Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Vietnam, updated continuously by our newsroom.
A Vingroup-invested firm has been allowed to include a casino in a hotel-amusement complex on Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc. The People’s Committee of Kien Giang Province announced that the Prime Minister has approved in principle the casino’s inclusion…
Vietnam’s internet economy is the largest relative to GDP in terms of gross merchandise volume in Southeast Asia this year. A study by Google and Temasek, a Singaporean holding company owned by the Government of Singapore, said gross merchandise volume (GMV)…
Vietnam’s total oil refining capacity will nearly quadruple by 2023 as two new refineries go on stream, market data provider Fitch Solutions reports. The Dung Quat refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai operated by the state-owned PetroVietnam’s…
With more women spending more on eating out, they have become linchpins of the F&B industry, a study indicates. A new survey by HCMC-based market research firm Decision Lab finds that female consumers can make or break the food and beverage industry of…
Work on Vietnam’s biggest airport would start in 2020 and it will become operational in 2025, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) says. ACV, which manages and operates civil airports in the country, also says that it will complete business appraisals…
The state auditing agency says Unilever Vietnam should pay over $25 million in back taxes for the 2009- 2013 period. Speaking at a National Assembly session on the draft bill on Tax Administration, State Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc pointed to the…
VinFast, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s biggest private firm Vingroup, presented three models and their prices at its maiden show in Hanoi Tuesday afternoon. Its five-seat sedan Lux A2.0 and seven-seat SUV Lux SA 2.0, which had already been revealed to the public…
Vietnam’s first private airport near the world-renowned Ha Long Bay is getting finishing touches for a Christmas day opening. The 325-hectare (803 acres) airport at Van Don District, northern Quang Ninh Province cost VND7.7 trillion (more than $330 million)…
A $500 million complex including horse racing in Soc Son District is off the shelf after 10 years. Hanoi authorities have approved the addition of the long-delayed Soc Son multi-purpose entertainment complex and horse racecourse project to the city’s master…
Bamboo Airways, Vietnam’s newest airline, is expected to make its maiden flight on Dec. 29, its founder said Friday. The first routes of the country’s fifth carrier would connect Hanoi and HCMC, and from Hanoi and HCMC to central Quy Nhon City, said Trinh Van…
Foreign home interior brands and designers are present in force and dominating the increasingly affluent Vietnamese market. Brands like Cassina, Badari Lighting, Cantori, Diemme Cucine, Formitalia, and Versace Home have entered the high-end interior market in…
A survey has found full service restaurants outshining the quick service segment in Vietnam since 2017’s third quarter. Full service restaurants (FSR) or sit down eateries where food is served directly to the customers’ table, have been far better patronized…
October sales of 28,899 cars made it the best month of the year so far, according to Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). This was 3,811 cars more than the 25,088 sold in September or a 15 percent rise, a VAMA report says. October sales of…
Rice prices in India nudged higher this week as the rupee firmed, while Thai exporters eyed fresh demand from the Philippines. India’s 5 percent broken parboiled variety was quoted around $363-$371 per tonne this week, versus $362-$369 last week. “As the…
Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Tuesday, tracking broader Asia after a selloff on Wall Street overnight. As reported, citing sources from both sides, that China’s top trade negotiator Liu He may visit Washington to prepare for the talks between…
In an apparent u-turn, transport giant Tracodi has approved divestment of its 30 percent stake in Vinataxi. Just months after saying it intends to increase its stake in Vinataxi, renew its fleet and install driver software, the Transport and Industry…
Free background guides on how retail works in this market.
Vietnam
A young, urbanising market where modern trade is growing quickly, convenience and mini-supermarkets are the battleground, and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City beha…
Asia Market Guides · 10 min read
Vietnam
Segments, digital behaviour, price sensitivity and the buying patterns that shape assortment and promotion in Vietnam.
Asia Market Guides · 8 min read
Vietnam
How last-mile delivery works in Vietnam, what drives cost per drop, and how to set a service promise you can keep.
Asia Market Guides · 8 min read
Vietnam
Who the landlords are, how leases are structured, what drives rent, and how to choose a location in Vietnam.
Asia Market Guides · 8 min read
Weekly Briefing
Tuesday, Thursday and a Saturday Weekly Wrap: the retail stories, numbers and moves that mattered across Asia. Nothing else, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
Read by retail operators, investors and brand teams across Asia.