A Vietnamese woman and her South Korean boyfriend desperate to meet each other after being apart for a long time reunited in the Philippines last week. With their respective countries yet to open their borders fully to international travel and having several restrictions in place, Ho Phuong Nhi and Hwa …
Read More »Lazada’s Super Brand Day: Unique growth opportunities for LazMall’s brands
With Lazada’s Super Brand Day, authentic brands are given an opportunity to boost their sales and significantly expand their customer base on the eCommerce platform. Super Brand Day is an initiative that makes Lazada a strategic partner for brands, contributing to the success of participating authentic brands from various industries. …
Read More »Apple, Xiaomi distributor eyes $1.15 bln sales in 2022
Digiworld, an authorized reseller of Apple and Xiaomi in Vietnam, targets a 25 percent increase in sales this year to VND26.3 trillion (US$1.15 billion). It eyes post-tax profits of VND800 billion, up 22 percent. The firm will seek shareholders’ approval for the targets at the upcoming annual general meeting. Last …
Read More »Gold prices bounce back after drop
Gold prices bounced back Wednesday morning after closing Tuesday with a decline as global rates fluctuate around the previous historic peak as the Russia-Ukraine crisis continues. The state-owned Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC) sold its gold at VND72.82 million per tael ($3,187.92), up 1.11 percent from Tuesday afternoon. A tael equals …
Read More »Đức Giang Chemical raises profit target by nearly 40% this year
A worker operating equipment inside a Đức Giang Chemical plant in Hưng Yên Province. Photo ducgiangchem.vn HÀ NỘI — In its recently released document for the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Đức Giang Chemical Group JSC (DGC) said that despite the complexity of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the company’s business results …
Read More »Healthcare, energy cooperation among US priorities in Vietnam
Healthcare, digital commerce, energy and climate change are areas prioritized by American businesses for cooperating with Vietnam, participants said Tuesday at the U.S.-Vietnam Business Summit 2022. Addressing the summit held in Hanoi, Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, highlighted the three focus areas for Vietnam-U.S. business ties, …
Read More »Increasing the capacity of suppliers in the processing and manufacturing chain
The manufacturing industry plays an important role as the backbone of the economy and a driving force for growth. — Photo tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn HÀ NỘI — Enterprises must improve the quality and quantity of domestic tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers, to increase their ability to participate in the supply chain and improve …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine crisis cuts Vietnam’s seafood exports
Vietnamese exporters of seafood to Russia and Ukraine are in trouble, with some reporting double-digit percentage declines as the military confrontation between the two countries continue. Five Vietnamese catfish exporters to Russia have reported a year-on-year drop in export value by 29.8 percent to $2.18 million in January, according to …
Read More »International tourism key to revival, relax quarantine rules: industry insiders
Foreign tourists visit the War Remnants Museum in HCM City on February 25. — VnExpress News Photo Thu Hằng Thu Hằng HCM CITY — A sense of caution tempers the excitement as stakeholders prepare for the full resumption of international tourism on March 15. Will Việt Nam’s quarantine rules prove a …
Read More »Vĩnh Long to get 5 industrial zones by 2025
By 2030 Vĩnh Long Province plans to build five new industrial zones. Photo: baodautu.vn VĨNH LONG — Vĩnh Long Province has announced plans to develop five industrial zones in 2021-25 with a total area of 1,700 ha. They are Tân An Thạnh in Bình Tân District (500ha), Đình Khao …
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