Vietnam Online Marketing Forum 2018 opens in HanoiThe Vietnam Online Marketing Forum 2018, themed “Human or Robot”, took place in Hanoi on August 17, following its success last year. Speaking at the event, Nguyen Thanh Hung, Chairman of the Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) – the organiser, said Vietnam’s e-commerce annually grew by 25 percent in 2017, which is expected to keep its pace this year thanks to change in consumers’ shopping habit amid the fourth industrial revolution. Specifically, revenue from online retail expanded by 35 percent while shipping companies posted revenue growth of 62 – 200 percent, leading to higher earnings in online payment sector. The forum featured four sessions featuring online marketing trends in the world and changing consumers’ shopping experience, artificial intelligence in online marketing and effective exploitation of chatbox, data-driven marketing and marketing 020 from strategy to … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 19/8
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Government News 15/8
Diplomacy makes worthy contribution to national development: Deputy PM Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh speaks at the conference The diplomatic sector has efficiently served the national revolutionary cause and made worthy contribution to the country’s strong rise from the ruin of war to become a symbol of peace, stability, unity and harmony, renovation and development, according to the country’s top diplomat Pham Binh Minh. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has reviewed the work and achievements of the diplomatic sector over the past years in the context of a world full of constant changes, and outlined the main tasks for the sector in the time ahead in an article on the occasion of the 30th Diplomatic Conference and 19th External Affair Conference from August 12-17 in Hanoi. The Deputy PM underlined that over the past two years, the international and regional situation is witnessing rapid, complex and unforeseeable changes, … [Read more...] about Government News 15/8
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 15/8
Over VND96 trillion of G-bonds mobilised The State Treasury of Viet Nam has raised a total of VND96.251 trillion (US$4.13 billion) via auctions of Government bonds at the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) since the beginning of the year. At an auction this week, the State Treasury mobilised VND3.95 trillion from five-year and seven-year bonds worth VND500 billion each and 10-year bonds and 15-year bonds worth VND2 trillion each. The interest rate of bonds increased slightly. Bonds with 10-year maturity raised VND1.55 trillion with an annual interest rate of 4.53 per cent, up 0.03 percentage points from the previous auction on August 1. A sub-session auction of 10-year bonds drew VND600 billion with the yearly interest rate of 4.53 percent. Those with a 15-year term attracted VND1.2 trillion with an annual interest rate of 4.81 per cent, up 0.03 percentage points in comparison with the rate of the previous auction on July 25, 2018. As much as VND600 million was mobilised … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 15/8
Government News 31/7
Deputy PM’s visit to deepen Vietnam-Singapore ties Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh pays an official visit to Singapore from July 30-31. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh’s official visit to Singapore from July 30-31 is expected to deepen the cooperative and strategic partnership between the two countries, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tao Thanh Huong said. According to the Ambassador, during his stay, Deputy PM Minh will meet with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and hold talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan. The meetings look to discuss measures to implement agreements reached during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Singapore in April, accelerate bilateral cooperation, and promote collaboration between the two countries in the ASEAN framework as well as on regional and international issues of mutual interests. Particularly, Minh and … [Read more...] about Government News 31/7
Prospects for Vietnam’s aviation industry
After years of difficulties caused by high fuel prices and a changing global political climate, the world aviation industry has recovered and is expected to prosper this year. Its revenue is growing despite terror threats and tightened aviation regulations in some countries. Total profits for the world aviation industry are expected to hit US$31.4 billion this year, more than five percent above a forecast of US$29.8 billion by the International Air Transport Association. The Association has forecast revenue of US$743 billion if the global economy continues to grow. The industry’s profit in 2016 was US$35.6 billion matching the previous year. Airbus forecasts that the global civil aircraft market will double in the next two decades. In its Global Market Forecast (GMF) for 2017-2036, Airbus anticipates that air traffic will grow at 4.4% annually, requiring 35,000 new passenger and dedicated … [Read more...] about Prospects for Vietnam’s aviation industry