Samsung Thai Nguyen (SEVT) reported Q1/2026 profit of 1,066 billion won ($709 million), the highest among Samsung's global subsidiaries, with revenue and profit up 20% and 176% YoY respectively.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is signaling a strong commitment to stabilize and lower interest rates to support economic growth, despite rising global rates and domestic liquidity pressures from rapid credit growth.
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance proposes amending the Law on Support for Small and Medium Enterprises to allow loans secured by virtual assets, intellectual property, and digital assets, aiming to improve credit access for SMEs and tech startups.
Phat Dat Real Estate (PDR) is seeking shareholder approval for an investment exceeding 35% of total assets, likely to acquire a 35% stake in the Thu Thiem Eco Smart City project developed by Lotte Properties HCMC, with an estimated investment of over 17,500 billion VND (about 700 million USD).
Hanoi proposes a regulation restricting the transfer of commercial housing in multi-purpose urban areas for 3 years to curb speculation and stabilize prices.
The Ministry of Finance has dropped a proposal requiring banks and payment intermediaries to provide taxpayer account information to tax authorities, following feedback from the State Bank of Vietnam citing conflicts with customer confidentiality laws.
NCB announced a private placement of 1 billion shares at 10,000 VND each, targeting 22 professional investors including insiders and two institutions, aiming to raise 10,000 billion VND to increase charter capital from over 19,279.8 billion VND to over 29,279.8 billion VND.
The Vietnamese government issued Decree 180 regulating forest carbon credit trading, requiring contracts or exchange-based transactions from July 1, with approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Dien May Xanh (DMX) plans a major IPO of 180 million shares at 80,000 VND each, raising about 14,360 billion VND, with a post-IPO market cap of over 102,460 billion VND, potentially entering the VN30 index.
Ho Chi Minh City has removed over 2,000 hectares of land from the pilot list for commercial housing projects due to planning and legal issues, affecting several major developers including Thaco, Hoa Sen, and Quoc Cuong Gia Lai.
Several Vietnamese banks including KienlongBank, Sacombank, and OCB announced senior leadership changes this week, with new deputy general directors appointed and some executives resigning.
ABBank terminated its exclusive bancassurance deal with FWD Group in 2022, incurring a VND 223 billion cost, and signed a new 15-year partnership with Dai-ichi Life Vietnam. The bank reported a 10x increase in insurance sales in Q1/2026 vs Q1/2025 and a 260% rise in pre-tax profit for Q1/2026.
Gemadept (GMD) contributes 300 billion VND to establish Nam Dinh Vu Services JSC (NDS) with a 60% stake, and also announces a 22% cash dividend for 2025. The company targets 2026 revenue of 6,500-6,800 billion VND and pre-tax profit of 2,800-3,000 billion VND.
Multiple senior leaders at Vietnamese power construction and consulting firms PECC1 (TV1), PECC2 (TV2), and PC1 Group (PC1) have been prosecuted and detained in connection with an investigation into accounting violations and embezzlement at state-owned power transmission company EVNNPT. The news has triggered sharp sell-offs in the stocks.
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