VOV.VN - Vietnam’s consumption demand for gold during the first quarter of the year edged up by 6% against the same period from last year, according to figures given by the World Gold Council (WGC).

VOV.VN - Gold bar prices in Vietnam skyrocketed to more than VND67 million per tael, the highest recorded figure in history on March 2 after nosediving to VND66 million per tael the previous day.

Vietnam has the highest demand for gold in Southeast Asia, Andrew Naylor, Regional CEO, Asia-Pacific (excluding China) and Public Policy of the World Gold Council, said during a recent virtual workshop on the Vietnamese gold market.

Vietnam is the largest gold consuming market in Southeast Asia and among the top 10 in the world, according to Andrew Naylor, Director of ASEAN World Gold Council (WGC).