1 in 4 Vietnamese wants to be an entrepreneur

There is an apartment construction boom in Binh Duong Province thanks to strong demand from industrial workers and a supply bottleneck in neighboring Saigon.

Only 28 percent of people in Hanoi and HCMC plan to use the metro daily, fearing the routes may not suit their schedule.

Five-star hotels last year reported higher revenues as room rates increased thanks to increasing demand from foreign visitors.

A study of illegal streaming of the English Premier League (EPL) football has listed Vietnam among the worst offenders.

A tightening of administrative procedures and bank credit dragged new apartment supply in the second quarter in Hanoi and Saigon to a five-year low.

Vietnam’s consumers confidence index saw the biggest gains in the Asia Pacific region in the first quarter this year, market research firm Nielsen says.

Finance companies are reporting slower growth in consumer loans and revenues as new players enter the Vietnamese market.

Con Cung reported its after-tax profit grew by around 60 percent a year between 2016 and 2018.  

Elderly population is increasing but its purchasing power is set to grow the fastest of all demographics, a study has found.

Samsung Electronics’ four subsidiaries in Vietnam reported first quarter profits were down 29 percent year-on-year with the LCD screen business posting losses.

Vietnam’s five metro projects have seen their costs balloon by VND81 trillion ($3.5 billion) following long delays.

The long operational delays and ballooning budget in Hanoi’s metro project have been caused by an inexperienced Chinese contractor.

Vietnam reported the second fastest growth in sales of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Southeast Asia last year, market research firm Nielsen says.