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Market analysis, macro news, company reviews and investing knowledge from the VWEALTH team.
Vietnam Trading Hours and Rules: Settlement, Price Limits
Vietnam trading hours and rules explained: daily price bands, 100-share lots, ATO and ATC auctions, settlement cycle and margin basics.
Taxes on Vietnamese Stocks: What Foreign Investors Pay
How Vietnam taxes foreign stock investors: transaction-based capital gains tax, dividend withholding, tax treaties and record-keeping, explained simply.
Invest in Vietnamese Dong: Currency Risk for USD Investors
Should you invest in Vietnamese dong? How the managed-float currency affects USD returns: long-run behavior, worked return math and hedging limits.
Opening a Vietnamese Brokerage Account as a Foreigner
Step-by-step guide to open a brokerage account in Vietnam as a foreigner: trading code, documents, IICA funding, broker choice and your first stock order.
Vietnam from Frontier to Emerging: How FTSE Upgrades Work
How the Vietnam emerging market upgrade works: FTSE and MSCI criteria, typical timelines, lessons from past upgrades and how long-term investors position.
VN-Index and VN30 Explained: Reading Vietnam’s Market Benchmarks
How the VN-Index is built, why a few large caps steer it, how VN30 stocks are selected, and five checks to read any daily move in Vietnam's stock market.
Vietnam ETFs Compared: Onshore and Offshore Options
Onshore vs offshore Vietnam ETFs compared: what each fund tracks, how ownership limits distort returns, the real costs to check, and which route fits you.
Foreign Ownership Limits in Vietnam: What ‘Room’ Means
How the Vietnam foreign ownership limit works: caps by sector, what 'room' means, the foreign premium when room runs out, and how to check it.
Vietnam’s Stock Exchanges Explained: HOSE, HNX and UPCOM
HOSE, HNX and UPCOM compared: listing standards, liquidity, indices, trading hours, ATO/ATC auctions and price limits on Vietnam's three stock boards.