Data from the Lumen Vietnam Fund shows that as of mid-May there were 16 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) losing money in Vietnam's stock market, mostly foreign funds. The market, the Fund said, is waiting for a positive signal to recover, and any recovery will be slower but healthier than after previous declines.

The government’s Administrative Reform Steering Committee held a conference on May 25 to announce the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS) and the Public Administration Reform (PAR) Index of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and localities in 2021. Northern Quang Ninh province, Hai Phong city, and Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Ha Tinh, Son La, Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces led in SIPAS. Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, and the central city of Da Nang together with three ministries and agencies - the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Bank of Vietnam - led in the PAR Index. Hanoi ranked 30th out of the country’s 63 cities and provinces in SIPAS and tenth in the PAR Index.