Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Vietnam, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Australia’s Gloria Jean’s Coffee Vietnam has closed its last coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City, in the Phu My Hung urban area of District 7, after ten years in Vietnam. It arrived in Vietnam in 2007 under a franchise license secured by the VietLifestyle JSC.…
Export turnover for vegetables has reached $857 million this year up to April 15, an increase of 30 per cent year-on-year and bringing in $8.2 million to Vietnam each day. Vegetables are therefore Vietnam’s third-highest agricultural and aquatic export, after…
The Philippines’ Yellow Cab Pizza is about to open its first restaurant in Vietnam. The chain, owned by Max’s Group, which is rolling out franchised eateries across Southeast Asia, will launch in Ho Chi Minh City. But instead of debuting in the CBD suburb,…
To celebrate the coming summer, Vietjet launches its most outstanding campaign ever – “Free summer, Fly for FREE” from April 25 to June 15, 2017, offering one million promotional tickets priced from only HKD0 within the golden hours 13:00 – 15:00 at…
A decade ago most of the country’s coffee exports were semi-processed beans. The TNI King Coffee Factory that recently opened in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Duong is the latest player to join the race to ship more finished coffee products from the…
Woomentum will launch its first event in Ho Chi Minh City to connect women-founded startups and investors. Woomentum, a Singapore-based startup community and crowdfunding platform, will launch its first event in Vietnam this month to support female…
Saigon Commercial Bank expects further talks with two potential investors from China and Indonesia as it plans to sell more than half of the bank at par value. Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, Vietnam’s fifth largest by assets, is in talks to draw an…
Vietnam’s global rice export ranking this year is expected to remain unchanged, trailing behind Thailand and India. Preferential import taxes in Eastern European countries and an extended rice supply agreement with the Philippines may help boost Vietnam’s…
The traditional taxi companies describe the competition as ‘harsh’ and ‘unfair’. Vietnam’s major taxi company Mai Linh has reported the worst business in five years while another big player Vinasun projected a 50-percent drop in profit this year, and the two…
Once established, the new company, will be the biggest sugar firm on Vietnam’s stock market. Thanh Thanh Cong Tay Ninh Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Thanh Thanh Cong Group, and Bien Hoa Sugar Joint Stock Company are planning to merge. Thanh Thanh Cong…
The Australian bank said it will focus on its institutional banking, its biggest business in the region. Australian lender ANZ has announced to sell its retail business in Vietnam to South Korea’s Shinhan to focus resources on institutional banking. The bank…
Vietjet is to embark on a Five-year Plan to enable sustainable growth beginning 2017. The ambitious plan was announced at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of the Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company in Ho Chi Minh City. The program, focusing on sustainable…
Vietnam’s Viettel has launched 4G services across Vietnam after completing a nationwide rollout in just six months. The operator has now achieved 95% coverage with its 4G network, and officially launched services on Tuesday. The network consists of 36,000 4G…
The country topped the list in the Health Governance Capacity Index (HGCI) by Brookings Institution. The HGCI aims at effectively utilizing private investment in healthcare research and development by measuring low and middle income economies’ governance…
Vietnam’s car imports have risen a staggering 34.4 percent from a year ago to 26,500 units, with more than half of them coming from low-tariff markets in Southeast Asia, customs figures show. The car import value in the first quarter edged up just 1 percent…
Vietnam Airlines added a second route from Vietnam to Sydney (SYD). The SkyTeam carrier now offers three times weekly flights on the 7,783-kilometre route between Hanoi (HAN) and Australia’s busiest airport, complementing the airline’s existing daily service…
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