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These Vietnam news roundups are short and sharp summaries of the latest Vietnam news. They cover Vietnam’s economy, banking and finance, and regulatory and legal developments, as well as investment announcements, stock market news, updates on the country’s manufacturing sector and so much more.
Vietnam News Today, April 24 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: HCMC petrochemical complex to shutdown from mid-May, Fuel price cuts, Electronics firm to produce lubricant, Drop in revenue for small business survey results, Vinamilk expands into beer, FedEx Viettel post partnership, South Korea train deal HCMC metro, Nuclear power financing, Bank account before IRC approval proposal, Hanoi petrol bike ban rolled back, Alcohol maker performance Q1, Vinfast criticism in local press, MoF forecasts inflation 5.5 percent, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 23 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: VN Mercantile Exchange international integration agreement, Nuclear power village relocation concerns, SK + VN leaders meeting outcomes, Vinfast car deliveries jump, Singapore firm buy out local partner Cai Mep LNG terminal, Japanese flour factory HCMC, VP Bank chasing high-risk, high-reward, Sacombank passes on crypto exchange, HCMC-Hanoi flight fuel surcharge, DPPA expansion proposed, Government bond auction Wednesday, Stock market Wednesday, Exchange rates Wednesday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 22 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Analysis of Vietjet COMAC deal, Outbound investment policy shift, PIT / VAT / SCT / CIT amendments added to NA agenda, Economist response re: gold loans, Stock market cap to GDP target 120%, Base wage hike proposed, VGTA pushes for gold imports, Fuel prices reduced, Tougher fines for social media content proposed, New airport contract currency dispute, Vietnam Fuel Prices Tracker: April 22, Update, Stock market Tuesday, Exchange rates Tuesday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 21 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Construction materials mining violations, Roadmap for shifting flights from old to new airport HCMC, Crackdown on stalled projects Hanoi, Korea-Japan thermal power plant project online, Singapore energy firm signs VN gas deal, Huawei SHB cooperation agreement, Gold association wants gold loans for jewellery makers, Lawmakers call for private sector support law, 18-year-old unfinished housing project referred to MPS, Vietnamese Coffee and the Iran War: Prices Down, Input Costs Up, Exchange rates Monday, Stock market Monday, Coal production March, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 20 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Ready-to-drink tea market report, Rights groups EU action on Vietnam civic space crackdown, Taxi company buy 2,000 Vinfast cars, Vietnam Holdings monthly investor report, Techombank international fundraising, Tungsten mine sale, China offers loan support for VN rail projects, HCMC remittances fall, Gas / oil import tax cut extension, Bamboo Airways asset seizure unpaid debt, Fuel distributors fined over reserve requirement breaches, Soybean imports March, Fabric imports March, Car imports March, Camera exports March, Seafood exports March, Wood and wood products imports March, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 17 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: South Korea – Vietnam leaders meeting, Vietjet COMAC lease agreement, EVN FiT eligibility problems proposed resolution, FDI firms fined over paperwork, VCCI comments on US 301 investigations, Local economist growth forecast, 300 pending trade investigations, EC fishing yellow card remains in place, State Audit public project delays, Bank shift to non-interest income, Vietnam Economic Growth Outlook April 2026: External Factors vs Government Targets, Stock market Thursday, Exchange rates Thursday, Footwear exports March, Yesterday’s Vietnam news roundup, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 16 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Vietnam-flagged LPG tanker passes Hormuz Strait, To Lam in China, Coffee concerns dry weather in VN, Coal mining output increase proposed, Foreign investors buy Vingroup but sell VinHomes, Fuel tax cuts, Local web search data, Government spending cuts, Fuel price cuts, Chemical imports scrutiny complaints, EV registration fee exemption proposal, Government bond auction Wednesday, Stock market Wednesday, Exchange rates Wednesday, Iron and steel imports March, the-shiv Business and Economy Editorial Internship Program – May intake