Low interest rates, pandemic push cash-rich Vietnamese to explore stocks

Low interest rates, pandemic push cash-rich Vietnamese to explore stocks

A bull statue stands at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Photographer: Maika Elan/Bloomberg

The stock market crashed in Vietnam in March 2020, following bourses around the world lower as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. But rather than panic as he watched stock prices fall day after day, Dinh Thanh Cong decided to open a trading account.

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