VinFast announced a corporate restructuring involving the sale of manufacturing assets held by subsidiary VFTP to a purchaser group led by Future Investment Research and Development JSC for about $530 million, with the deal expected to close in Q3 2026.
VinFast announces a restructuring plan to adopt an asset-light model, selling two factories in Hai Phong and Ha Tinh for about $530 million to Tuong Lai Investment and Development JSC and Pham Nhat Vuong, who will also assume most of VinFast's debt of about VND 182 trillion. The deal is expected to make VinFast debt-free and profitable by 2027, reducing financial burden on Vingroup.
Livzon Pharmaceutical Group (China) completed the acquisition of 67.87% of Imexpharm (IMP) shares for about 6,000 billion VND, mainly from SK Group (Korea). Imexpharm reported 2025 gross revenue of 2,914 billion VND (+16%) and pre-tax profit of 446 billion VND (+10.4%).
The State Securities Commission (SSC) pushes for accelerated listing of state-owned enterprises, emphasizing improved free float, corporate governance, and compliance to attract foreign capital and support Vietnam's market upgrade.
The US DOC preliminary ruling maintains a 25.76% anti-dumping tariff on 132 Vietnamese shrimp exporters, with Sao Ta (FMC) facing 10.76% and STAPIMEX 6.76%. The final decision is expected around November 2026.
HoREA has issued an urgent request for businesses to review and update a list of 838 stalled real estate projects in Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to resolve legal bottlenecks by June 2026 under Directive 45 and Resolution 29/2026/QH16.
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance announced a new tax policy raising the revenue threshold for tax exemption for individual and household businesses from 500 million VND to 1 billion VND per year, benefiting over 2.5 million households and 235,800 enterprises, with an estimated tax reduction of over 18,000 billion VND compared to 2025.
Vietcombank, VietinBank, Agribank, BIDV and other major banks will suspend all withdrawal and transfer transactions for accounts that have not updated identification documents and biometric data, following new State Bank of Vietnam regulations (Circulars 17/2024 and 18/2024).
The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes to allocate EVN's accumulated loss of 44,792 billion VND (approx. 1.79 billion USD) into retail electricity prices through amendments to the Electricity Law, aiming to recover costs not fully covered in previous periods.
Pomina Steel (POM) reported a net loss of over 179 billion VND in Q1 2026, marking the 16th consecutive quarterly loss, with revenue down 55% year-on-year and negative equity exceeding 800 billion VND.
The State Bank of Vietnam proposes replacing Circular 22 with new regulations moving from LDR to CDR and NSFR ratios, aligning with Basel III standards. Analysts warn this will tighten credit growth and reduce bank profitability.
VinFast announced a restructuring plan to transfer its manufacturing assets and most of its debt (about 182,000 billion VND) to a group of investors led by Cong ty Tuong Lai and Pham Nhat Vuong for 13,309.6 billion VND (about 530 million USD), shifting to an asset-light model. This move is expected to significantly improve the financial health of both VinFast and its parent company Vingroup.
Ho Chi Minh City plans to stop building new high-rise apartments in the central area, prioritizing parks and public spaces. This policy is expected to increase the value of existing central apartments in the long term while shifting new supply to satellite cities.
Vietnam's State Securities Commission warns that dozens of large companies risk losing public company status if they fail to meet new shareholder structure and equity requirements by January 1, 2027, under the amended Securities Law.
Techcombank (TCB) plans to increase its charter capital from VND 70,862 billion to VND 113,739 billion through a 60% stock dividend and ESOP issuance, making it the largest bank by charter capital in Vietnam. It also announced a 7% cash dividend for 2025 and set 2026 profit targets of VND 35,000-37,500 billion.
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