Indices moved in different directions on Wednesday as investors' risk appetite countered lingering selling pressure. 

The Vietnam International Furniture & Home Accessories Fair (VIFA-EXPO 2022) - the biggest and most prestigious trade event for exporting furniture and wooden products in the country – kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 31.

A recent article published on the news site Inquirer has described Vietnam as an economic dynamo that offers helpful lessons for its peers.

Total revenue from goods retail and services in the January-August period increased by 19.3% year on year to over 3.679 quadrillion VND (156.8 billion USD), which is a high growth rate for the period in many years, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Sơn Mỹ No.1 Industrial Park in the south central province of Bình Thuận on August 30.

The market for plant-based foods is surging globally after the pandemic, presenting an opportunity for Vietnamese vegetarian food exporters, of which the UK is a promising market.

HNX said that it will only accept ROS shares of FLC Faros to trade on UPCOM exchange after official conclusion of authorities.

Domestic air transport has recorded spectacular recovery and breakthrough growth in the first eight months of 2022, according to a report issued by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on August 31.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) might have to extend credit growth for the whole year 2022 to 16 per cent and grant more credit quotas to commercial banks in the near future as the pressure to loosen the credit room is strong, analysts forecast.

To take full of opportunities and effectively tap into this lucrative market is not an easy task for most local firms, said Nguyễn Cảnh Cường, trade counsellor at Việt Nam's Embassy to the UK.

Export orders of Vietnamese wood enterprises to the US market tended to decrease due to the country's initiation of investigations and weak demand amid increased inflation.

The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has made good comments on durian growing areas in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Over 20,000 new enterprises were established in Hanoi in the first eight months of 2022, with a total registered capital of 226 trillion VND, representing year-on-year increases of 22% and 2%, respectively.

Ho Chi Minh City’s economy has maintained its recovery pace, as seen in the increasing numbers of both new businesses and those that have restored their operations, as well as the rise in foreign investments, the city officials reported at a press conference on August 30.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,219 VND/USD on August 31, down 2 VND from the previous day. ​

Every year the city organises dozens of fairs to help cooperatives and businesses participate in promoting and introducing safe agricultural products to customers.

Inflationary pressure eased significantly in August on Government efforts to bring down petrol prices although prices of other goods and services kept increasing, according to the General Statistics Office.

Việt Nam is regarded as an outstanding investment destination for high-value manufacturing with production capacity satisfying international investors, said Christopher J. Marriott, CEO of Savills Southeast Asia.

The total export and import turnover of goods was estimated at US$64.34 billion this month, a month-on-month growth of 5.2 per cent and a year-on-year growth of 17.3 per, reported the General Statistics Office.

Shares finished mixed on Tuesday, with the market benchmark ending two-day losses on bottom fishing demand.