Dat Nguyen

The U.S. dollar continued to strengthen against the Vietnamese dong Friday morning as it was set to close the week with a notable gain globally.

Vietnam is expected to lead ASEAN in growth this year with a GDP expansion rate of 7%, driven by manufacturing and trade, according to lender HSBC.

Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index rose 0.23% to 1,257.50 points Friday, having hovered around the 1,260 level since the beginning of the month.

Saigon Jewelry Company gold price fell 0.59% to VND83.6 million per tael Friday morning.

Japanese sushi restaurant chain operator Genki Global Dining Concepts is considering opening outlets in Vietnam amid its Southeast Asian expansion.

Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index fell 0.89% to 1,254.67 points Thursday, lowest since Dec. 4.

Vietnam gold prices dropped to a four-week low Thursday morning while globally the bullion climbed up, driven by speculators.

The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong Thursday morning as it moved closer to a two-year high globally.

The list of 50 richest individuals in Indonesia is made up of all billionaires for the first time this year, with combined wealth rising 4% to $263 billion.

Shares of entertainment and media company Yeah1 have risen to their highest levels since April 2022 after it organized several concerts which attracted tens of thousands of fans.

Singapore fintech startup Tyme Group has secured a US$250 million investment, which it calls the “largest fintech raise this year in Southeast Asia,” giving it a valuation of $1.5 billion.

Singapore employees could expect a salary increase of between 2% and 5% next year, according to recent salary surveys by human resources firms.

Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index fell 0.16% to 1,261.72 points Tuesday, with foreign investors net selling for the seventh session.

The U.S. dollar fell against the Vietnamese dong Tuesday morning but remained steady globally.

The two richest men in India, oil tycoon Mukesh Ambani and industrial infrastructure tycoon Gautam Adani, have both seen their wealth plunging to below $100 billion this year amid business challenges.

Two families from Southeast Asia, one from Indonesia and the other from Thailand, are the only representatives from the region to feature on Bloomberg's list of the 25 wealthiest families in the world this year.

Thai employees' average salary is expected to rise by 5% in 2025, maintaining the same growth rate as this year, according to a recent survey.

The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong on the black market Saturday morning.

AI chatbot ChatGPT suffered outage globally for several hours Thursday before resuming services.

Property tycoon Truong My Lan has appealed her life sentence given in October for defrauding VND30 trillion (US$1.2 billion) from thousands of bond investors.