HCM City seeks faster switch to cashless payment

Nguyễn Anh Đức, general director of Saigon Co.op, said the rate of cashless payment at its system, including Co.opmart, Co.opXtra, Co.op Food, and Co.op Smile, has increased sharply since last year from 3-5 per cent to nearly 21 per cent now.

Vietnam Railways estimates a $60 million loss due to pandemic Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) estimates a loss of nearly VNĐ1.4 trillion (US$60 million) after tax in 2020, a massive blow to the company due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese firms hear how to promote exports to Southeast Asia at seminar Vietnamese firms need to improve product quality and research market trends and consumer tastes in Southeast Asian countries and take part in trade promotion programmes there to promote exports.

AEON promotes consumption of Vietnamese agricultural products in domestic, foreign markets The first batch of fresh Vietnamese lychees exported to Japan was sold AEON's store system, including 250 AEON General Merchandise Stores and Supermarkets and AEON Style stores in Japan.

Hội An tourism industry to restructure for post-COVID-19 age Having benefited from heritage-based tourism over the past two decades, the ancient town of Hội An – a UNESCO-recognised world heritage site – should dramatically make its tourism products more ‘green’ and sustainable on the basis of nature and culture in creating unique value and attractions for tourists in the future.

Health care product sell well amid pandemic During the peak of the pandemic in Viet Nam, while many industries had almost no revenue, the food and health care sector still grew with high revenue.

It will take time for economy to recover: expert PhD Doctor Nguyễn Đức Độ, deputy director of the Academy of Finance, talks to Hải Quan (Customs) newspaper on the need to promote the development of the domestic market

Consumer lending expected to recover well after pandemic ends

Will consumer loans remain a money-spinner for banks post-COVID-19? This was a question recently posed by market observers after witnessing the pandemic’s big economic impact on individuals and households, dragging down demand for personal loans.

Kiên Giang steps up export promotions

The Mekong province of Kiên Giang is taking steps to promote exports to compensate for damages caused by the effects of COVID-19 and saline intrusion.

Local enterprises look for new markets to get back on track

The COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted global and national production chains, forcing domestic enterprises to find new markets and develop new products.