The Vietnamese delivery market, especially food, is at a year long high with many new businesses and services profiting. Workers of local food delivery service Delivery Now. The number of users of food delivery services has also grown rapidly, although the services are still limited in urban areas which have a large number of office workers.- Photo quantrimang.com According to market research firm Euromonitor, the sector has grown around 15 per cent per year in Asia. In Vietnam, the food delivery market is currently valued at US$33 million and may exceed $38 million by 2020. The percentage of users of food delivery services has also increased rapidly, although it is limited to urban areas where a large number of office workers are employed . According to statistics from the Association of Vietnamese Retailers, only 30 per cent of urban residents used food delivery services in Hanoi and HCM City last year, but this number has risen to more than 70 per cent in the first six … [Read more...] about Vietnam food delivery hotting up
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Saigon Times Group launches online news site in English
Saigon Times Group launches online news site in EnglishThe Saigon Times Daily Pham Huu Chuong, deputy editor-in-chief of The Saigon Times Group, makes welcoming remarks at the ceremony - PHOTOS: THANH HOA HCMC – The Saigon Times Group today, November 2, introduced the online version of its English daily newspaper at https://english.thesaigontimes.vn on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of The Saigon Times Daily and the 27th anniversary of The Saigon Times Weekly. Pham Huu Chuong, deputy editor-in-chief of the group, said digital technologies have altered the way people get news. Therefore, the group has developed the online news website in English to instantly inform readers, especially foreign ones, of what is happening in HCMC and Vietnam as a whole. "Digital technologies have fundamentally changed the media landscape in our society. And the new media landscape has altered how people consume news, as mobile devices have become one of the most common ways to access … [Read more...] about Saigon Times Group launches online news site in English
HCM City licenses ‘Saigon Silicon City’ project
Ho Chi Minh City has granted investors a licence to develop the "Saigon Silicon City" in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP). According to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon online, the project follows the model of the US' Silicon Valley, home to many of the world's biggest high-tech corporations and technology start-up companies. It has an investment capital of about VND860 billion, or US$40 million, and will be spread over 52 hectares. Nguyen Minh Hieu, a Vietnamese American and Chairman of the Silicon Saigon Park JSC, represented investors to receive the investment licence from municipal People's Committee Vice Chairman Le Manh Ha on April 27. Real estate firm Viet R.E.M.A.X and Vector Fabrication Vietnam Co. Ltd., plus an individual named Nguyen Trung Quang, jointly formed the Silicon Saigon Park. Hieu said the Saigon Silicon City was expected to have adequate infrastructure, conveniences and services to attract overseas Vietnamese and foreign enterprises with investments … [Read more...] about HCM City licenses ‘Saigon Silicon City’ project
The wrong vehicle
Friday's Tale The wrong vehicle Son Nguyen Friday, Feb 3, 2017,17:46 (GMT+7) The wrong vehicleSon Nguyen For the sake of effective control, especially when it comes to restoring public order, various vehicles can be employed to achieve the end as long as such vehicles are legal and legitimate. Otherwise, the means is not acceptable. Such is the case of a proposal by Hanoi City’s Traffic Police Division to contain the rising number of cars in the capital, which has been met with a strong objection by the public, as covered in local media. Colonel Dao Vinh Thang, head of Hanoi City’s Traffic Police, made the petition a fortnight ago, suggesting that each citizen can own only one car, and a permanent, single number plate for his or her own use. “The capital city is facing an increasingly heavy traffic burden, with 16,000 motorcycles and 500 automobiles registered anew each month, taking the total number of vehicles … [Read more...] about The wrong vehicle
Consumer confidence traceable
Friday's Tale Consumer confidence traceable Son Nguyen Friday, Jan 20, 2017,01:22 (GMT+7) Consumer confidence traceableSon Nguyen Food safety has become an issue of utmost concern these days, not only for foreign importers but also for local consumers, so the key question is how and where food is produced. In other words, what today’s buyers want is that food items are traceable. Such a trend is now being proactively taken by both State management agencies and enterprises, who have become aware that it is a matter of survival. So, when HCMC authorities initiated the food origin tracking program, first with pork last month and then with veggies this week, the move has got enthusiastic response as seen in local media. As reported, the HCMC Department of Agriculture and Rural Development this Wednesday launched a veggie origin tracking program, allowing two cooperatives to sell traceable vegetables in the chains of Co.opmart, … [Read more...] about Consumer confidence traceable