open, Phone exports March, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 15 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: SBV ready to intervene in Forex market, US firm approved for wind power site survey, SBV to push for lower interest rates, Airports corporation preparing relief package, SBV considers credit growth target cut, 11 applications to import gold, Secured lending jumps at payday loan maker, New petrol price calculation proposal, Credit growth Q1, 36 customs procedures abolished, Stock market Tuesday, Exchange rates Tuesday, Garment and textile exports March, Yesterday’s Vietnam news roundup, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 14 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Business calls for lower interest rates, Dung Quat crude supply 90 percent capacity to end-July, APEC 2027 power supply delays, Delivery fee activity, LPG cylinder prices cut, State bank deputy director warning credit / deposits mismatch, Chinese car factory nearing completion, THACO car to real estate earnings shift, Red tape cut ordered, Vietnam Inflation Outlook April 2026: Fuel Crisis Impacts Begin to Show, Stock market Monday, Exchange rates Monday, LPG imports March, Fertiliser imports March, Coal imports March, Crude oil imports March, Yesterday’s Vietnam news roundup, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 13 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Vingroup planned expansion into Sweden, Counterfeit Nike seizure, Savings interest reduced at direction of SBV, Vingroup bond issuance Austria #2, No public holiday changes, Sun Group Belgium events firm partnership, Vietnam Adidas largest sourcing base, Car charging grid concerns, Amkor looking for government investment support, Fuel tax cut to zero, Imports from Kuwait March, Exports to USA March, Petrol imports March, Computer exports March, Car sales March, Stock market Friday, Exchange rates Friday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 10 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Samsung chip testing and packaging facility possibility, Household income sentiment declines, Burger King scales back operations, Fuel prices reduced, Just 2 projects >2/3 March FDI, Food price management, Private sector state propaganda, Standing committee agrees to fuel tax cut extension proposal, “Off-budget” funds to support PSF proposal, Ford + Tasco Auto MoU EV charging infrastructure, MoIT on US trade investigations, New SBV governor + bank meeting, Public investment goals 2026 – 2030, Seafood sector challenges on provincial merger, Stock market Thursday, Exchange rates Thursday, WB revised growth forecasts, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 09 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: New C.bank governor, Rearranging April-May public holidays, President-GS To Lam to visit China, Facebook extortion, MoIT cuts fuel prices, Electricity peak pricing review, Deposit interest rates peaking?, VN perspective on Philippines rice import probe, Garment sector push for imported textile scrap, Electricity overload warning, Government bond issue April 8, Vietnam Stock Market and the Iran War: Impact, Risks, and Outlook, Tourist arrivals from Asia, Stock market Wednesday, Exchange rates Wednesday, Television production March, Interview: Hugo Bosch, HSC’s Emerging Asia Podcast Host RE: Middle East Conflict / Vietnam Stock Market, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 08 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: VN Airbus helicopter purchase, Textiles advertorial, To Lam elected president, Vinhomes exec on foreign investor real estate interests, Phu Quoc casino operator losses, Dung Quat biofuels producer to reach capacity mid-April, Korea-Japan-funded thermal power plant goes online, FTSE Russell upgrade confirmed, Debt collection code of conduct, New PM supports 10 percent growth, Stock market Tuesday, Exchange rates Tuesday, Tourist arrivals March, Yesterday’s Vietnam news roundup, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 07 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: State-controlled petrol firm revenue / profit expectations, Oatside re: fake job posting marketing ploy, Formosa fish-kill compensation, UOB Q2 2026 outlook, Fitch Ratings on banking sector liquidity, Gia Lai bars wind power project sales without consent, Petrol import tax cut extension proposed, Historic gold loan balloons, March fuel imports surge, Philippines trade investigation rice imports, Stock market yesterday, Exchange rates yesterday, Gasoline and oil production March, LPG production March, Natural gas production March, Crude oil production March, Yesterday’s Vietnam