19-12-2014 15:20
South Korean retailer Lotte Mart continued its assertive push into Vietnam with opening of a $9 million supermarket in Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City.
17-12-2014 10:06
The VNR500 List for this year that ranks the 500 largest firms in terms of revenue growth was published last week by Vietnam Report and VietnamNet.
15-12-2014 11:32
A number of manufacturing businesses in Vietnam continue to ignore the government’s environmental protection regulations.
10-12-2014 09:12
Vietnam’s agriculture is expected to attract more foreign investors thanks to the sector’s attempts at reforms.
01-12-2014 09:01
Vietnam’s retail market continues to flaunt its attractions as foreign retailers increase their presence in the country.
19-11-2014 10:19
Alan Treadgold, board member of the UK’s Oxford Institute of Retail Management, who racked up more than 20 years working at senior levels with retail companies globally, recently paid a visit to Vietnam where he talked with VIR’s Nguyen Chung about Vietnam’s retail market, foreign retailers and future trends.
16-09-2014 13:42
Berli Jucker Plc, Thailand’s leading retail group and the new owner of Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam, has committed not to change its current wholesale suppliers or employees.
02-09-2014 14:20
Hong Won Sik, general director of Lotte Mart Vietnam, which currently operates seven shopping centres in the country’s key cities, talked with VIR’s Nguyen Chung about its business strategy and the competitive pressure exerted by foreign peers in the Vietnamese market.
02-09-2014 14:15
The Vietnamese government may delay the implementation of newly-issued regulations on the importation of used machinery and production lines, in order to facilitate the relocation of global firms including Microsoft.
11-08-2014 15:32
The Ministry of Finance has decided not to include carbonated soft drinks in its list of items subject to special consumption tax – a radical shift from the policymaker’s previous view.
08-04-2014 08:10
The Market Management Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a probe into cigarette producers as part of attempts to curb smuggling.
01-04-2014 10:05
South Korea’s supermarket giant Lotte Mart inaugurated the first giant new shopping centre in the northern area in Hanoi’s Mipec Tower last week as part of its aggressive expansion in the run-up to Vietnam opening the doors to foreign retailers.
24-03-2014 13:00
The Vietnamese government’s continued support of stimulus packages for the property sector are expected to offer more hope to property firms and buyers this year as the market begins its early-year recovery.
19-03-2014 09:55
The rate of child labour in Vietnam is lower than the global average and coming very close to the figures of regional nations.
04-03-2014 13:48
Beer industry insiders say pending new tax policies will have an adverse impact on Vietnamese beer firms already fighting for position against their foreign peers.