Thanks to new entry policies for foreign nationals, Maria Sanchez was in Vietnam for three weeks, went to Cambodia for a week and returned to Vietnam for a seminar. “Everything became easier when planning my itinerary,” the Spanish woman says about her trip earlier this year. Like Sanchez, many foreign …
Read More »Techcombank Overseas Talent Roadshow 2024: Successful return to Singapore and setting sights on the UK
Techcombank Overseas Talent Roadshow 2024: Successful return to Singapore and setting sights on the UK Techcombank is organizing the 2nd Overseas Talent Roadshow in Singapore and the United Kingdom in August and September, aiming to attract overseas Vietnamese to return to their homeland. HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media …
Read More »Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 2024 Begins on a High Today
Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 2024 Begins on a High Today Unveiling the Innovative Potential of AI and Web 3.0 Exploring the Innovative Future of Digital Entertainment and Smart Living HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 August 2024 – The Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF) 2024, Cyberport’s flagship …
Read More »Hưng Yên joins with Central Retail Việt Nam to organise a promotion week for Lồng longan and local farm produce
Hưng Yên Province People’s Committee has joined with Central Retail Việt Nam to organise a promotion week for Lồng longan and local farm produces at 22 supermarkets of the retailer. Delegates cut the ribbon to open the promotional week for Lồng longans at BigC Thăng Long, Hà Nội on Friday. …
Read More »Shopee, TikTok Shop account for 93% of online retail
The gap between Shopee and its main rivals in the e-commerce market has widened, with the platform now holding a 71.4% market share while TikTok Shop ranks second with 22%. Vietnamese consumers spent a total of VND87.37 trillion (US$3.48 billion) on the top four platforms in the second quarter, up …
Read More »Ride-hailing Grab’s revenue misses estimates
Grab, the largest ride-hailing and delivery company in Southeast Asia, reported slower-than-expected revenue growth for the second quarter, leading to a drop in its stock price. The Singapore-based firm saw revenue rising 17% to US$664 million, 1.9% lower than analysts’ average estimate, according to data from the London Stock Exchange …
Read More »Investment firm Mitsui becomes Tasco Auto’s shareholder
Japan’s investment firm Mitsui & Co has become a strategic shareholder of Vietnam’s auto distributor Tasco Auto. The Japanese company has completed an initial investment on July 31, Tasco, the parent company of Tasco Auto, said in a press release Friday. It did not reveal the size of the investment. …
Read More »Imposing 5% VAT on fertilisers will bring difficulty to farmers
If 5 per cent VAT is added to fertilisers, farmers will be greatly affected because prices will increase, leading to higher cost of agricultural products. Fertiliser production at the Bình Điền fertiliser company. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Some National Assembly (NA) delegates are concerned that imposing value added tax …
Read More »M&A market waiting for big deals
In the first seven months of 2024, foreign investment channeled into new and existing projects increased sharply compared to the same period last year, by 35.6 per cent to US$10.8 billion and 19.4 per cent to nearly $5 billion, respectively. An electronic component production line of the Japanese-invested INOAC Vietnam Co Ltd in …
Read More »Announcement of 2024 Future Science Prize Winners: Hongkui Deng, Tao Zhang, Yadong Li, Binyong Sun
Announcement of 2024 Future Science Prize Winners: Hongkui Deng, Tao Zhang, Yadong Li, Binyong Sun HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 August 2024 – The Future Science Prize committee announces the winners of 2024 on August 16th. Prof. Hongkui Deng receives the Future Science Prize in life …
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