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Vietnam gets 3,000 electric buses to reduce traffic emissions and noise
A new non-profit bus service will bring at least 3,000 new electric buses to Vietnamese roads next...
Vietnam new hotspot for luxury property
Vietnam has become a new preferred location for luxury property buyers, whether domestic or foreign, due to the country’s impressive economic growth and easier...
HCMC, Hanoi, Manila, Bangkok among world’s most dynamic cities
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi appear prominently among the global Top 10 most dynamically growing cities in the new City Momentum Index...
Ride-hailing service Go-Jek launched in Thailand under ‘Get’
Indonesia's ride-hailing provider launched its service under the name of Get on December 14 for the Thai market – at first with a beta...
Three Southeast Asian cities among most visited in 2018
Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur made it once again into the top-ten list of most visited cities 2018 issued by business intelligence firm Euromonitor...
AirAsia to finally set up airline in Vietnam
AirAsia Group, the largest low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia, said December 6 that it has agreed with a partner in Vietnam to launch a...
Indonesia’s Go-Jek launches first service abroad in Vietnam
Indonesia's fast-growing ride-hailing service Go-Jek launched its first International operations in Vietnam, with the brand Go-Viet now available on Google Play Store and Apple...
Bamboo Air set to disrupt Vietnam’s busy airspace
Bamboo Airways, a new airline in Vietnam launched by property developer FLC Group, is set to compete in one of Southeast Asia’s busiest aviation...
Three Vietnamese cities added to proposed ASEAN smart cities network
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang in Vietnam will be part of the network of smart cities in the Association of Southeast...
Foreign startup founders flock to Vietnam
Vietnam’s vibrant startup scene is not only fostering a new class of domestic entrepreneurs, it is also attracting a growing number of foreigners who...
Finally, McDonald’s ventures into Communist heartland Hanoi
US fast food chain McDonald’s, the epitome of Capitalism, on December 2 finally opened its first store in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, one of the...
Vietnam’s biggest-ever IPO rocks stock market
The Communist nation of Vietnam saw its biggest-ever initial public offering at the stock market on October 26, with the retail unit of the...
Asia has the fastest growing tourism destination cities
Bangkok still tops the list of the world's most popular tourism destination cities worldwide, but competition is growing within Asia, the latest Mastercard Destination...
Vietnam plans multi-billion smart cities across the country
Vietnam seems to become the driving force for smart cities in Southeast Asia with several plans for such developments on the table.
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Bamboo Airways to become Vietnam’s next private carrier
Vietnamese real estate, investment and business service conglomerate FLC Group, based in Hanoi, will launch a new domestic carrier called Bamboo Airways which could...
Finally! Vietnamese citizens allowed to gamble
Vietnamese citizens, known for their penchant for betting and gambling, will be allowed to enter approved casinos in Vietnam and gamble, the government announced,...
Investors in a bet on Vietnamese stocks
Global investors have set their sight on Vietnamese stocks which have been outperforming their regional peers in the recent past but, according to analysts,...
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