Nearly 70 companies have been added to the list of enterprises that have delayed payment of both interest and principal on corporate bonds as of today, totaling around VND160 trillion, according to the Vietnam Bond Market Association (VBMA).

The revenue from personal income tax (PIT) witnessed a minus growth rate in the first three months of the year for the first time in the last 10 years. However, PIT collections still account for a large proportion of the total state budget revenue.

President Vo Van Thuong on November 27 met representatives of Vietnamese expatriates who have made practical contributions to Vietnam – Japan relations, during his ongoing visit to Japan.

Dr Pham Lan Dung, Acting Director of the Viet Nam Diplomatic Academy, on November 25 was elected the 8th President of the Asian International Law Society (AsianSIL) for the 2023-2025 tenure.

Baemin, the South Korean food delivery firm, has announced its departure from the Vietnamese market, effective from December 8.

Vietnamese contestant Le Huu Dat was named the fourth runner-up at the Mister Global 2023 on the final night of the male pageant held in Thailand on November 26.

Hanoi became the sole Vietnamese representative to feature in the top 100 best cities in the world in 2024, with the Vietnamese capital ranked 90th overall, according to the latest ranking released by newswire World's Best Cities.

Ships 8004 and 8002 of the Vietnam Coast Guard left a port in Hai Phong city on November 27 for a joint patrol with the China Coast Guard in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin.

According to forestry experts, sustainable forest certification for one million hectares of large-sized timber forests is a passport for Vietnam's wood processing industry to increase export value and export into potential markets.

The Vietnamese stock market is still on the watchlist for a possible upgrade from the Frontier to Secondary Emerging Market status, according to FTSE Russell due to its inability to satisfy all 9 upgrading criteria.

Vietnamese representative Le Nguyen Ngoc Hang left Ho Chi Minh City on November 26 for Egypt to compete for a title at Miss Intercontinental 2023.

Experts believe that investor sentiment will improve this week, leading to the return of cash flows.

The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) has recommended the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) coordinate with agencies to urgently speed up the compulsory transfer of poor-performing banks OceanBank, GPBank, CBBank and DongA Bank.

Numerous enterprises engaged in capital-intensive sectors like infrastructure construction are facing challenging situations with limited cash resources.

A surge in global prices has driven gold to historic heights in the domestic market, with SJC gold bars and 9999 gold rings reaching the highest price since the beginning of the year.

With 433 out of the 472 participating deputies saying “yes”, the National Assembly (NA) approved the Housing Law (amended) at its sixth session on November 27 morning.

Ministry of Finance issues Circular 69 for reorganisation of securities market

The National Assembly is scheduled to vote to approve a number of laws and resolutions during the last days of its sixth session from November 27-29.

PM asks for more favourable policies to push up HCM City’s development

In 2023, Vietnam has more than 16 million elderly people.