Hydro runs dry: MBS sees thermal power leading Q3 profit
A drier year has cut hydropower output and pushed Vietnam's grid toward gas and coal. MBS expects POW, NT2 and QTP to lead Q3 earnings, but each forecast rests on very different drivers.
PCB offers shares 62% above market, still below book value
PVcomBank has set its private placement price at VND 13,628, roughly 62% above PCB's market price. Set against the bank's own balance sheet, that price says more about the terms of the sale than about what the stock is worth.
HNX stocks move to HoSE by Dec 31: daily limit drops to 7%
In roughly three months, every stock listed on the Hanoi exchange must move to HoSE. The trading rules for your shares will change. A higher share price just from switching exchanges is far from guaranteed.
Waiting for a bargain can cost VND 27M per billion
SGI Capital's CEO keeps most of his undeployed cash in 1–3 month deposits. We line up three ways to park VND 1 billion to see what that flexibility costs, and who each approach suits.
Port volumes grow modestly, profits forecast up 65-86%
Viconship's cargo volume is forecast to rise only about 6% in Q3, yet its profit is expected to jump more than 80%. At GMD, PHP and VSC, the gap comes from fixed costs, tariffs and joint-venture income.
PVS's USD 3bn+ Qatar award: what shareholders actually get
The Maydan Mahzam EPIC-1 package is nearly five times PVS's market value. After the consortium split, multi-year revenue recognition and thin margins, estimated profit for shareholders is about USD 45 million over four years.
Egroup case: Paying in full did not make them shareholders
Vietnam's supplementary investigation into Egroup found 60 people who bought 3.2 million real shares but were never entered in the shareholder register. That detail matters to anyone buying unlisted shares.
HSC plans a VND 4.6 trillion share sale to fund margin loans
HSC's margin loan book stood at about 198% of equity at the end of Q2, just below the 200% cap. A private placement of 200 million shares at VND 23,000 is meant to lift that ceiling, and the cost to existing shareholders is smaller than the headline discount suggests.
Philippines buys record rice, Vietnam still sells below Thai
The Philippines is projected to import around 5 million tonnes of rice this year, yet Vietnam's 5% broken white rice is still quoted about USD 46 per tonne below Thai rice. The reason lies in the timing of its biggest customer's purchases.
Overnight at 1%, one month at 6.15%: money isn't cheap yet
Vietnam's overnight interbank rate fell to 1% on September 24, yet one-month money still cost 6.15%. The gap of more than 5 points shows only overnight cash is in surplus; term funding remains expensive.
Iran offers to reopen Hormuz in 7 days, Brent holds near $105
June's promise to reopen the Strait of Hormuz did not last a month. Iran's new 7-day plan compresses the timeline and flips the sequence, but still leaves open the question that sank the last deal.
PNJ's VND 6.3 trillion planned loss rests on one assumption
PNJ's extraordinary AGM documents, released on September 25, assume 80% of the jewelry it has sold will come back to its counters. That assumption alone carries a VND 7,071 billion provision, enough to flip the 2026 plan from profit to loss.