Wages and Lunar New Year bonuses on the rise

Wages and Lunar New Year bonuses on the rise

The average Lunar New Year bonus rose 13 per cent in 2026 as higher minimum wages and improved labour market conditions boosted incomes.
Banks’ NPLs still an elephant in the room

Banks’ NPLs still an elephant in the room

The banking system’s accumulation of bad debt and the transparency of inspection results of credit institutions have become a hot topic of discussion. Truong Ngoc Anh, chief of the Secretariat of the Banking Supervisory Agency, shares his views with VIR’s Nguyen Trang.