TTC Hospitality plans to sell a 29-day-old VND 700bn unit
Corporate Analysis

TTC Hospitality plans to sell a 29-day-old VND 700bn unit

Quang An Hoa is 29 days old and carries VND 700 billion in charter capital, more than the roughly VND 580 billion market cap of its listed parent VNG. The board has just approved a plan to sell the entire stake.

Minh Quan·
Brent drops nearly 9%, Vietnam oil stocks split in two
Market Beat

Brent drops nearly 9%, Vietnam oil stocks split in two

Brent crude fell from a peak of $108.75/barrel on Sep 15 to $99.25/barrel just a week later. Yet while PVD, PVS and PLX slid with crude, BSR and PVT climbed, and PVP even hit the ceiling.

Minh Quan·
BOJ Hikes to a 31-Year High, Yen Weakens Anyway
Macro Insights

BOJ Hikes to a 31-Year High, Yen Weakens Anyway

Japan raised its policy rate to the highest level since 1995, yet the yen, bond yields and the Nikkei 225 all moved against the textbook playbook. The real driver was the part of the decision markets had not already priced in.

Thanh Ha·
TVS Hits Ceiling as H1 Profit Falls to VND 9 Billion
Corporate Analysis

TVS Hits Ceiling as H1 Profit Falls to VND 9 Billion

TVS shares hit the daily limit the same day 16 million bonus shares began trading, even as H1 net profit collapsed 90.6% to VND 9 billion. What's actually driving the price?

Minh Quan·
Overnight Rate Hits 7%, Savings Rate Stuck at 6.8%
Macro Insights

Overnight Rate Hits 7%, Savings Rate Stuck at 6.8%

On September 21, 2026, Vietnam's overnight interbank rate jumped to 7% a year while state-owned banks' 12-month online savings rate stayed flat at 6.8%. A close read of three separate rates the same week separates a one-day cash squeeze from a genuine repricing.

Thanh Ha·
PNJ's Record Foreign Buying Happened in a Single Session
Risk Watch

PNJ's Record Foreign Buying Happened in a Single Session

VND 307 billion in foreign net buying on September 18 made headlines for PNJ, but it was a single negotiated block trade that landed in the exact week the Chairwoman's family sold 25 million shares to lend the money back to the company.

Duc Tri·
NVB Hits Ceiling as NCB Pushes 3.3bn-Share Issuance
Market Beat

NVB Hits Ceiling as NCB Pushes 3.3bn-Share Issuance

NVB shares hit the daily ceiling on September 22, the second limit-up session in four days, right as NCB is asking shareholders to approve 3.3 billion new shares. Three prices for the same stock explain why the market isn't reading this as bad news.

Minh Quan·
Dimon forecasts $1 trillion AI spend, won't buy stocks
Macro Insights

Dimon forecasts $1 trillion AI spend, won't buy stocks

JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon forecasts global AI spending will top $1 trillion next year, yet he himself refuses to buy stocks at current prices. That contradiction is splitting Wall Street into two camps, with Vietnam's tech stocks caught in between.

Thanh Ha·
Nasdaq Hits a Record, Market Breadth Quietly Narrows
Market Beat

Nasdaq Hits a Record, Market Breadth Quietly Narrows

Nasdaq closed at an all-time high on September 21, but stocks hitting 52-week lows outnumbered new highs by more than 4 to 1. VN-Index is showing the same structure.

Thanh Ha·
VietinBank's New Bond Ranks Below Your Savings Account
Risk Watch

VietinBank's New Bond Ranks Below Your Savings Account

VietinBank just approved a VND 16,000 billion public bond offering, sold right at the teller counter for as little as VND 10 million. Before treating it as a higher-yield savings alternative, know exactly where you'd stand in the repayment line.

Duc Tri·
Vietnam's Record $23.5B Trade Deficit, Yet the Dong Firms Up
Macro Insights

Vietnam's Record $23.5B Trade Deficit, Yet the Dong Firms Up

Vietnam ran a trade deficit of more than $23.5 billion through September 15, the largest on record, while the interbank USD/VND rate slid to 25,999. Most of the gap traces back to global memory-chip prices, not weakening export competitiveness.

Thanh Ha·
Vietnam fund industry: 6x target, zero 3-year winners
Investor Guide

Vietnam fund industry: 6x target, zero 3-year winners

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance wants fund industry NAV at 5% of GDP by 2030, more than six times today's level. But among the 25 equity open-end funds with a three-year track record, not one has beaten the VN-Index.

Minh Quan·