Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Vietnam, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Sugar output in the 2015-16 crop was 1.23 million tonnes, a year-on-year drop of 12.7 percent, said Phạm Quốc Doanh, Chairman of the Việt Nam Sugarcane and Sugar Association, at a seminar in HCM City last week of sugar producers, distributors and consumers.…
The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine fiber optic cable line has been put into operation after four years under construction. The APG, funded by VNPT, Viettel, FPT and CMC, aims to boost Vietnamese Internet speed. The operation of the network aims to…
Data from the Association of Vietnam Retailers (AVR) indicates that in 2015, retail e-commerce surpassed US$4.07 billion, with a growth rate of 20%. Ho Thi Kim Thoa, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, told a forum on e-commerce and mobile phone…
At a customers and agents meeting on December in Paris, Phuong reported that Vietnam Airlines’ revenue in France has increased by 10 percent against last year, in which business class turnover upped 20 percent. The carrier’s flights from France to Vietnam…
Two Vietnamese men were sentenced to six months’ jail yesterday for smuggling 12 songbirds into Singapore. The estimated retail price of each bird here is $1,800. Businessman To Quoc Viet, 38, and his half-brother, Thai Anh Quoc, 48, who is jobless, were also…
Vinh Foods products, a brand of catfish processor Vĩnh Hoàn Corporation, have been put on the shelves of Mercadona, the largest supermarket chain in Spain, from December. Vĩnh Hoàn Corporation is expected to earn revenue equal to 10 million euros (US$10.5…
Viettel Telecom will provide free 4G SIM cards to its users ahead of the launch of its 4G network in the first quarter of 2017. From January 1 to March 1, customers can visit Viettel’s shops, supermarkets and postal offices nationwide to swap their current…
Vietnam’s state-owned telecom Viettel will eliminate overseas roaming charges between its operators in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from January 2017. “Users of Metfone in Cambodia, Unitel in Laos and Viettel in Vietnam will be charged at the local mobile fee…
The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development launched a programme dubbed “Green Connection towards A Clean Agriculture” in HCM City yesterday to strengthen the linkages between various players in the agricultural production chain. It is also aimed at…
USA Today reported that the ratio of iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus buyers in the US when the model hit the shelves was 55/45. The situation is the opposite in Vietnam. The representative of the biggest smartphone retail chain in Vietnam said the ratio of iPhone 7/7…
Land prices in HCM City and neigbouring provinces are increasing, with real estate industry insiders attributing it to high liquidity. Nguyễn Quốc Anh, deputy director of Đại Việt Group, said prices have been rising in all districts in the city since the end…
The Vinpearl Cần Thơ Hotel, the first five-star hotel in the southern city of Cần Thơ, was inaugurated last weekend, becoming the tallest building in the Mekong Delta region. Vinpearl Cần Thơ Hotel, with 30 floors and a three-story lobby, is the ninth hotel…
The country’s maritime transport sector posted growth for two consecutive years, notwithstanding losses, restructuring and even bankruptcy of several large foreign carriers. Nguyễn Văn Công, Deputy Minister of Transport, hailed results of the maritime…
The recent launch of motorbike models with high-engine displacement has attracted the Vietnamese and stirred the domestic market, even though import prices are 2-3 times higher than world prices. The leader in this segment is Honda Việt Nam, with the SH 300i…
China has authorised 22 Vietnamese businesses to export rice into its market, Việt Nam’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) announced. China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has given only…
Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) welcomed the listing of nearly 70 million shares of five companies on Monday, with share value registered for trading equal to VNĐ693.4 billion (US$31 million). The five companies are 36 Corporation (G36), Sài Gòn-Nghệ…
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.