microsoft and votiva join hand

Microsoft and Votiva join hand

Microsoft joined Votiva today to market Microsoft Dynamics AX for retailers customised for Vietnamese market.
property moves with the times

Property moves with the times

It’s proving to be a tough year for the property sector. With the government tightening monetary policies and squeezing credit lines for property trading, not to mention a jump in the interest rates of property credit to more than 20 per cent per year, can listed realty companies really hit their targets this year? Nguyen Minh Hanh, an analyst with PetroVietnam Securities Incorporated, shares her views with VIR.
anz opens signature priority banking branch in hanoi

ANZ opens Signature Priority Banking branch in Hanoi

ANZ today opened a Signature Priority Banking branch in Hanoi, providing greater convenience to its affluent retail banking customers in Vietnam.
amazon selling more kindle books than print books

Amazon selling more Kindle books than print books

Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday that sales of digital books for the Kindle electronic reader have surpassed sales of print books.
vine cellar door expands services

VINE Cellar Door expands services

The VINE Group has introduced to Hanoians a renovated VINE Cellar Door, which now includes a fully service classy gourmet market, deli and café on the ground level, while the wine retail section will remain at the basement level.
copyright protection campaign kicks off

Copyright protection campaign kicks off

The Copyright Office of Vietnam, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Business Software Alliance (BSA) have kicked-off an advocacy campaign to raise the awareness of software retailers.
gas climbs to highest price this year

Gas climbs to highest price this year

The retail price of gas surged by VND30,000  ($1.44) per 12kg canister of household gas from May 1 – the highest price increase this year, according to the Vietnam Gas Association.
deutsche bank posts second best quarterly profit ever

Deutsche Bank posts second best quarterly profit ever

Deutsche Bank, the biggest German bank, posted the second best quarterly profit in its history, owing to a combination of strong investment banking activities, retail banking and asset management.

Green pastures for Garden City

The 32 hectare Hanoi Garden City is a mixed-use development with condominiums and serviced apartments, as well as retail and office space
vietnams retail market attracts thai businesses

Vietnam’s retail market attracts Thai businesses

More than 100 businesses from Thailand are showcasing their products at the fifth Made-in-Thailand Outlet 2011, which opened in Hanoi on April 21.
vincom to develop a string of large scale retail developments

Vincom to develop a string of large-scale retail developments

Vincom JSC (HoSE: VIC) has just introduced its strategy to develop a string of large and high-standard retail developments branded Vincom Centre or Vincom Mega Mall in Vietnam.
new service helps customers get lost items returned

New service helps customers get lost items returned

Consortio Services and FPT Retail on April 1 jointly launch a new service to help customers get their lost items back.
retail sales see slower growth in first quarter

Retail sales see slower growth in first quarter

Retail sales value of goods and services was estimated at VND451.8 trillion ($21.5 billion) in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 22.6 per cent in comparison with the same period last year, the General Statistics Office has announced.
retailers split over direction ahead

Retailers split over direction ahead

The concept of partnering foreign retailers to enhance competitiveness is triggering divergent opinions among local industry insiders.
cb richard ellis becomes exclusive retail agent for iph

CB Richard Ellis becomes exclusive retail agent for IPH

CBRE has been appointed to be the exclusive retail agent for Indochina Plaza Hanoi (IPH) shopping center, a part of IPH complex located on 239 Xuan Thuy street, Hanoi’s Cau Giay District.