Property buyers who invested in under-construction apartments in Hanoi are facing difficulties in selling their properties due to falling prices and high mortgage rates. These speculators had capitalized on the previously increasing prices, expecting to make…
Coopers Brewery, a family-owned independent brewing company, has experienced a slight rise in its annual beer sales, outperforming the overall market that has seen a downturn. Annual Sales Report In the 2024-25 fiscal year, Coopers Brewery reported total beer…
Cafe de Coral, a prominent foodservice operator, has disclosed a slump in earnings, attributing the setback to a frail economy and lukewarm consumer sentiment. The fiscal report for the year ending March 31 revealed a 1.4% slide in revenue, resulting in…
Vietnam’s stock market kicked off the week on a down note, as the benchmark VN-Index dipped by 0.39%, closing at 1,296.29 points. This drop translates to a loss of 5.1 points, following a previous session where the index slipped 11.81 points. Trading Activity…
The Lipstick Effect has seen a rise in cosmetics sales despite South Korea’s economic downturn of 2018. The term The Lipstick Effect describes the phenomenon whereby colour cosmetics sales surge during a recession as consumers turn to small-ticket luxuries to…
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