Long history brand is no longer an important factor Around the time he first started, the company employed as many as 700 people. Today that number is around a dozen, and Ngọc is not one of the lucky ones.

Christmas season comes to Đà Nẵng, Hội An A performance by children's choir and a Filipino band sparked the Christmas Lighting Ceremony Furama Resort Đà Nẵng on December 3, launching a month of performances and events celebrating the New Year in the central city.

E-Commerce needs a new push to reach rural areas Việt Nam has a lot of agricultural products and local specialities in high demand but most of them are still distributed through intermediary sellers and traditional markets.

Mobile money service to promote non-cash payments

Mobile money services promote non-cash payments and help the poor living in mountainous and remote areas access services on the internet, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng said at a two-day conference on financial inclusion held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Holy rituals of ethnic groups to be reproduced

To celebrate the Việt Nam Ethnic Groups' Cultural Day (April 19), a programme will feature cultural practices of various ethnic groups such as Khmer, Mông, Tày, Si La, Thái, Hà Nhì and La Ha as well as tribes from the Central Highlands region.

Retailers should use tech to meet customers’ needs

The boom in digital technologies in recent years has speeded up the evolution of the retail industry and changed buying habits. Lê Thị Thùy Trang, director and head of retailer vertical at Nielsen Vietnam, speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Xuân Hương about the status of the industry, its trends and more.

FMCG market forecast to grow at 5 per cent this year

Sales of fast moving consumer goods have slowed down this year in both urban and rural areas, according to Kantar Worldpanel, a global expert in shoppers' behaviour.

Positive outlook for FMCG sector

Fast moving consumer goods are expected to have another year of strong growth in 2018 and rise 6-7 per cent over the preceding year, according to a Kantar Worldpanel report on Việt Nam FMCG market.

Moscow people excited with Việt Nam’s Tết

The third Vietnamese street food festival themed “Tết Việt” is taking place at the Hanoi-Moscow trade centre in Russia from February 16-18. 

New Year event at Tourism Village

Signature foods from different localities nationwide will be featured during a celebration for New Year 2018 at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, Sơn Tây Town, the outskirts of Hà Nội.