Foreign capital funds find ways to enter Vietnamese retail market

With a scale of nearly US$180 billion and an annual two-digit growth rate, the Việt Namese consumer retail market is being squeezed by foreign investors.

F88 pawn chain to issue $2.15 million in bonds Hà Nội-based pawn shop chain F88 announced it has just completed its first bond issuance in 2020 with a value of nearly VNĐ50 billion (US$2.15 million).

10 Vietnamese start-ups with highest investment in 2019 This year continues to witness a wave of investments in Vietnamese startups, with millions of dollars of money announced.

Việt Nam enters home stretch in fight against dollarisation

From October 1 lenders including banks will not be allowed to provide medium- and long-term foreign currency loans to businesses to pay for imports. Many market observers said this is the State Bank of Việt Nam’s final step in its fight against dollarisation.

Foreign investors keen on VN edtech start-ups These projects have high applicability, they are developing e-learning or EdTech, and their initiators are all Vietnamese.

Facebook-like social media app launched in Việt Nam

Gapo Technology JSC on Tuesday officially launched a “made in Việt Nam” social network, called Gapo, in an effort to shift users to a local platform amid a strong presence of global players in the market.

F88 and MAP Life promote co-operation

Hà Nội-based pawn shop chain F88 and Mirae Asset Prévoir Life Insurance Company Ltd (MAP Life) on Wednesday in Hà Nội signed a co-operation agreement to distribute life insurance products.

Cold chain logistics improving

Although the cold chain logistics sector in Việt Nam is considered small and fragmented, the market has shown signs of improvement due to the increasing demand for high quality products.

F88 raises funding from European investor

Hà Nội-based pawn shop chain F88 has successfully raised a new round of financing from Dublin-based investor Granite Oak Advisors.

Asia HRD Awards given in HCM City

The 2018 Asia HRD Awards have honoured 22 leaders and organisations from six countries for their contributions to human development.