Winners of 2021 Top 10 Developers Award at the annual BCI Asia Awards at Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers. Photo Courtesy of BCI HCM CITY — Some of Việt Nam’s top architecture firms and property developers received the annual BCI Asia Awards for 2020 and 2021. The event held at …
Read More »Bamboo Airways to launch regular direct flight from Hanoi to Frankfurt
Bamboo Airways announced Monday it would launch a regular direct flight connecting Hanoi with Frankfurt in Germany from Feb. 25 to meet growing travel demand. There would be two weekly flights and the frequency would be increased later based on demand, it stated in a press release. The carrier starts …
Read More »Rents for Hanoi serviced apartments plunge to three-year low
Hanoi serviced apartment rents fell by 3 percent to a three-year low of VND547,000 (US$24.16) per square meter per month last quarter, according to Savills Vietnam. Compared to a year earlier the average rents for grades A C apartments decreased by 4 percent to VND705,000, and 11 percent to VND233,000. …
Read More »KIDO Group eyes one-third increase in revenues in 2022
Customers buy cooking oil at a supermarket in HCM City. – Photo Courtesy KIDO Group HCM CITY — Food producer KIDO Group has announced targets for this year, including a one-third jump in net revenues to VNĐ14 trillion (US$615.5 million). The profit target is VNĐ900 billion ($40 million), 32 per …
Read More »Việt Nam a rising star in Southeast Asia’s startup scene
LaunchZone is a Vietnamese incubator for innovative startups. It said some Vietnamese startups have positioned themselves among top 200 blockchain firms in the world. Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI— Việt Nam is a rising star of Southeast Asia startup scene and will become the third-largest ecosystem in the region in 2022, …
Read More »WinMart+ makes move into franchising: a win-win collaboration for retail and households
HCM CITY – WinCommerce General Commercial Services Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Masan Group, has opened its first two WinMart+ franchised stores in Hà Nội and Bắc Giang. The opening marks the start of Masan Group’s plans to have 20,000 franchised stores and 10,000 of its own outlets to …
Read More »Vietnam steps up dragon fruit exports to Australia
Large volumes of dragon fruit are being exported to Australia though it is currently the harvest season there for the fruit. Twenty-eight tons were shipped to Western Australia and South Australia last week by 4 Ways Fresh and Australia Flower, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia. Australia Flower …
Read More »China says not ready to resume Vietnam flights
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has rejected Vietnam’s proposal to resume commercial flights since strict entry measures remain in place to control Covid. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said last month it wrote to its Chinese counterpart about restarting flights, but was informed that with number of Covid …
Read More »Tết flower sales move online amid COVID fears
Sáu Hải Orchid Farm in HCM City’s Thủ Đức City advertises flowers for Tết on its Facebook page. Flower sellers this year are focusing on online sales. – Screenshot Photo by Việt Dũng HCM CITY – Florists are paying more attention to selling online for Tết (Lunar New Year) …
Read More »Investors looking forward to green energy stocks in 2022
Multinational Investment & Development JSC’s workers install a rooftop solar power system for a frozen seafood factory in Đồng Tháp Province. Analysts forecast renewable energy stocks still have much room for growth in the long term. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Vũ Sinh HÀ NỘI — With a solid financial foundation, bright prospects in the …
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