A rapid increase in new office space in Hanoi is expected to soon drive the vacancy rate to 30%, property consultancy Knight Frank Vietnam has forecast. In the second quarter of this year the grade A office segment saw a 23.3% vacancy rate, up 1.8 percentage points from the previous …
Read More »Vietnam, Thailand emerge as Southeast Asia’s fastest growing e-commerce markets
Vietnam and Thailand have emerged as the two fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, according to a new report. The report, recently released by OpenGov Asia, a content platform dedicated to sharing ICT-related knowledge and information to better serve citizens and customers, highlights Vietnam’s ascent past the Philippines to become …
Read More »Why struggle in cities if you have a hectare of durians in the countryside?
The job market can change quickly in the coming decades, so parents should not worry too much about buying houses in big cities for their children. In the past, no one thought that a household in the Central Highlands with a few hectares under durians could easily earn enough in …
Read More »Japan attracts record 3.14 million June visitors as weak yen draws travelers
Japan set a record high for monthly visitors in June, official data showed on Friday, as its weak yen fueled a tourism boom that is becoming a key driver for the economy. The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure was 3.14 million last month, exceeding the previous monthly …
Read More »Programme seeking to take VN goods into Thai retail system opens in HCM City
The Week for Business Matching and Introduction of Vietnamese Products at Central Retail Vietnam in 2024 opened at GO! supermarket in HCM City’s District 7 on July 19. The opening ceremony of the Week for Business Matching and Introduction of Vietnamese Products at Central Retail Vietnam in 2024 in HCM …
Read More »Air passengers ‘in limbo’ as global IT crash grounds flights
Travelers faced sleeping overnight at the airport or giving up and taking to the road for an arduous journey instead, as Friday’s worldwide IT breakdown caused chaos and left air passengers around the world “in limbo”. Those hoping to catch an aeroplane faced long delays, cancelled flights or even the …
Read More »Listed AI Company iFLYTEK and Subsidiary Xunfei Healthcare to Establish International Headquarters at Cyberport
Listed AI Company iFLYTEK and Subsidiary Xunfei Healthcare to Establish International Headquarters at Cyberport Investing HK$400 million to Build a 150-member Team and Leading AI and Medical AI Development in Hong Kong HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 July 2024 – iFLYTEK Co., Ltd., renowned in the …
Read More »Miss Hong Kong Michele Reis’s husband sells penthouse at nearly $3M loss
Julian Hui, husband of Miss Hong Kong 1988 Michele Reis, has listed a penthouse for HK$22.07 million (US$2.8 million) less than its original purchase price. Miss Hong Kong and Miss Chinese International 1988 Michele Reis (R) and her husband Julian Hui. Photo from Reis’ Weibo According to Sohu, Julian has …
Read More »Market experiences a sharp decline as VN-Index loses the 1,270-point threshold
The market closed the week on a sour note with a sharp decline, erasing the previous session’s gains. At an MB Bank transaction office. Shares of the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank led the gainers on a bearish market day. — Photo baotintuc.vn HÀ NỘI — The market ended the …
Read More »The Corporate Engine Powering VinFast’s Global Push
The Corporate Engine Powering VinFast’s Global Push HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 July 2024 – In a bold move against the prevailing headwinds in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, VinFast, the young Vietnamese EV manufacturer, is forging ahead with its ambitious global expansion plans. While major players …
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