The upgrade will open the door for large cash flows to flow into Vietnamese stocks
According to Ms. Tran Ngoc Thuy Vy - Analyst at Mirae Asset Vietnam Securities Company, if FTSE Russell announced the upgrading of Vietnam from a "berside market" to a "secondary emerging market" in the September 2025 review, capital flows from ETFs using the FTSE Emerging Markets Index as a reference could disburse up to 621.8 million USD into the Vietnamese stock market.

Mirae Asset estimates that Vietnam's allocation share in the FTSE Emerging Markets basket could reach about 0.7%. With this proportion, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF alone has a scale of nearly 83 billion USD, and can invest 581 million USD in Vietnamese stocks.
In addition, many other funds such as Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF ( London), Vanguard All Cap Index ETF ( Canada) and ETFs in the UK and Australia... can also disburse with a total value of up to tens of millions of USD. See more...
Unable to pay taxes due to eTax Mobile error, the Tax Department affirms not to impose a fine
According to information from the Tax Department, in the past, the Tax Department has received a number of complaints from people and businesses about difficulties in the implementation of tax administrative procedures at the Public Administration Service Center. Immediately after receiving the information, the Tax Department reviewed the electronic tax service provision system for individuals (eTax Mobile) and a number of contents related to tax administrative procedures.

For cases of late tax declaration and payment due to eTax Mobile application errors, the Tax Department affirms: taxpayers will not be subject to administrative sanctions for tax violations, based on current regulations.
According to Clause 2, Article 9 of Decree No. 125/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020 of the Government, taxpayers who violate administrative regulations due to following instructions or due to system errors will not be punished, and the late payment fee will not be charged. See more...
Many new adjustments on routes to Tan Son Nhat airport's T3 terminal
Reasons for the continuous fluctuations in gold prices, making it difficult to break out
Initially, gold prices showed signs of a breakthrough, but later on, gold was "stuck" in a narrow price range, failing to create any major breakthroughs. Once considered a "shield" against inflation and economic risks, this precious metal is now facing strong enough forces to not be able to create clear price increase momentum.
Gold prices are currently stable around $3,240 to $3,446 an ounce - reflecting market skepticism. After reaching a peak at the beginning of the year, prices could not maintain the trend but continuously fluctuated within a narrow range.
This makes investors wonder: What will free gold prices from the current tug-of-war? Let's look back at factors that have affected gold and scenarios that can shape the next trend.

The most obvious factor affecting gold prices in the short term is the strength of the USD. Gold and the USD have an inverted relationship - when the USD strengthens, gold often weakens, and vice versa. Currently, the USD is still stable thanks to the interest rate policy of the US Federal Reserve (FED) and the stable US economy. See more...