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Southern Vietnam apartment prices surge on both primary and secondary markets

The limited supply of affordable housing and social housing has continued to drive up apartment prices in major urban areas like Ho Chi Minh City, affecting both the primary and secondary markets.

Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 03:04:00

The inevitable trend of green materials

According to the latest statistics from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the construction sector accounts for nearly 40% of global CO2 emissions, with building materials making up a significant share. This poses an urgent demand for major cities to replace traditional construction materials with green alternatives.

Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 02:39:00

Vietnam Advances Regional Push on Battery Storage Financing

Vietnam is stepping up plans to build one of Southeast Asia’s largest battery storage markets, with a regional roundtable in Hanoi today focused on financing models for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The event was hosted by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) together with the Vietnam BESS Task Force, bringing together financiers, technical experts, research institutions, and development partners.

Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 02:39:00

Forest material areas linked with forest management certification

Viet Nam’s forestry sector is facing increasingly stringent requirements for ensuring the legality of timber origins. Developing large timber forest material areas associated with sustainable forest management certification is an inevitable trend, helping to improve quality, enhance competitiveness, reduce emissions, and adapt to climate change.

Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 02:39:00

Gov't approves plan to upgrade securities market

The Government has approved a plan to upgrade Viet Nam's securities market, setting both short and long-term goals to turn the market into a key channel for mobilizing capital for the economy.

Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 08:01:00

Vietnam’s central bank sells $1.5 bln to stabilize currency: broker MBS

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) intervened in the foreign exchange market by selling approximately $1.5 billion via 180-day cancelable forward contracts from August 25-26, in an effort to ease pressure on the Vietnamese dong, according to a recent report by MB Securities (MBS).

Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 07:51:00

Is the US economy at risk of recession?

According to Sahm rules, the US recession has begun when the three-month moving average of the unemployment rises by 0.5% points or more above the lowest point for the unemployment rate in the prior twelve months.

Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 07:51:00