Hanoi plans to create 169,000 new jobs, reduce urban unemployment rate to below 3%, and increase the proportion of trained workers to 75% in 2025, its People’s Committee said. The…
Spotify has a moderation problem on its hands at the moment. Searching for popular artists on the music streaming platform instead sometimes returns explicit videos and audio posted by unmoderated…
Coconut has emerged as a key economic driver for the Mekong Delta and south-central coastal regions as it gains entry into billion-dollar markets such as the U.S. and China. According…
The consortium, which includes DBS, Deutsche Bank, Global Infrastructure Partners (BlackRock subsidiary), HSBC, ING, and Natixis CIB, joined IFC in funding the first phase of the project in Johor Bahru.…
Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies’ $950 million purchase of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business on the island because of concerns it would be anti-competitive, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on…
Gasoline and diesel prices both fell Thursday afternoon, hovering around the same level since mid-October, after reaching a three-month peak last week. The popular fuel RON95 dropped 2.19% to VND20,540…
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.09% to 1,272.87 points Thursday, after hitting a two-month peak in the previous session. The index closed 1.2 points lower after gaining 13.68 points in the…
Currently, there are four operational submarine cable systems linking Vietnam to the rest of the world: AAE-1, AAG, TGN-IA, and APG. The SEA-ME-WE 3 cable system previously connected with Vietnam,…
French cosmetics giant L’Oreal said on Monday it had agreed to buy Gowoonsesang Cosmetics, which includes South Korean skincare brand Dr.G., from Swiss retailer Migros. The Korean beauty market is…
Vietnam’s e-commerce market surpassed US$25 billion this year after growing by 20% from 2023 and exceeding earlier estimates. Online remains a key distribution channel, especially for agricultural products during harvest…
Durian exports in the first 11 months of this year fetched US$3.1 billion, 44% up from a year earlier, customs data shows. China was the biggest market, accounting for $2.8 billion,…
Two ride-hailing platforms, namely Geolah and Trans-cab Services, will begin operations in Singapore next year. They have received one-year provisional licenses that allow them to provide ride-hailing services, the city-state’s…
Ride-hailing operators Grab, Gojek, TADA and CDG Zig in Singapore will hike their platform fees by up to 50 Singapore cents (37 U.S. cents) starting Jan. 1, 2025. Grab, the…
At the 2024 Mobile Broadband Forum, Wasit Wattanasap, Head of Nationwide Operations and Support Business Unit, AIS, presented the company’s vision for integrating AI and advanced network orchestration within 5G frameworks,…
Starting Monday Netflix will remove all entertainment and reality shows from its platform in Vietnam and only distribute film-related content to comply with local laws. The U.S.-based streaming service would…
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