Vietnam assembly ends, China oil and gas earnings, BOJ deputy speech
Investors will monitor Vietnam’s nuclear and renewable-energy decisions, China’s oil-industry earnings after a 15.8% annual throughput decline, and monetary-policy signals from Thailand, Japan and the Philippines.
Asia’s business and policy calendar for the week beginning Aug. 23, 2026, centers on Vietnam’s National Assembly, Chinese fossil-fuel earnings and central-bank decisions. Vietnam’s extraordinary National Assembly session, which began Aug. 3 in two phases, concludes Monday. Lawmakers are expected to approve an agreement related to the country’s first nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan province, as well as special mechanisms for stalled wind and solar projects. They will also vote on proposals to make Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh centrally governed cities and on policies supporting APEC 2027 projects on Phu Quoc island. The session has covered money laundering, agriculture and preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, with energy prominent in its conclusion. China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, briefs investors on first-half results Monday. Its assessment of market conditions following the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran may influence sentiment toward China National Offshore Oil Corporation and PetroChina, which report later in the week. China’s oil imports collapsed during the conflict. July crude-oil throughput edged up from June but remained 15.8% below a year earlier, National Bureau of Statistics data showed. Tuesday brings Singapore inflation and Hong Kong trade data. On Wednesday, Singapore reports its manufacturing index, while the Nikkei Asia Forum Sydney convenes government, business and diplomatic leaders to discuss Australia-Japan relations and regional developments. Speakers include senior officials, former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and executives from banking, energy, hospitality and investment firms. The Bank of Thailand also meets Wednesday. Growth slowed in the second quarter amid fallout from the Iran war, but a Reuters poll expects the policy rate to remain at 1.0%. Thursday, BOJ Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino speaks in Saitama. Markets will seek clues on whether inflation risks could accelerate rate increases; a September signal could lift Japanese bond yields and strengthen the yen. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas also holds its fourth policy meeting, with rates at 4.75%. Friday features Vanke and Petronas earnings and Philippines trade data.