movers and shakers talk shipping supply chain future

Movers and shakers talk shipping supply chain future

An upcoming seminar by the Ho Chi Minh City branch of the Singapore Business Group (SBG) will help to look ahead and beyond conventional supply chains, providing innovative and practical solutions, and will include speakers from various companies in the shipping, ports, and logistics industry.
swancity announces collaboration with mitsubishi estate in vietnam

SwanCity announces collaboration with Mitsubishi Estate in Vietnam

SwanCity Vietnam and Mitsubishi Estate announced their partnership in a project led by SwanCity in SwanBay, combining the first's market-leading development platform and brand with the latter’s global expertise in real estate investment and development.
getting ready for welcoming foreign visitors to vietnam

Getting ready for welcoming foreign visitors to Vietnam

Although Vietnam’s foreign tourism market remains in a deep sleep, many localities and tourism businesses are preparing for a second tourism stimulus programme with attractive new products, also tailored for international tourists.
international routes reopening for selected groups

International routes reopening for selected groups

From September 15, Vietnam is reopening international commercial routes from Vietnam to China, Japan, and South Korea, with flights to Taiwan, Cambodia, and Laos being restarted from September 22.
labour exporters pushed to the edge by pandemic

Labour exporters pushed to the edge by pandemic

Nearly eight months after the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out in the community, many labour export enterprises, vocational training centres, and foreign language training centres for Vietnamese workers are still suspended because of a lack of orders.
labour export slowed down amid pandemic

Labour export slowed down amid pandemic

The goal of sending 130,000 Vietnamese workers abroad to work in 2020 looks to be out of reach with most of Vietnam’s main labour export markets restricting the introduction of foreign workers, causing departure schedules of many workers to be suspended indefinitely.
the return of silk masks

The return of silk masks

Together with her 8-year-old daughter, Nguyen My Tra, a journalist from the National radio bradcaster Voice of Vietnam (VOV), created unique silk masks made from traditional Vietnamese silk.
vietnam tourism ambassadors

Vietnam tourism ambassadors

Voluntarily registered as free or paid quarantine facilities for the last overseas guests in Vietnam, top hotels and homestays have become the nation’s ambassadors with a hospitable and enthusiastic message from the tourism industry, and the country as a whole, to international friends.
new gobear code unit to liven up vietnams tech startup scene

New GoBear Code Unit to liven up Vietnam’s tech-startup scene

GoBear, Asia's first and only metasearch engine of insurance and banking products, has recently announced opening GoBear Code Unit, its regional in-house software development team in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This new unit is responsible for building GoBear’s next generation application code and branching out into new technologies to serve the company’s growth targets.
evolving office space traditional versus alternative

Evolving office space: Traditional versus alternative

Never before have office alternatives, particularly co-working space, been mentioned as many times as in 2017. Meanwhile, traditional offices also witnessed impressive performance in the Grade A segment. Where is the competition heading?
gobear launches new fixed deposit comparison feature

GoBear launches new fixed deposit comparison feature

GoBear, Asia’s first and only meta-search engine in insurance and financial products, has launched a new product comparison category on its website. Accordingly, fixed deposits comparison is now available on all GoBear platforms in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Hong Kong.
gobear opens regional code unit in vietnam in february 2018

GoBear opens regional Code Unit in Vietnam in February 2018

GoBear will commence its new regional software development team known as the GoBear Code Unit in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1.
vsmcamp 2017 seizes the digital flow

VSMCamp 2017 seizes the digital flow

More than 40 inspirational speakers will be gathering at Vietnam Sales & Marketing Camp (VSMCamp) and CSMOSummit 2017, which will take place on November 17-18 at Him Lam Palace in Tan Son Nhat Golf Course, to discuss the latest sales, marketing, and communication trends in the course of digital revolution.
vsmcamp 2017 zooming in on digital revolution

VSMCamp 2017: zooming in on digital revolution

More than 30 international and local speakers will be joining over 1,200 sales and marketing professionals in Ho Chi Minh City this month to discuss challenges and opportunities as digital transformation is changing the world.
computer software and intellectual property rights in workshop spotlight

Computer software and intellectual property rights in workshop spotlight

This morning, Vietnam Intellectual Property Association (VIPA) and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam (VCCI), in cooperation with BSA|The Software Alliance, held the “Opportunities for businesses to explore the way for legally and efficiently using software” workshop.