Local VFMVN Diamond ETF enlarges in its first trading week The value of local exchange-traded fund VFMVN Diamond ETF has increased by five-fold during its first trading week to VNĐ482.3 billion (US$20.87 million)

Domestic enterprises need protection from takeovers: experts Foreign investors are eyeing processing and manufacturing industries.

VFCA wants to cut trading during massive sell-off sessions The Việt Nam Financial Consulting Association (VFCA) has recently asked for securities transactions to be suspended during massive sell-off sessions to stabilise the market.

COVID-19, price decline hit Việt Nam’s oil industry

Việt Nam’s crude oil and natural gas production face downside risks, in light of a double-whammy of global oil price collapse and sluggish demand due to continued spread of Covid-19, according to Fitch Solutions.

Pandemic has no impact on business: An Phát Bioplastics The global spread of COVID-19 has had an insignificant impact on An Phát Bioplastics JSC’s performance in the first three months, shareholders were told on Wednesday.

Securities service fees cut does help, but more drastic measures in need: experts

To urgently support the stock market, the finance ministry cut fees of nine securities services and exempted fees for six others from March 19.  

Central bank delays foreign ownership cap in payment services industry

The State Bank of Việt Nam has said it will not cap foreign ownership of companies in the payment services industry in its draft decree to replace Decree No.101.

Private-equity banks cushion market

Private-equity bank shares have performed well amid fears of COVID-19 in the last five weeks.

Equitisation vital for stock market growth

The successful equitisation and capital divestment of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) would create benefits that boosted the stock market and business performance, experts have said.

2 State-owned banks allowed to increase charter capital The Government has decided to allow Vietcombank and Vietinbank to increase their charter capital by VNĐ10 trillion (US$434.8 million) in the first quarter of this year, but it has not said how they could do so.