Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Vietnam, updated continuously by our newsroom.
General insurer MSIG Vietnam celebrated its 10th anniversary recently at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel and Hotel Nikko Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) on 11th and 12th March 2019 respectively. More than 500 partners, customers and staff attended the celebrations which…
The Vietnam retail sector is forecast to record double-digit growth from 2019 to 2024, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets. While a number of Vietnamese consumers still choose to shop in traditional markets as they can buy ingredients in smaller…
With the arrival of the vibrant summer season, Vietjet has opened ticket sales on three new domestic routes, including Can Tho – Hai Phong, Can Tho – Vinh and Can Tho – Thanh Hoa which will operate from April 26, 2019. Celebrating this special occasion,…
Vietjet does not operate any flights with Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. We are currently operating with a fleet entirely composed of new Airbus aircraft from the A320 family aircraft. The average age of our fleet is 2.82 years. We are also using latest generation…
Vietnam has today officially become the 25th nation in the world to launch eSIM technology. VinaPhone, the mobile subsidiary of state-owned operator VNPT, has held the official mass market launch of eSIM technology, Vietnamese state news agency SGGP reported.…
Hanoi offered the highest grade A office rental yield in the world last year — 8.57 percent, a Savills report said. This was the third straight year the Vietnamese capital ranked top, according to the British property consultancy, which used data from the…
Vietnam’s first full-fledged carmaker has started trial runs in its Hai Phong factory, preparing to deliver preordered vehicles later this year. The Lux SA 2.0 SUV, which has a 228 horsepower engine and an 8-gear automatic transmission, started its first run…
A Prime Minister approved plan requires all commercial joint stock banks to be listed before 2020 towards increased transparency and diversity. This is one of a series of solutions set out in the scheme to “Restructure the stock market and insurance market by…
100 selected Vietnamese businesses will participate in a support program to help them reach more customers on Amazon. These businesses will receive offline or online training, with in-depth support from Amazon and discounts from local service providers,…
With 36 percent of senior management teams in Vietnam including women, the country ranks second in Asia in female representation. In Asia, Vietnam’s proportion of women in senior management positions is only below Philippines at 37.46 percent. It is higher…
Digital media conglomerate Yeah1 is set to lose 28 percent of future revenues after YouTube unilaterally terminated its content hosting agreement with it. The company’s financial statements for 2018 showed that activities connected to YouTube generated around…
Lazada is boosting its cross-border operations for international brands and merchants to after its cross-border sales quadrupled over the last three years The Alibaba-owned company says it plans to bring onboard more quality international brands and will…
The Vietnamese government will tomorrow formally launch a project to establish a National Innovation Centre in Hanoi to help lay the groundwork for Vietnam to capitalize on the Industry 4.0 era. The project is set to break ground later this year and could be…
Jetsetters certainly have something exciting to look forward to. With just a few days left till International Women’s Day, Vietjet is offering a whopping 2.4 million super-saving tickets priced from MYR0. Tickets can be purchased at…
Higher revenues have motivated almost 70 percent of Japanese firms in Vietnam to consider expanding their business here. Higher revenue was cited as the reason for expansion plans by 65 percent of Japanese businesses. Another 43 percent saw greater potential…
The Asian Development Bank will lend Vietnam $188 million to upgrade roads towards improving connectivity in northwestern provinces. Under an agreement signed by ADB and the Ministry of Finance Tuesday, the loan will be used to upgrade of 198 kilometers of…
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