news roundup, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 06 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: TikTok investment HCMC, Halal market ambitions, Trade minister in US, Malt producer losses mount, Average monthly income, Government holds firm on 10% growth target, Possible visit from Japan PM, Fuel supply till end-April, Renewable energy firms’ losses, Embattled steel maker looking to expand into other sectors, Average wage in Vietnam Q1 2026, March inflation, Q1 trade data, Q1 FDI data, Q1 retail sales data, Q1 Industrial Production Index, Q1 GDP growth, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 03 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Trump trademark applications, MPS plans to shore up stock market, CPJ condemns journalist’s 8-year sentence, Financial support for cultural industries, Boat operator fined for installing Starlink without approval, UK renewables firm funding VN projects, Chinese rubber form factory HCMC, Adjustments to petrol price calculations, Revised fines for anti-competitive behaviour, HOKA opens Hanoi store, Tax reduction on kerosene / mazut proposed, Provisional anti-dumping rates Chinese steel, Environmental monitoring tampering, Fuel price hike, the-shiv advertising rate card / April 2026, Stock market Thursday, Exchange rates Thursday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 02 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: SK logistics firm acquires VN partner, Indian clean energy firm market entry, Vietnamese fashion Vogue feature, VNG revenue, Trade ministry industry warnings trade investigations, Vingroup block trade foreign investor US$182m, VinHomes dividend, Fertiliser prices, SK’s Hyosung VN operations struggling, Gov. economy expectations Iran war, Cassava prices rising, Stock market Wednesday, Exchange rates Wednesday, Vietnam Fuel Prices Tracker: April 1, Update, Vietnam fishery products exports February, Cement production February, Vietnam PMI March, and more.
Vietnam News Today, April 01 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Norway labour organisation meets VN counterpart, New cement plant for An Giang, Eurovision headed for Asia, Vingroup requests LNG project change to renewables, Vincapital estimating up to 2% hit to inflation Hormuz, Restrictions on commercial lighting, Proposed waiver of maritime / aviation fees, Grid strain on EV charging, cooling, LNG woes , Airfare price cap removal proposal knocked back, Tourism industry response fuel crisis, Vietnam Airlines jet fuel costs, HCMC lipsyncing ban, France’s BNP Novaland bond to share conversion, Gas cylinder prices jump, Imports from France February, Tourists from Europe February, Stock market Tuesday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, March 31 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: Ore smuggling border corruption bust, 20% tax for unlisted shares proposed, SBV returns to selling US$ forward contracts, Bike market report, MoC to manage transport market, HCMC – Ha Long Bay flights suspended, MoIT looking for legal counsel re: US 301 investigations, E-commerce sellers pushed out, Coffee prices expected to fall, Stock market Monday, Animal feed production February, Imports from Japan February, Imports from Germany February, Exports to India February, Phone imports February, Exports to France February, Exchange rates Monday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, March 30 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s Vietnam news: SBV governor to step down, Coca-Cola distributor revenues, Home Credit acquisition falls through, Minimum localisation policy for FDI projects proposed, MoC calls for reduction in pilotage fees, Government tops up PSF, 19 Vietnamese ships caught in Hormuz dramas, Poker machines regulations update, Water management price pressure, Petrol tax-break extension proposed, Customs corruption, Fuel capacity expanded – Phu My condensate plant, FLC US$1 billion MoU, Electronics manufacturers struggling to find workers, SSC issues round of disclosure failure fines, HCMC permitted crops, Crypto tax framework issued, and more.
In today’s news: Grab response proposed industrial action, Vingroup founder + wife LP Bank ownership, Mortgage rates under pressure, New chemical plant HCMC, Russia
In today’s news: HCMC data centre land lease, Russia-Vietnam strategic oil reserves chats, AI slop factory Hanoi, Government bond auction results, F&B industry revenue
In today’s news: Traveler data compromised, KOL summit party commitments, Vingroup ownership VinFast Australian arm, Vingroup loans guaranteed by VN banks, Keppel VN land
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