mondelez kinh do a strong tet campaign ahead

Mondelez Kinh Do—a strong Tet campaign ahead

There are only two months left before Tet. This is the peak season for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment, including biscuits and cakes. All businesses in the snack market are entering the race to meet the consumption demand of the biggest festive season of the year. As the market leader, Mondelez Kinh Do is planning a strong Tet campaign around Kinh Do’s traditional and new products to capture this blooming festive consumption.
confectionery fire kills at least one

Confectionery fire kills at least one

A fire that raged yesterday at Trang An Viet Nam Confectionery Joint-stock Company in Bac Son Industrial Zone, Thanh Hoa Province, left at least one person dead.
vnpt wants to sell finance subsidiary for vnd500b

VNPT wants to sell finance subsidiary for VNĐ500b

Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) wants to sell all the assets of its finance subsidiary Post and Telecommunication Finance Company Limited (PTF) for at least VNĐ500 billion (US$21.9 million).
dominant barca move 14 points clear of real madrid

Dominant Barca move 14 points clear of Real Madrid

MADRID: Barcelona took a huge step towards regaining the La Liga title as goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal beat bitter rivals Real Madrid 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday (Dec 23) to open up a 14-point lead over the European champions.
espanyol inflict atleticos first league defeat

Espanyol inflict Atletico's first league defeat

MADRID: Atletico Madrid failed to put pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona ahead of Saturday's El Clasico at Real Madrid as they slumped to a first La Liga defeat of the season 1-0 at Espanyol.
fire in south korean fitness centre kills at least 29

Fire in South Korean fitness centre kills at least 29

SEOUL: A fire broke out in an eight-storey fitness centre in the South Korean city of Jecheon on Thursday (Dec 21), killing at least 29 people, most of them as they were taking a sauna, a fire station official said.
ifc joins abbank to support lending to small businesses and women owned smes

IFC joins ABBank to support lending to small businesses and women-owned SMEs

IFC and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women has announced a syndicated senior loan of $110 million to Vietnam’s An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank in a bid to boost lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and women-owned businesses.
mexico bus crash kills 11 tourists including foreigners

Mexico bus crash kills 11 tourists including foreigners

MEXICO CITY: A bus carrying tourists from a US cruise ship to an archaeological site on Mexico's Caribbean coast crashed on Tuesday (Dec 19) after running off the road, killing at least 11 people including several foreigners, the state government said.
at least 3 dead as train derails over washington state highway

At least 3 dead as train derails over Washington state highway

Pictures from the scene near the city of Tacoma showed one Amtrak train car overturned and crushed on the interstate highway and others dangling from the overpass.
eu opens next brexit phase but warns difficult talks ahead

EU opens next Brexit phase but warns 'difficult' talks ahead

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders agreed Friday (Dec 15) to open crucial talks on a future relationship with Britain once it leaves the bloc, but warned it would be "dramatically difficult" to reach a deal before Brexit in 2019.
englands rose storms to indonesian masters lead

England's Rose storms to Indonesian Masters lead

JAKARTA: England's Justin Rose fired a 10-under-par round on Thursday (Dec 14) to take a two-shot lead after the first day of the Indonesian Masters in Jakarta.
four children dead as train collides with bus in southern france

Four children dead as train collides with bus in southern France

PERPIGNAN, France: At least four children were killed and 20 people injured, seven seriously, on Thursday (Dec 14) when a train crashed into a school bus at a level crossing in southern France.
british pm suffers defeat in brexit bill

British PM suffers defeat in Brexit bill

Lawmakers voted 309 to 305 in favour of an amendment to the government's EU (Withdrawal) Bill demanding an explicit legal guarantee be included to grant MPs a vote on any Brexit deal signed with Brussels.
italy declares state of emergency following deadly blast at major austrian gas hub

Italy declares state of emergency following deadly blast at major Austrian gas hub

VIENNA: An explosion and fire that ripped through Austria's main gas pipeline hub on Tuesday (Dec 12) killed one person and injured at least 18 others, prompting Italy to declare a state of emergency as flows from the strategic site were cut off.
transform or get left behind

Transform or get left behind

Business disruption is a reality today and comes in many forms and sizes. The well-known Darwinian quote, “it is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change”, seems to ring true to ASEAN businesses and reinforces the critical need for transformation in a fast changing business landscape.