Việt Nam News

Vinaphone took second in 5G speed with a score of 78.11, trailing only behind e&.

The ministry is making the most of opportunities and the recovery trends of foreign markets to boost exports, and effectively tackling difficulties in economic and trade relations.

Market breadth was overwhelmingly positive, with 247 stocks advancing while only 78 declined.

Improving production and market connectivity is key to unlocking the agricultural potential of Việt Nam’s North Central region, experts said at a recent forum in Nghệ An.

Nguyễn Hữu Nghĩa, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hưng Yên Provincial Party Committee, has recently called on Japanese investors to visit Hưng Yên to explore the investment environment and implement projects in the province’s economic zones, industrial parks, and industrial clusters.

The country's total import-export turnover reached US$514.7 billion in the period, marking an increase of 16.3 per cent year-on-year.

SHB will pay a 2024 dividend of 13 per cent, through the issuance of 528.5 million shares to increase its charter capital to more than VNĐ45.94 trillion.

Việt Nam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 3.26 per cent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2025, while core inflation rose 3.18 per cent, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on August 6.

According to China Customs, in the first half of 2025, China imported US$1.35 billion worth of fruits from Việt Nam, totaling nearly 1.37 million tonnes.

Việt Nam pulled in US$24.09 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2025, a 27.3 per cent surge year-on-year.

The merger of Bình Dương and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu with HCM City and its shift to a new growth model is opening up more opportunities for economic ties with Japanese firms, particularly from Hyogo Prefecture.

Around 1,700 FDI firms, or 40 per cent of the sector, operate in Việt Nam’s supporting industries, showing strong foreign interest and the country’s growing role in global supply chains.

Long seen as a strategic node on the Việt Nam–Cambodia border, the Mộc Bài Border Gate Economic Zone in Tây Ninh Province is undergoing a policy reorientation that may finally unlock its full potential.

Under the draft decree on casino business currently open for public feedback, the ministry suggests ticket prices of VNĐ2.5 million (US$95.32) per day or VNĐ50 million ($1,906) per month for Vietnamese players.

Favourable hydrological conditions have propelled hydropower firms to impressive financial results, while thermal power companies struggle with declining production and profitability.

Currently, the EU accounts for around 40 per cent of Việt Nam's total coffee exports, making it the country's largest consumer. 

At a conference held on Monday in Hà Nội, SBV Deputy Governor Phạm Thanh Hà said that stabilising deposit rates and reducing lending rates are key tools to promote economic recovery and maintain macroeconomic stability.

Also weighing on the market, foreign investors continued their selling streak as they net sold VNĐ2.5 trillion on HoSE.