Gold bar rose 0.86% to VND82 million per tael Saturday morning.
Globally gold hit a record high at $2,305.04 an ounce on Thursday, up 12% since the start of the year.
Gold's April rally came on top of its 9.3% jump in March, the strongest since July 2020, which unfolded despite traditional macro headwinds such as a strong dollar and elevated U.S. real interest rates.