First FujiMart to open in Vietnam this month

Fujimart Vietnam Retail, a joint venture between Japanese trading house Sumitomo and local retail and real estate conglomerate BRG Group, will open its first Vietnamese supermarket in Hà Nội this month. 

Vingroup launches 4 models of smartphone Vsmart

Vsmart on Friday officially launched four new smartphones. Vsmart products use a VOS operating system developed on the Android platform, with prices ranging from VNĐ2.5 million (US$106) to VNĐ6.3 million ($269).

 

PNJ to pay second round of dividends

The dividends will be paid in cash at a ratio of eight per cent, (VNĐ800 per share), valuing the deal at nearly VNĐ134 billion (US$5.7 million).

GetLinks receives int’l investment

Australia’s SEEK Group and Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneur Fund have invested in GetLinks, the platform and ecosystem that connects tech talents with opportunities across Asia.

MobiFone to put TPBank shares on sale

State-owned telecommunications corporation MobiFone has announced a plan to sell its entire share of Tiên Phong Joint Stock Commercial Bank (TPBank).

UK firm plans offshore Bình Thuận wind farm

Kê Gà offshore wind power project in the south central province of Bình Thuận will have a capacity of 3,400 MW and require total investment of nearly US$12 billion, UK developer Enterprize Energy said.

Vietnamobile, Shopee launch SIM card

Mobile operator Vietnamobile and e-commerce platform Shopee have introduced the Vietnamobile 4G Shopee simcard with up to 10GB of free data per day.

Construction of OneHub Saigon tower begins

Urban development and business space solutions provider Ascendas-Singbridge Group and its joint venture partner Saigon Bund Capital Partners have started working on office tower 2 in their OneHub Saigon at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park.

Trend Micro and OCB sign security deal

Orient Commercial Bank signed a deal with Trend Micro on Thursday for security solutions to protect its online banking customers from cyberthreats.

 

AirAsia to launch low-cost airline in VN

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia and Việt Nam’s Thiên Minh Group on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on launching a new low-cost airline in Việt Nam.

Insurer Hanwha donates clinic to Tra Vinh Province

South Korean insurer Hanwha Life and charity ChildFund Organisation and global charity Action Aid have donated a medical clinic to Ward 9 in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tra Vinh.

Yamaha motorbikes recalled to fix faults

Japanese motorbike maker Yamaha is recalling 1,361 motorbikes with high engine displacement in Việt Nam to fix faults related to the engine cooling system and gear box.

SeABank to issue shares for capital hike

The Southeast Asia Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SeABank) will issue more than 222 million shares over the course of this month and 2019 in a move to raise its charter capital by more than VNĐ2.22 trillion (US$94.87 million) to nearly VNĐ7.69 trillion.

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