Bánh Mì Brief

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1 ▸ To Lam leaves for first official Japan visit

Party General Secretary and President To Lam left Hanoi on 8 November for an official visit to Japan running to 11 November, his first in the new role, with seven Politburo members in the delegation. Two-way trade neared $50B in the first ten months, and Japan has about 5,800 projects in Vietnam. He is due to meet the Emperor, the prime minister and both parliamentary speakers.

→ Tuoi Tre · 8 Nov

2 ▸ To Lam asks Japanese firms to expand R&D

In an NHK interview before the trip, To Lam urged Japanese companies to expand investment and research in Vietnam and tied cooperation in semiconductors, AI and clean energy to training. Japan's projects hold about $80.4B in valid capital. The two sides aim to lift trade to $80B soon and $100B by 2030.

→ Dan Tri · 8 Nov

3 ▸ VN-Index posts second weekly loss

The VN-Index lost 16.26 points (-0.93%) in the week to 6 November, closing at 1,725.36, its second straight weekly decline. Foreign investors net sold VND868.8bn on HoSE over the week. Average HoSE turnover rose to about VND16.82tn a session. Financial services gained 5.13%, while insurance fell 6.26% and real estate 1.83%.

→ Hanoi Moi · 7 Nov

◆  Economy & Markets

▸ Gold and dong steady over the weekend

SJC, DOJI and PNJ kept gold bars at VND138m buying and VND141m selling per tael on 8 November. The State Bank's central rate stayed at VND25,615, with Vietcombank selling dollars at 25,780. Brent crude fell about 17% over the week, while the dollar index rose to 102.28 after strong US jobs data.

→ VOH · 8 Nov

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