It seems Thai giant Central Group may have made a big mistake in buying 49 per cent of domestic electronic retailer Nguyen Kim. 

 By registering its business licence in South Korean despite manufacturing goods in China, Mumuso has entered the Vietnamese market, where Japanese and South Korean goods are popular. 

 Despite last year’s expansion to household goods and functional foods, Digiworld’s current revenues have completely depended on Xiaomi.

 Growing participation of foreign players in Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market is putting pressures on local pharmaceutical firms, however analysts suggest the deals with foreign partners could bring certain benefits to their local partners.  

 Despite suffering losses over the past seven years domestic e-commerce platform Tiki continues to carry out its market expansion plan, recently launching its first cross-border channel with significant support from Chinese giant JD.com.

 Singaporean Frasers Property Limited of Thai billionaire, the new shareholder of Sabeco, recently announced plans to buy 75 per cent of Phu An Dien Real Estate JSC (PAD) for $35.2 million.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency has launched criminal proceedings relating to the State-owned telecommunications giant MobiFone’s purchase of 95 per cent of AVG.

 Hanoi’s authorities are seeking the Ministry of Transport’s approval to hand over an old railway locomotive for display at Hanoi Museum.

 Vinh Airport had to close for 11 hours after an Airbus plane suffered a tyre burst while landing on July 16.    

 Two French tourists have complained about being given votive money as change by a cyclo driver in Hanoi.

 Nine tourists have been injured when a tuk-tuk flipped over in Quan Lan Island, Quang Ninh Province.

 One person has been killed in floods which are ravaging Ha Tinh Province while a tropical storm approaches.

 The cloud computing market in Viet Nam will see a boom in the next two or three years and become an important factor for the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the country.

 According to analysts, the global blockchain technology market is expected to increase 70 times in 2024 compared to 2015 with a value of US$20 billion.

 The Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research has suggested devaluing the Vietnamese dong against the US dollar but at a slower rate than the depreciation of China’s yuan against the greenback.

The 2016 international arbitration court ruling on the East Sea  (internationall called the South China Sea) was hailed as a major breakthrough as China’s extensive maritime territorial claims were categorically deemed invalid. 

 Kazakhstan’s Altay defeated VTV Binh Dien Long An 3-0 at the quarter-final of the National Junior Volleyball Champs, held at the northern mountain province of Bắc Kạn’s Gymnasium on Monday.

 The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) yesterday announced the list of 30 U23 footballers to prepare for the Asian Games (ASIAD) to be held in Indonesia next month.

 The National Junior Sepaktakraw Championship 2018 has kicked off in Dong Nai. The event has attracted 200 athletes from 13 provinces, cities and sepaktakraw clubs across the country.

 Tropical Zone exhibition will open at Vietnam National Institute of Arts and Culture Studies (VICAS)’s Art Studio today, displaying artworks by five artists.

 Jack Weatherford, a scholar from the US, has come to Viet Nam to introduce the Vietnamese version of his book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.

 Poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu will be awarded in South Korea this September for his devotion to international literature.

 Provinces in the Mekong Delta are taking measures to prevent the spread of swine flu A/H1N1 in the region.

 The Forest Protection Department of Dong Nai Province has asked permission from the province’s People Committee to erect more electric fence systems to resolve conflicts among residents and elephants in the area.

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