A business-matching mobile app called Viet-Aus Trade has been launched by the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia to help connect enterprises in the two countries. Now available for free on Apple Store and Google Play, the app is expected to be introduced to thousands of importers, investors, and business associations in Australia and nearby island […]
Read MoreThe Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) capital flows over the recent five months of 2020 only decreases compared to the same period last year but rises against the same period of the previous years. The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected foreign investment inflows that witnessed a year-on-year decrease of 17% to US$13.88 billion in the first five months […]
Read MoreVietnamese business solutions startup KiotViet, which was set up in 2014, provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with software for inventory, sales and other functions. It claims to have 100,000 stores under its belt so far, with a target of 200,000 more by 2022. A US$6 million Series A funding round, which closed in mid-2019, […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The consumer prices, however, increased 4.39% year-on-year in the January- May period, the highest five-month growth rate over the last three years. Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, in May saw a slight decline of 0.03% against the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). The rate […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – ThaiBev affirms that Vietnam “continues to be one of ThaiBev’s core markets.” Thai Beverage Public Co. Ltd. (ThaiBev) has rejected rumors that it was seeking a buyer for Sabeco, the largest brewage company in Vietnam. “THBEV wishes to clarify that these claims are entirely without merit and that the Company has no intention […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The regulation on mobile payment will not allow users to recharge from scratch cards but they must conduct deposits and withdrawals from the registered bank account. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed the deployment of the pilot project on direct carrier billing services, also known as Mobile Money, according to a latest […]
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