Việt Nam News

Grab Company Ltd and MOCA Technology and Service Joint Stock Company (Moca) on Tuesday in Hà Nội announced a strategic partnership to promote cashless payments on the Grab platform and in Việt Nam.

Liên Việt Post Commercial Joint Stock Bank (LienVietPostBank) and the People’s Committee of Bắc Ninh Province have signed a cooperation agreement in building e-government and smart cities in the province.

Big C has announced the second-phase of the “Price is always low” programme after three months of implementation.

InterContinental Nha Trang has been named Việt Nam’s Leading Luxury Hotel for 2018 at the 25th annual World Travel Awards and Việt Nam’s Leading Five-Star Hotel by the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

The HCM City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS) and the Institute of Startup Success on September 8 signed an agreement to conduct research and organise start-up training programmes in the 2018-23 period.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines signed a co-operation agreement to become the main carrier for Germany’s Hessen State and the World University Service (WUS) in Frankfurt on Friday.

Vingroup is teaming up with a South Korean company to produce batteries for all their electric products like cars, scooters, buses and smartphones.

Vietnam Airlines Corporation and Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot will share the same flights between the two countries next year.

E-commerce company Lazada Vietnam has begun to directly sell products to consumers through its LazMall.

HDBank has been chosen as the bank to disburse World Bank and Asian Development Bank loans worth a total of $250 million to two projects.

Phương Nam Cultural Joint Stock Corporation (PNC) will sell its remaining shares in CJ CGV Vietnam Co Ltd, the country’s largest multiplex cinema operator.

Saigon Co-op, the country’s leading fast-moving consumer goods retailer, on August 31 opened a new Co.opmart supermarket in An Giang Province’s Tân Châu town, the 99^th in the country and third in the province.

The Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), managed by VinaCapital Group, has pumped US$25 million into the TMMC Healthcare Group, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday.

Viettel Telecom has announced plans to slash its roaming rate up to 80 per cent for calls, texts and data for its subscribers to five Asian countries during Việt Nam’s National Day to meet the increasing travel demand.

Phú Nhuận Jewelry Joint Stock Company’s Charity Fund and the Office of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of HCM City’s Phú Nhuận District have granted scholarships to 100 poor students in the district.

ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Private Limited (ExxonMobil) on Friday officially launched its line of Mobil Super Moto oils, which introduce five new engine oils for motorcycles and scooters in Việt Nam.

US automaker Ford unveiled the new Ford Everest in HCM City on Wednesday, and said it would be marketed from September.

Vietnamese mobile phone manufacturer Mobiistar’s annual Techforum opened yesterday in HCM City with the theme “The way to artificial intelligence in smart phones”.