Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Vietnam, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Get ready to be infected by the travel bug as summer is soon to kick in full swing! For all you globetrotters out there, now’s your chance to make the most of your travel plans as Vietnamese carrier – Vietjet is offering irresistable cashback deals in…
Coffee prices in the Central Highlands have been decreasing since the beginning of the year, and are not likely to recover any time soon, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The price stands at VND35,100–35,500 ($1.55-1.56) per…
Singapore’s pork ribs restaurant chain Founder Bak Kut Teh has opened its first outlet in Vietnam. Located on the ground floor of Ho Chi Minh City’s RomeA shopping centre in District 3, Founder Bak Kut Teh Vietnam offers the original Singapore menu. The…
Vietnam’s economy might expand by 6.8 percent this year, the World Bank (WB) says in a new report, revising upwards its previous forecast of 6.5 percent in April. It estimates GDP at 6.6 percent in 2019 and 6.5 percent in 2020. The bank explained its upward…
Getting a job is easy, cost of living is low, and quality of life is high. It sounded too good to be true, but Samantha Beukes decided to check the place out. Friends had been raving on Facebook about living the good life in Vietnam. It was true. When she…
Vietnam’s Finance Ministry wants a complete ban on the import of cryptocurrency mining rigs, saying many of them are being used to launch new virtual currencies and forms of payment. Such operations are very difficult to regulate, the ministry says. The…
Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday, with Singapore gaining nearly 1 percent as upbeat sentiment following positive U.S. jobs data pushed global equities higher. Asia ex-Japan shares rose 1 percent to their highest level since May 17. Data on…
Pho, the fragrant flat rice noodles soup served with beef or chicken, has given Vietnamese cuisine an iconic status. But the company making money by exporting an instant version of the soup to the US is based in Thailand. A representative of Charoen Pokphan…
VinFast, the auto making subsidiary of real estate conglomerate Vingroup, will make cars suited to the domestic market first and target East Europe next. Built in automated facility that deploys more than a thousand robots, the cars will be of top quality,…
Soon after a Singaporean fund divested its entire stock in Vietnam’s top taxi firm Vinasun, a domestic securities firm stepped in to fill the gap. The Ho Chi Minh Securities Corporation (HSC), a professional securities brokerage and equities firm in Vietnam,…
If the weekday blues are getting you down, fret not as fast growing Vietnamese carrier – Vietjet is offering the ultimate midweek pick-me-up with its latest zero fare ticket promotion. Starting today until 8 June 2018, the airline is offering 400,000 tickets…
Miniso Vietnam plans to open 50 more stores by the end of this year and reach 400 by 2022. The discount retail chain plans to enhance its distribution system in Vietnam with a 10,000 sqm warehouse in Ho Chi Minh City which will open within a few months. That…
Speaking at a seminar on connecting businesses in ASEAN member countries organised by the High Quality Vietnamese Goods Business Association on the sidelines of the Thaifex expo in Bangkok last week, Pascal Billaud, CEO of Thailand’s Central Food Retail Group…
Vietnam’s rice export sector is showing signs of reducing its dependence on China with other markets picking up the slack, according the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In its monthly report for May, the ministry says that rice exports to China…
Vietnam’s Techcombank saw its shares fall as much as 20 percent from their reference price on Monday, hitting the lowest trading limit allowed on a stock’s maiden day of trading. Techcombank, formally known as Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock…
Most major air-conditioner makers are making themselves at home in Vietnam as demand surges alongside economic growth and improving living conditions. Vietnam’s market for the cooling systems was ranked Asia’s eighth largest in 2011, excluding Japan and…
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.