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The VN-Index began the new lunar year with a 1.5-percent jump Monday morning, led by aviation and energy stocks. It gained 22 points to 1,503 points at 11.20 as the market reopened after the nine-day Tet break, reaching a near four-week high. It represents a…
Wishing you a very joyful New Year despite these difficult times. We really wish things were different and that we could visit you! We hope that the new year brings your family much happiness and prosperity, and that in time the world will be a safe place…
With physical gatherings limited, red packet gifting via digital channels on the first two days of the Lunar New Year grew considerably from the year before. Efforts to digitalize the longstanding custom of giving hong bao (red packets) during the Lunar New…
Many people in Hanoi and Saigon were unable to withdraw cash from ATMs while online bank transfers also took longer than usual during the weekend. Three ATMs belonging to a bank on Hanoi’s Pham Ngoc Thach Street stopped working several times in the past few…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since people are using WhatsApp. Luckily, the messaging company is here to remind us that WhatsApp was launched on iPhones back in August 2009. One year latest, the app made it to Android and the world will never…
Ms. Saranya Pipoppinyo (middle), Vice President of Marketing at AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited, together with Ms. Lapatlada Ruetivarangkoon (left), Vice President and Mr. Anirut Srirungthum (right), Vice President Business Development of…
Vietnam’s Con Dao Islands businesses are unable to hire staff despite flourishing tourism, with people preferring to work on the mainland. Almost a week after Tet, Vietnam’s longest holiday of the year, resorts and hotels in Con Dao, a 16-island archipelago…
Next week it Chinese New Year. It officially begins on February 5th, 2019, and ends on February 19th. This year will be the year of the Pig. It is the most important festival for Chinese people, so the city is fully decorated with festive installations. The…
Lee Min-joo, a 43-year-old cram school teacher, made it a point to be at the Starbucks outlet near her house last Thursday at 6 a.m. She wasn’t there for the coffee – she was waiting to buy a limited edition “Lucky Bag.” Lee said she has bought Starbucks…
Mr.Nuntawat Chotvijit (2nd from left), Executive Director of AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Limited Company together with Mr.Donald Ong (2nd from right), Country Manager Thailand and Myanmar, Mastercard joined hands to give away a special year-end…
With Vietnamese banks reporting substantial profits last year many of their employees are expecting higher Lunar New Year bonuses. The banking sector’s overall profit before tax increased by 40 percent year-on-year, according to the National Financial…
Average New Year bonus given by HCMC firms to an employee is VND3.4 million ($146), 30 percent higher than in 2018. For the 2019 Roman Calendar New Year, bonuses have been significantly higher than in 2018, Le Minh Tan, director of the HCMC Department of…
DFS Group has kicked off its annual gifting campaign at T Galleria by DFS in Okinawa. The “Give Joy”-themed campaign opened on November 24, showcasing DFS’s first ever “Personalisation Gift Shop” concept, where an assortment of specially curated luxury gifts…
Singapore retail sales – excluding motor vehicles – rose 14 per cent in February, reflecting the changed timing of Lunar New Year observation. Compared with January, they rose 1 per cent. Statistics Singapore estimated the total value of retail sales in…
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, will observe the upcoming Songkran Thai New Year period by wearing colorful traditional dress. Visitors and guests to the company’s properties are treated daily to graceful Thai service and cultural…
China’s tourism industry saw revenues of 423.3 billion yuan ($61.55 billion) during the recent Lunar New Year festival, up 15.9 percent against last year, the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) said late on Thursday. The rate of growth, driven by…
