

the-shiv November 23, 2023

Violations of information disclosure rules have seen APAX Holdings, which runs a chain of English training centres in Vietnam, delisted from the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, VN Express is reporting. Why it matters: APAX well over-expanded before COVID and when the pandemic broke out and centres were forced to

Key retail strips in HCMC, Hanoi among the most expensive in the world

the-shiv November 23, 2023

Tuoi Tre is reporting that retail rents on Hanoi’s Trang Tien Street and Ho Chi Minh City’s Dong Khoi Street are among the most expensive in the world, according to Cushman & Wakefield. That said, the Main Streets Across the World Report 2023, from the aforementioned property managers, ranks HCMC’s