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The Vietnam category covers economic developments, investment trends, and policy updates specific to the country. It explores market opportunities, trade relations, industry growth, and government initiatives, providing insights into Vietnam’s role in global supply chains, emerging sectors, and foreign business expansion.
Steel: USA, Japan Vietnam’s top export destinations for iron and steel products in July
Vietnam’s exports of iron and steel products totaled $463,101,936 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Resources: China, Malaysia top export destinations for Vietnam ore and other minerals product in July
Vietnam’s exports of ores and other minerals product totaled $12,257,812 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Currency: Vietnam forex and money market update, 29 August 2025
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) fixed the central exchange rate at VND 25,240 per US$1, Friday, down 28 dong from the previous day.
Stock market: Vietnam trading summary, 29 August 2025
The VN-Index closed at 1,682.21, up 0.08 percent with a trading value of VND 44.97 trillion or US$1.73 billion, according to the latest data from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Coal: Philippines, Netherlands Vietnam’s top export destinations for coal in July
Vietnam’s coal exports totaled $9,863,108 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Vietnam News Roundup: August 22 to August 28
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…
Currency: C.bank keeps Vietnam’s dong steady, interbank rates ease, August 28
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the central exchange rate at VND 25,268 per US$1 on August 28, down 5 dong from Wednesday.
Stock market: Vietnam’s VN-Index rises as foreign investors continue heavy selling, Thursday
The VN-Index closed at 1,680.86 points on August 28, 2025, up 8.08 points or 0.48 percent, with total trading value reaching VND 34.62 trillion or US$1.33 billion, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Wood: USA, Japan Vietnam’s top export destinations for bamboo and rattan products in July
Vietnam’s exports of bamboo and rattan products totaled $66,012,872 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This represents a -10.47 percent decrease compared to June, contributing to a year-to-date total of $507,952,491.
Food & beverage: Pakistan,Taiwan Vietnam’s top export destinations for tea in July
Vietnam’s tea exports rose to $24,207,229 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Manufacturing: USA, Japan top export destinations for Vietnam tyre cord and technical fabrics in July
Vietnam’s exports of tyre cord and technical fabrics totaled $60,779,755 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Ceramics: Vietnam’s top export destinations for ceramics (July 2025)
Vietnam’s ceramics exports totaled $49,633,009 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Vietnam’s Credit Growth Limits vs Targets: There’s a Difference. It Matters.
There has been some misreporting that Vietnam is looking to get rid of credit growth targets. In actual fact, it’s talking about getting rid of credit growth limits. These are different things and this is an important distinction to make. Here’s why.
Steel: US issues final AD/CVD duties on some steel imports from 10 partners inc. Vietnam
The US Department of Commerce has issued final affirmative determinations in antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) products from 10 countries including Vietnam.
Currency: Vietnam dong steady, black market spread widens
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) kept the central exchange rate unchanged at VND 25,273 per US$1 on August 27, 2025.
Stock market: Vietnam’s VN-Index gains as foreign investors extend selling
The VN-Index closed at 1,672.78 on August 27, 2025, up 5.15 points or 0.31 percent, with trading value at VND 47.35 trillion or US$1.82 billion, according to the latest Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange data.
Jewellery: USA, Japan Vietnam’s top export destinations for precious stones and metals in July
Vietnam’s exports of precious stones and metals reached $67,366,293 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This represents a 27.17 percent increase compared to June, and this strong performance contributed to a year-to-date total of $378,962,387.
Energy: Vietnam’s top export destinations for petroleum products South Korea, China in July
Vietnam’s petroleum products exports totaled $80,950,539 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Fertilisers: Cambodia, Malaysia top destinations for Vietnam fertiliser exports in July
Vietnam’s fertilizer exports reached $81,271,584 in July 2025, according to the latest data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This represents a 4.71 percent increase compared to June, which contributed to a year-to-date total of $530,671,295.
Energy: Vietnam’s Petrovietnam, Denmark’s CIP sign US$10.5 billion offshore wind agreement
Petrovietnam and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to develop the 3.5 GW La Gan offshore wind project in Binh Thuan (now part of Lam Dong), with an estimated investment of US$10.5 billion, The Investor has reported.
In today’s news: VinFast derivatives issue, JICA lending forecasts, Fuel pricing reform monitoring, Fuel price forecasts, Bank foreign capital raising, Russia looking to wet
In today’s news: Abandoned property tax proposed, Novaland rejects bankruptcy rumours, Vietnamese trade delegation visits Iran, US duties Vietnamese air compressors, EVF plans US$300
In today’s news: Challenges to 10 percent growth target, Proposed rare earth export ban eased, Vietnam records US$122 billion in crypto activity, Norway shipbuilder
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