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The Lane Xang Assurance Public Insurance, a joint venture between the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Insurance Joint Stock Corporation and Laos Development Bank celebrated its fifth anniversary.

Shares continued to rally on October 9 with oil and gas companies gaining value on the steady rise of global oil prices.

Shares fell slightly on October 7 on the country's two exchanges, after strong rises in the previous two sessions, as investors awaited the latest company earnings reports.

Shares in Vietnam's two stock markets continued to rally on October 6 after 12 Pacific Rim countries reached an historic agreement which will liberalise commerce in 40 percent of the world's economy.

Loans in the property sector surged this year, increasing by 70 percent in comparison with the lowest level in 2012 to touch 333 trillion VND (14.8 billion USD).

Five initial public offerings (IPO) and four auctions of State-owned shares held on the Hanoi Stock Exchange in September concluded with 100 percent of stakes for sale sold.

Vietnamese shares were mixed on October 2 as negotiators struggled to finalise a free trade agreement that would span Asia, North and South America.

Vietnamese shares on October 2 inched higher for a second day amid optimism for local car assemblers and car makers following progress made at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) meeting.

Vietnamese shares September 29 extended their losses for a second day on the two local markets as low global oil prices sent energy stocks down.

The Singaporean stock market has been in the worst situation since June 2012, with the Strait Times Index (STI) falling below the support 2,800-point level on September 28.

Shares closed almost unchanged on September 25 on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange despite trading in the negative zone for most of the time. Mid-cap and small-cap stocks were the main support.

The Indonesian State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has said that the national stock of subsidised rice will possibly run low next year.

Shares lost early gains to close lower on September 24 on the HCM Stock Exchange as many blue chips turned around to decline towards the end of the session.

A Philippine corporation has secured its entry into Vietnam’s infrastructure business with the completion of its 4.1-billion-Philippine-Peso (87.5 million USD) investment in a Vietnamese company.

Shares reversed the morning loss in the afternoon on the Hanoi Stock Exchange on September 23.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange has unveiled a plan to build and issue guidance to listed companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures next year.

Shares extended rallies on Vietnam's two stock exchanges on September 21 as investors were confident the country's growing economy will boost company earnings.

Vietnamese banking shares rose on the two local bourses on September 18 after the US central bank decided to maintain the current interest rate.

Vietnamese shares were mixed on September 17 while banks fell ahead of a decision by the US Federal Reserve whether to raise interest rates.

Despite recent losses driven by the Chinese stock rout, Vietnam's stock market is one of the few bright spots among emerging markets tracked by US investment bank Goldman Sachs.