Emerging market bond index

This is the strongest single-session decline in the HoSE’s 20-year history in absolute value, and erased all accumulated gains of the VN-Index since the beginning of the year up to now. The market only had 38 stocks remaining in green, while those in the red exceeded 440. … [Read more...] about VN-Index plummets over 74 points

Nguyen Tri Hieu, an economist - PHOTO: NGOC TRAN By the end of last week (January 15, 2021), the stock market in Vietnam was still in growth territory with the benchmark VN-Index ending at 1,194.2 points and the HNX-Index at 225.27. The Saigon Times spoke with economist Nguyen Tri Hieu to get his insight into what is in store for the stock exchanges in Vietnam. Excerpts: … [Read more...] about Economist: VN-Index does not reflect the economy

As e-commerce is a field which needs significant capital, Vietnamese businesses without a parent company with strong financial potential would not be able to develop and compete as they are only allowed to access capital from the narrow list of investors announced periodically by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, he said. … [Read more...] about Draft amendments to e-commerce activities law discussed

“In upcoming years, proptech, big data and technology will play critical parts in analysing and understanding the buyers, helping developers to capture the demand and seize new opportunities, as much as disrupting and challenging any outdated approach to market products.” … [Read more...] about New supply of condominiums down sharply in Ha Noi: CBRE Vietnam

Observers say this board meeting, which last until next Tuesday, is one of the most important in the U.N. health agency’s more than 70-year history and could shape its role in global health long after the pandemic ends. … [Read more...] about Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’: WHO chief