A series of leaders of Apatite Tam Dinh Lao Cai Company were suspended from work
According to Lao Dong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Apatit Tam Dinh Lao Cai Investment Joint Stock Company - Mr. Tran Viet Dung - has just signed a decision to temporarily suspend the work of Mr. Pham Van Luong - Deputy General Director and Executive Director of the mine; Le Viet Dung - Head of the General Department and Head of the Compensation and Site Clearance Team (GPMB) and Nguyen Van Truyen - Deputy Head of the General Department and Deputy Head of the GPMB Compensation Team.
The reason given is to " process the complaint" of Mr. Vu Cuong Linh, a shareholder and a member of the Board of Directors of this company.

According to Mr. Linh's complaint, the above 3 officials, during the process of performing compensation and site clearance statistics at the Apatit Tam Dinh Mining Project, abused their positions and powers, colluding with each other and with a number of households to deposit large-value records. This behavior directly appropriated the company's assets and indirectly affected State assets. See more...
Philippines imports the most Vietnamese rice
Rice products are not under great pressure from tax rates in the US market due to small market share, however, rice exports are showing a downward trend since the beginning of 2025 due to large market supply, low export prices and importing markets limiting purchases to wait for prices to decrease.

According to statistics from the Customs Department, the volume of rice exports in June 2025 is estimated at 700 thousand tons with a value of 364.4 million USD, bringing the total volume and value of rice exports in the first 6 months of 2025 to 4.9 million tons and 2.54 billion USD, an increase of 7.6% in volume but a decrease of 12.2% in value compared to the same period in 2024.
The average export price of rice in the first 6 months of the year is estimated at 517.5 USD/ton, down 18.4% over the same period in 2024.
The Philippines is the largest rice consumer market in Vietnam with a market share of 43.3%. See more...
Yen forecast to continue to increase
According to Lao Dong, at the end of the first week of July, the Japanese Yen (JPY) maintained a stable trend and showed signs of increasing compared to the USD when the US market closed for the National Day holiday, causing liquidity to decrease and the USD/JPY exchange rate to fluctuate around 144.50.

Although the market is moving sideways, fundamental factors are still supporting the Yen, opening up the possibility of this currency increasing in price in the coming time. See more...
Profit-taking pressure gradually appears in the stock market
The stock market had many notable developments in the first trading week of July. The market width is quite positive, maintaining recovery rotation. Outstanding in the groups of seaport codes, securities, seafood, agriculture, information technology, insurance, banking, etc.
In total, the VN-Index increased by 15.53 points (1.13%) compared to the previous week to 1,386.97 points, towards the resistance zone around 1,400 points, the highest price peak established in July 2021.

Market liquidity increased, along with the return of foreign investors after the net selling period. Accordingly, foreign investors unexpectedly increased their net buying last week with the value of the two weekend sessions reaching thousands of billions. Accumulated to 5 sessions, foreign investors net bought VND 5,394 billion, the highest since the beginning of the year and the 5th week in 2025 for foreign investors to net disburse. See more...