tet holiday

Retail Asia20/02/2019

Vietnam’s Con Dao Islands businesses are unable to hire staff despite flourishing tourism, with people preferring to work on the mainland. Almost a week after Tet, Vietnam’s longest holiday of the year, resorts and hotels in Con Dao, a 16-island archipelago off the country’s southern coast, are looking to hire hundreds of employees for various positions […]

Retail Asia13/02/2019

Vietnam recorded the fourth highest mobile in-app ad revenues (eCPM) in the Asia-Pacific region during Tet 2018. It ranked behind China, Singapore and the Philippines, according to a report recently released by Vietnamese digital advertising service company Adsota. The report also showed that app downloads were the highest 10 days prior to Tet in 2017, while downloads […]

Retail Asia30/01/2019

Banks have hiked deposit interest rates by 0.1-0.5 percentage points as the country’s spending demand surges prior to Tet. Private lender Asia Commercial Bank last Friday introduced a new interest schedule with an increase of 0.2-0.3 percentage points in rates on most deposit terms. It also offers rates proportional to the amount of deposit. Techcombank, another […]

Retail Asia29/01/2019

The surge in demand for cars before the Lunar New Year means customers have to wait or pay extra to get immediate delivery. With only weeks to go for the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), which falls on February 5 this year, consumers are rushing to order automobiles leading to a shortage in the market. […]

Retail Asia20/12/2018

With six weeks to go for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, Vietnamese carriers are bracing for the upsurge in demand. Jetstar Pacific, the low-cost arm of flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, announced Tuesday that it would increase the number seats on local routes by 80,000. It has also opened a new route from Hanoi to […]

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Hotels in rural Vietnam struggle to recruit staff

Mobile phone ads gain greater purchase during Tet in Vietnam

Vietnam’s interest rate rises in the lead-up to biggest national holiday

Excess car demand for Tet holiday drives prices up in Vietnam

Vietnamese carriers get busy with early holiday plans