Foreign retailers hurry to cash in on Vietnamese market
MarketVietnam, with its young demographic, growing incomes and large population, is considered a hugely promising market for retailers.
Vietnamese infrastructure policy earns investors’ thumbs-up
PolicyTo lure more foreign investment in infrastructure, Vietnam needs to have a clear public-private partnership (PPP) framework.
Japan weighs new forms of investment in Vietnam
InvestmentThe Japan International Cooperation Agency is pledging continued aid to infrastructure and other projects in Vietnam, also expressing concern about the slow disbursement of funds it has already committed to projects.
Vietnam - centerpiece in Japan’s AEON development strategy as fifth mall opened
MarketAEON sees huge potential in Vietnam and expects to expand investment in the country with its fifth shopping and entertainment complex in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District, said the CEO of AEON Vietnam and South East Asia.
Japan’s Aeon Group opens second shopping mall in Hanoi
MarketJapanese retail group Aeon has inaugurated a shopping mall in Hanoi’s southwestern district of Ha Dong, making it the second Aeon Mall in the Vietnamese capital city.
Hanoi proposes ODA funding of $1.32 billion for metro section
PolicyHanoi wants to borrow VND30.57 trillion ($1.32 billion) in official development assistance (ODA) to construct a downtown metro section.
Toyoda Gosei to build another airbag factory in Vietnam
ProjectsToyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. of Japan announced on November 13 that it will increase its production of airbag in Vietnam by 1.5 times to meet the increasing demand in the world.
First UNIQLO store in Vietnam to launch on December 6 in Saigon
ProjectsUNIQLO, a Japanese casual wear retailer, on November 5 officially announced its arrival in Vietnam with the brand’s first store, UNIQLO Dong Khoi, to open in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 on December 6.
Japanese swell of investment
InvestmentNew investments worth billions of US dollars from Japan are expected to be poured into Vietnam in the time to come, creating a new Japanese investment surge in the Southeast Asian nation.
South Korea and Japan compete for Vietnam’s retail market shares
MarketVietnam’s retail market grows at an annual rate of 10.9% in the 2013-2018 period, with most leading names in the market come from South Korea and Japan, ranging from convenience stores, department stores to e-commerce.
