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In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: car sales up 21 percent month-on-month, the dong’s black-market sell rate climbs to VND 27,194, South Korea’s OCI announces US$78 million investment in Vietnam solar wafer project, Thailand’s Central Plaza Hotel to exit Amazon Cafe venture, new gold import quotas and a planned trading floor announced, wages up 9.4 percent to VND 8.37 million (US$318), foreign investors net-sell US$130.2 million even as the VN-Index gains 50.38 points, and more.

In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup, credit growth accelerated, the dong strengthened while the black-market gap widened, GDP growth remained strong, inflation edged higher, foreign investment commitments rose, industrial output surged, Vietnam’s stock market advanced despite foreign selling, tourism eased, trade activity stayed robust, and more.

In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: Electric motorbike sales outpace petrol bikes; dong strengthens; ADB lifts 2025 growth forecast to 6.7%; PMI holds at 50.4; Trump golf project delayed by land clearance; the forthcoming FTSE Russell upgrade announcement; foreigners net-sell US$307m; new U.S. tariffs hit furniture, and more.…

In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: FLC retakes Bamboo Airways after failed restructuring; property credit hits US$155.2b; SBV holds rate at VND 25,186; gov’t eyes VND 10m football betting cap; Lotte exits Thu Thiem, Empire City disputes fees; Hanoi housing crisis deepens; VN-Index at 1,666 and more.

In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: US$1.5b of foreign reserves used in August to stabilise dong, banks now face stricter Basel style capital rules, the dong firmed but pressure remains, IMF flagged risks in its Article IV, a new securities decree tightened bond rules, foreign investors sold US$155m in stocks as the VN Index eased, hackers breached the national credit registry exposing citizens’ data and more.

In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: VinFast posts Q2 revenue gains but wider losses, SBV deputy governor warns on inflation and credit, government launches a five-year crypto pilot, bond market steady with strong redemptions, dong strengthens officially but weak on black market, World Bank pegs 2025 GDP at 6.6%, and more.

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.

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…

In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: Motor Show 2025 cancelled, corporate bond issues slow, dong weakens, AISVN faces dissolution, Shake Shack to enter VN, JBS plans two plants, ministry eyes rollback of land pricing reforms, VN-Index up but foreign selling continues, 12 new visa exempt countries, 10k+ customs violations, and more…

In this week’s Vietnam News Roundup: the dong stabilises, Vietnam’s CPI rises 3.26 percent year-to-date, Hanoi faces power outages amid record heat, Novaland proposes a debt-for-equity swap to manage VND 2.36 trillion in debt, while foreign investors continue to net-sell HoSE stocks, and Vietnam’s trade turnover climbs despite tariff risks.

This week’s Vietnam News Roundup covers the dong’s continued slide, diverging growth forecasts from ADB and AMRO, a global release for a Vietnam–Thailand horror film, visa reform for foreign talent, HCMC’s housing shortfall, and warnings over Trump tariffs on exports.

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers ASF concealment by pig farmers, motorbike sales trends, airline reform calls, credit red flags, dong weakness, questions around Trump’s tariff deal and more.

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers farm export risks from US tariffs, a weaker dong, surging corporate bonds, Q2 GDP growth, power sources in June, dairy and meat non-tariff barriers, dumping tariffs on Chinese steel, and more….

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers Trump’s Vietnam tariff deal, crypto regulation changes, Skoda’s local assembly, strong credit growth, dong weakness, The Venti’s debut, proposed wage hikes, new insurance rules, PMI decline, and major moves in real estate and stocks.

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers dong depreciation, IMF and Fitch reform calls, bond market risks, F&B revenue decline, US tariff responses, foreign investor trading, CRC’s retail expansion, shifts in the tourism and pharma sectors, and more…

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers Vietnam’s new BRICS partnership, updates to its emissions trading scheme, a major LNG power project, moves to tax soft drinks and tighten e-commerce tax collection, as well as corporate bond issuances, foreign stock trading activity, key outcomes from the crackdown on counterfeit goods, and more…

This week’s Vietnam news roundup explores a US$1.5 billion aviation finance deal, fresh concerns over currency manipulation, APAX’s social insurance debts, possible energy shortages, VinFast’s widening losses, AEON’s finance fallout, carbon market reforms, and more….

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the Trump Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, the dong’s continued slide even, the Saigon Square raid on counterfeit goods, trade tensions with the US, moves to speed up foreign work permits, and more…