Việt Nam News

The initial public offering of Vinhomes, the residential realty arm of property and retail giant Vingroup, in May 2018 has been honoured the best share issuance deal of the year in Asia and Việt Nam by overseas media.

Mekong Beauty Show and Vietbeauty will combine to become the largest beauty trade expo in Việt Nam and will be held in August next year in HCM City.

The Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on Monday approved the listing of PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) on the southern bourse.

Lotte Finance Vietnam Co Ltd (Lotte Finance) on Tuesday officially launched loan services in Việt Nam. This is its first product to be introduced to the market after Lotte Card acquired Techcom Finance in March this year.

Vietcombank and American Express on Tuesday introduced the Vietcombank Cashplus Platinum American Express Card, offering customers unlimited cash rebates as well as lifestyle benefits.

Last week, property developer Vingroup established a subsidiary, Vingroup Ventures Joint Stock Company, to offer consultancy and support services.

VIB’s headquarters are located at the Sailing Tower on Pasteur Street - the heart of District 1, an area which will allow it to better meet customers’ requirements, the bank said in a press release.

President and CEO of Vietjet Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo has been named by Bloomberg Businessweek as the first Vietnamese representative in the annual Bloomberg 50 (B50), honoring noteworthy global leaders. 

Việt Nam’s ABC International Corporation and Singapore based Gia Phú International Pte. Ltd. have signed a strategic cooperation agreement on boosting business development and implementing projects across Southeast Asia. 

The La Residence Hotel & Spa in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế has a new brand name after a confidential acquisition by the Azerai Group owned by veteran Indonesian hotelier Adrian Zecha.

FLC Group on Saturday inaugurated its FLC Hạ Long project in the north-eastern province of Quảng Ninh.

BIM Land Joint Stock Company, a member of diversified conglomerate BIM Group, was named Best Resort Developer Southeast Asia at the Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2018 held late last week in HCM City.

Sun Group inaugurated the first five-star international boutique hotel in Sa Pa, the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, on Saturday.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) would increase supports to help local businesses improve their productivity thank to the training programme collaborated with Samsung Việt Nam, said Trương Thanh Hoài, the ministry’s head of the Industrial Department.

Dubai companies expressed interest in investing in many sectors in Việt Nam at a meeting with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in Hà Nội on Thursday.

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. 

Twelve Vietnamese property developers, projects and real-estate companies on Thursday received the third annual Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards at a function in HCM City.

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).