Despite the barriers prohibiting entry to Hanoi’s famous Train Street, it is still a popular destination for many foreign visitors who say it would be a “waste” to close down the attraction. Hanoi Train Street, famous for its makeshift coffee shops along the train track, runs for around two kilometers …
Read More »Singapore’s CapitaLand in talks to buy Vietnam property assets from Vinhomes – sources
Asian real estate giant CapitaLand Group is in talks to acquire assets worth roughly $1.5 billion from Vietnam’s biggest listed property firm Vinhomes JSC (VHM.HM). A deal of that size would mark one of the largest real estate transactions in Southeast Asia in the last few years. Discussions between CapitaLand, …
Read More »Vietnam’s biggest auto show cancelled due to plunging demand
Vietnam’s biggest annual auto show will not be held in October this year due to falling demand, a source told VnExpress. “The car market has been going through a quiet period so far this year due to declining demand and macro-economic challenges,” a representative of a German auto brand said, …
Read More »CJ Olivenetworks Vina launches rooftop solar business
CJ Olivenetworks Vina, a subsidiary of CJ Group Vietnam, has launched a rooftop solar business to provide green energy solutions to all CJ Group’s factories and its Korean customers. The rooftop solar business is part of CJ Group’s commitment to sustainability, which brings direct economic benefits by helping factories save …
Read More »VN-Index slips marginally
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.22% to 1045.14 points Friday, dragged down by selling pressure in the last minutes of trade. The index closed 2.26 points lower after losing 14.79 points on Thursday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 9.44% to VND10.29 trillion ($436.20 million). The …
Read More »Novaland appoints first foreign CEO
Property developer Novaland has appointed Dennis Ng Teck Yow as its first foreign CEO as part of a major restructuring after key leaders resigned. The Malaysian national will take over from Nguyen Ngoc Huyen, who resigned the same day, for the 2023-2028 term, the company said in a statement Friday. …
Read More »Debt evasion headache for financial firms
Rising bad debt from “disappearing” borrowers and the shutting down of unauthorized debt collecting agencies are damaging the reputation of legal financial companies and threatening to hurt their performance. FE Credit, Vietnam’s top consumer lending firm, is struggling to collect debts as many borrowers are deliberately defaulting on their loans, …
Read More »Skytrax lists Da Nang Airport among world’s 10 most improved
Da Nang airport has been ranked the third most improved in the 2023 Skytrax World Airport Awards. It was the only Vietnamese representative in the list of 10 most improved airports globally put out by the British airline and airport review and ranking site after surveying travelers from across the …
Read More »SpaceX, Netflix, Boeing to join “biggest-ever” US business mission to Vietnam
SpaceX, Netflix and Boeing are among the companies joining the “biggest-ever” U.S. business mission to Vietnam next week to discuss investment and sales opportunities in the booming Southeast Asian nation, the organizer said. More than 50 companies, including defense, pharmaceutical and tech firms, will participate in the mission organized by …
Read More »Bamboo Airways unveils mystery buyer
Bamboo Airways has found a buyer who is also willing to help disgraced former chairman Trinh Van Quyet deal with the financial consequences of his alledged crime. A spokesperson told VnExpress Thursday that the identity of the investor would be revealed later. The buyer has agreed to take over the …
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