Southeast Asia's mobile payments face shakeout as market booms
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:57:00
Just next to Ho Chi Minh City’s financial district, two dozen street vendors’ stalls display colorful adverts for e-wallets.
Japan helps Vietnam improve control of food safety
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:55:00
JICA signed a grant agreement with Vietnam on October 17 to provide over 1.2 billion JPY for a project to enhance laboratory capacity of the Reference Testing and Agrifood Quality Consultancy (RETAQ) Centre, helping Vietnam better ensure safety of agricultural and fishery products as food.
Secondhand iPhone market heats up as iPhone 11 arrives
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:54:00
Listings of older iPhone models have increased in Vietnam after Apple released its latest iPhone 11 last month, with buyers expecting lower prices
TH Milk becomes first exporter of milk to China
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:52:00
TH Milk Joint Stock Company has become the first Vietnamese firm to receive approval from the General Administration of Customs of China to export dairy products to the Chinese market.
Japanese firms to build Vietnam’s weather satellite
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:50:00
Vietnam will partner with Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo and tech firm NEC to build a satellite to forecast weather and survey damage caused by disasters
Vietnam’s bakery market shows fast growth
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:48:00
The bakery market has enjoyed compounded annual growth of 20-30 percent in recent years and is worth 700 million USD now, the chief of one of the country’s largest bakery chains has said.
Textile sector stuck at bottom of value chain
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:47:00
The textile industry, Vietnam's key exporter, faces hurdles to further development since it is stuck in the low-value segment of the supply chain.
SMEs could enhance e-commerce sales thanks to Alibaba and Fado
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:44:00
Thanks to the support of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and local platform Fado, local companies’ sales on e-commerce platforms is expected to improve by a great deal.
Starbucks closes seven Hanoi stores over contaminated water
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:41:00
Coffee shop giant Starbucks has temporarily closed seven stores in Hanoi’s southwestern districts over the ongoing oil contamination crisis.
A sharing economy for new startups
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:39:00
The rapid development of the IT revolution has helped startups generate a buzz in the social circle, establishing a new era of promoting globalisation in all sectors while building a new economy – the sharing economy
Two men caught with 12,000 ecstasy pills in northern Vietnam
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:37:00
Police in the northern Lang Son Province have arrested two men for allegedly possessing 12,000 ecstasy pills.
Vietnam, Asia's new manufacturing hub
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:36:00
Since its emergence early last year, the US-China trade conflict has not shown signs of easing. Companies are increasingly concerned about the impact of trade tariffs and other trade protection measures, with many actively planning to divert their production from China.
Hanoians, Saigonese want more done to improve air quality
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:34:00
Most Hanoians and Saigonese are dissatisfied with the air quality in their cities and feel additional measures are needed to improve it.
Firms cautioned when exporting pepper to Myanmar
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:32:00
The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Agency of Foreign Trade has warned domestic enterprises to take caution when exporting pepper to Myanmar after a local company was added into the list of importers under close watch by the Myanmar Customs.
Vietnamese woman arrested for smuggling drugs to South Korea
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:30:00
Stuffed animals, toys and souvenirs were used to smuggle drugs to South Korea, Hai Phong police said Friday after arresting Le Thi Loan.
Vietnam, Singapore expand cooperation in logistics
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:28:00
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on October 18 received Robert Yap, Executive Chairman of YCH Group - a leading Singaporean logistics enterprise which intends to invest in developing a logistics centre in Vietnam.
Vietnam 5G subscriptions predicted to top 6.3 million by 2025
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:25:00
The number of 5G subscriptions in Vietnam could hit 6.3 million by 2025 or 6 percent of its total’s mobile subscriptions, technology conglomerate Cisco said.
Vietnam’s real estate still an attractive prospect
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:22:00
Vietnam's real estate market continues to attract foreign investors because of its growth potential, especially investors from the Republic of Korea, according to real estate consulting companies.
