In today’s news brief:

Editorial: Questions the government’s decision to expand private foreign borrowing while avoiding its own US dollar debt issuance.

Energy: Petrol stations run dry in several provinces as falling prices squeeze retailers’ margins.

Fuel: Petrol prices fall below VND 20,000 (US$0.76) per litre.

Electricity: Government raises LNG electricity generation price ceiling by 3.8 percent.

Monetary policy: Central bank injects US$1.9 billion into the banking system through foreign exchange swaps.

Foreign borrowing: Government raises overseas borrowing ceiling by 63 percent to US$10 billion.

Automotive: VinFast faces union-busting allegations in Indonesia following dismissal of 12 union officials.

Media: Fire at a suspected VinFast showroom in Hue goes unidentified by local news outlets.

Government debt: US dollar sovereign bond issuance postponed amid unfavourable financing conditions.

Bond market: State Treasury raises US$228 million in government bond auction.