Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Vietnam, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Fast growing Vietjet is evolving to become a “Consumer Airline” in its next phase of development, according to its President and CEO, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, at the APEC CEO Summit 2017 in Danang, Vietnam. Speaking at the session themed “Connecting for…
New age airline Vietjet is certainly no stranger in the aviation arena, making headlines for its innovative campaign executions and exponential growth in recent years. It comes as no surprise that the airline was recently bestowed the inaugural Best Ultra Low…
Miniso Vietnam plans to open 500 more stores in the next two years, adding to the 30 outlets already established. Co-founder/chief designer Miyake Junya says he has signed a strategic co-operation agreement with Vietnamese developers, including Vincom, which…
Vietnam’s richest man and first billionaire has climbed past U.S. President Donald Trump on Forbes magazine’s real time list of the world’s billionaires. Pham Nhat Vuong, founder and chairman of Vingroup JSC., was the world’s 640th richest person with a net…
Vietnam shares gained 0.9 percent, with real estate developer Vingroup Joint Stock Company climbing 4.7 percent to an all-time peak. Global equities were largely muted as concerns of a delay in U.S. tax reform proposal and apprehension over Saudi Arabia’s…
A list of the 1,000 businesses that paid the most tax last year in Vietnam has been released, and includes three foreign firms in the top 10. Military-run telco giant Viettel topped the list after earning a pre-tax profit of nearly VND40 trillion ($1.76…
Vietnam’s total stock market capitalization in the first 10 months reached $132 billion, up 83 percent from the end of last year and equal to 61 percent of Vietnam’s gross domestic product, the National Financial Supervisory Commission reported on Wednesday.…
The founder and CEO of Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet has said she wants to sell products from the world’s biggest retailer Walmart on her airline. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, the first and only female billionaire in Vietnam according to Forbes magazine,…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau capped a hectic day in Ho Chi Minh City by jogging along the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal on Thursday evening, catching locals off-guard and setting the media abuzz. The charismatic prime minister was on an official visit to…
President Donald Trump is expected to bill a new policy for Asia during his two-day stay in Vietnam this week, but the U.S. administration needs to follow through with concrete actions to restore waning confidence in a region weary of his erratic diplomacy.…
Emerging jewellery brand, Precita, has opened a stylish flagship in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, designed by a Hong Kong company. With its traditional focus being on monetary value, the Vietnamese jewellery market is proving a challenge for…
Zara Vietnam opens its first Hanoi store tomorrow in Vincom Centre Ba Trieu. According to an announcement on the Spanish fashion brand’s website, the three-storey store will face Doan Tran Nghiep street and offer styles for women, children, teens, and men. It…
Fancy a winter holiday in the heart of Seoul or basking in the Phuket sun? Well wait no longer as Vietjet is offering 500,000 promotional tickets priced from USD0* in celebration of the upcoming year-end holidays! Available from 8-10 and 14-16 November 2017…
Vietnam has seen a surge in retail sales, which topped VND 3258 trillion (US$106.9 billion) for the first 10 months of this year. This was year-on-year growth of 10.7 per cent, says the General Statistics Office (GSO) in releasing statistics of retail sales…
To welcome the upcoming travel and most beautiful festive season in the year, Vietjet offers 500,000 tickets priced from only HKD0 (*) with two 3-Golden Days Promotion. The sensational promotion will be available from November 8 to 10 and November 14 to 16,…
The defective airbag inflators have been linked to 19 deaths and more than 180 injuries worldwide. Mitsubishi is recalling 2,519 of its Pajero models in Vietnam to replace potentially deadly defective airbag inflators. All cars imported between 2007 and 2016…
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