Hanoi, Aug. 3 -- Vietnam's newly registered business capital soared 63.6% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2026, even as a wave of business closures underscored an accelerating shakeout across the corporate sector. According to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, more than 125,900 new enterprises were established between January and July, up 16.9% from a year earlier. Their combined registered capital reached nearly 1.52 quadrillion VND (58.3 billion USD), pushing average registered capital per new business to 12.1 billion VND, almost 40% higher than in 2025. Including additional capital injected by existing firms, total investment flowing into the economy climbed to 3.6 quadrillion VND, up 7.3% year-on-...