latest Vietnam news updates

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest tourism and industrial production numbers, the increase to the minimum wage that kicked in Monday, the new start dates for several key laws, approval of a Value-Added Tax reduction to the end of the year, foreign trader stock market transactions, and more…

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest in US dollar Forex spending, Vietnam’s position on the US currency manipulator watchlist, garment and textile manufacturing performance, isotopic testing challenges for Vietnam’s garment industry, Vietnam’s ratification of the UK’s ascension to the CPTPP, the latest foreign trader stock market investment numbers, and more…

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest news including Putin’s most recent trip to Hanoi, the latest in State Bank efforts to keep the dong from devaluing, the two Vietnam gambling websites that are set to sponsor two English Premier League teams next season, the latest on Vietnam’s attempts to get the local gold price down, changes to the Special Consumption Tax including adding sugary drinks and increasing the tax on alcohol to 100 percent, and more…

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers foreigner ownership changes at local banks, reports Vietnam might start importing more gold this year, the 8 million trading accounts reportedly opened with the local bourse, labour shortages for one New Balance and Adidas supplier, and more…

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest news from Pacific Airways, the State Bank’s new gold strategy, Vietnam’s latest PMI, Lotte Finance’s increased investment in consumer finance in Vietnam, Hitachi suing over the metro in HCMC, a move to process Vietnam’s rare earth minerals in-house, and more.

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers State Bank open market operations, the end of gold auctions, Vietnam’s Industrial Production Index, and more.

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest news on Vietnam’s foreign reserves, updates on VinFast’s mounting troubles in the US, conflicting claims over electricity conservation, the USDA trade mission to Vientam, bad debts, open market operations, and more.

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest currency, real estate, energy, aviation, and gaming news from Vietnam.

Aviation news Vietnam aviation regulator investigating high airfares The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has reached out to consumers who believe they have been overcharged for airfares, VN Economy has reported. Airfares are regulated in Vietnam with price caps over which ticket prices cannot go. It’s not clear if there

Banking and finance news State Bank considering reduced reserve requirements for buyers of distressed banks The State Bank of Vietnam–the SBV–has floated the idea of allowing financial institutions that take over distressed banks under the SBV’s ‘special supervision’ to benefit from reduced reserve requirements, Vietnam News is reporting. This comes

Banking and finance news 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 has reported. It is not clear where this money went but this is

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

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest FTSE Russell HoSE review, credit growth developments, and import-export news. Aviation news Vietnam aviators to be short up to 26 jets over summer: CAAV The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam–the CAAV–is forecasting that Vietnamese airlines could be short up to 26 jets

Manufacturing news Vietnam’s manufacturing industry records slight decline in March S&P Global’s Purchasing Manager’s Index recorded a fall for Vietnam’s manufacturing sector in March, with the index dipping below the 50-point break-even mark. At 49.9 points this was a half-point drop from February’s 50.4. Key takeaways Optimism in the industry

General news President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong resigns Vietnam’s president, Vo Van Thuong, officially resigned this week. This was reportedly a part of the ‘blazing furnace’ anti-corruption campaign that has been running for the last two years or so. Unofficial news sources, late last week, had suggested the announcement

This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers February cars sales and customs data, gold prices, Vietnam’s stock market, and a range of other business news in Vietnam. Economy news UOB forecasts Vietnam GDP growth of 5.5 percent in Q1 This is an increase over the 3.3 percent Vietnam saw in the