24h Economy: After the capsize of the 58th Gulf of Tonkin, life insurance paid 20.1 billion VND

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Life insurance paid 20.1 billion VND for the Green Bay 58 train capsize; E10 gasoline consumption in Ho Chi Minh City has increased gradually... are notable economic news in the past 24 hours.

After the capsize of the 58 Bay of Green, life insurance paid 20.1 billion VND

According to information from the Ministry of Finance, as of July 31, 2025, the total compensation and insurance payment expected for the dao dao dich vu xanh Xanh 58 is VND 23.4 billion, according to reports from insurance companies.

Tau Vinh Xanh 58 sau khi duoc truc vot. Anh: Ngoc Duy
The Green Bay 58 ship after being salvaged. Photo: Ngoc Duy

In the non-life insurance sector, the total estimated insurance compensation is 3.3 billion VND. In particular, civil liability insurance of ship owners for passengers and crew accident insurance provided by Bao Long Insurance have an estimated compensation amount of 1.2 billion VND.

Passenger accident insurance co-insured by Bao Viet Insurance with PTI, MIC and BSH has an estimated compensation amount of 1.1 billion VND. AAA's credit insurance has an expected compensation amount of 1 billion VND. See more...

Strong foreign sales put pressure on the stock market

At the end of the session on August 1, the VN-Index decreased by 7.3 points to 1,495.21 points. Liquidity continues to maintain a high level with a trading value on HoSE reaching about 39,100 billion.

In that context, foreign investors continued to sell strongly, reaching VND2,477 billion in today's session. On HoSE alone, foreign investors net sold approximately VND2,296 billion.

After buying, SHB shares were net bought the most by foreign investors in the whole market for about 153 billion VND in today's session. In addition, other codes such as NVL, MSB, HDB and HAH were also net bought from VND72 billion to VND85 billion.

Khoi ngoai bat ngo ban manh tren thi truong chung khoan. Anh: Le Toan
Foreign investors unexpectedly sold strongly in the stock market. Photo: Le Toan

In contrast, SSI was the most net-sold code in today's session with a value of up to VND 466 billion. CTG bank shares were also sold strongly for up to VND 385 billion. A series of other bluechips stocks such as FPT, HPG and VHM were also sold strongly with a value ranging from 155-287 billion VND per code.

Thus, in the last two sessions, the actions of foreign investors have contributed to the market's resistance when the total net selling value exceeded VND 4,700 billion. See more...

E10 gasoline consumption in Ho Chi Minh City is gradually increasing

HCMC - E10 gasoline stores in the city have initially recorded an increase in consumption day by day. Video: Thanh Chan - Ngoc Le

Vinh Long Agriculture aims to reach over 103 trillion VND in 2025

In 2025, Vinh Long aims to reach VND 103,076 billion in the value of agricultural, forestry and fishery production, contributing nearly 3.6% of GRDP in Region I and creating momentum for the whole province to surpass the 8% mark.

Hoat dong thu gom rom sau thu hoach tai Vinh Long, gop phan tan dung phu pham nong nghiep trong phat trien kinh te tuan hoan. Anh: Hoang Loc
Straw collection activities after harvest in Vinh Long contribute to the development of agricultural by-products in the circular economy. Photo: Hoang Loc

According to the built growth scenario, from now until the end of the year, the whole industry needs to create an additional VND 58,119 billion in production value. Of which, the agricultural sector alone must increase by 37,176 billion VND, the aquaculture sector increases by 20,758 billion VND and the forestry sector increases by 185 billion VND.

Sharing about the implementation roadmap, Mr. Lam Van Tan - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment (DONRE) of Vinh Long province - said that to contribute to bringing the province's GRDP to over 8%, agriculture needs to increase by 3.11% in the third quarter and 3.69% in the fourth quarter. The industry will strongly direct, replicate effective models, apply technology to improve productivity and product quality. See more...

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