Customers buy beer at a supermarket in HCM City. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - With over one month to go for the 2019 Lunar New Year (Tet), the beer market is becoming active with supermarkets and retailers starting to make preparations for breweries sales campaigns. A spokesperson for MM Mega Market told Vietnam News that preparations are completed for Tet buying. The wholesaler is striving to keep prices at the same levels as a year ago, he said. Volumes could increase by 5 percent this year with domestic products dominating the market though MM Mega Market would be the sole distributor of some foreign beers in the country, he said. A Lotte spokesperson said the Korean supermarket expects to sell 250,000 cases of beer in the first two months of next year. Prices would remain unchanged except Heineken and Tiger, whose prices have increased since the third quarter, the supermarket said. Some 97-98 percent would be local products, it said. E-commerce … [Read more...] about As Tet approaches, beer market already fizzing
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Airlines face challenges in opening direct flights to US
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese airlines will suffer from pressure with their plans to launch non-stop flights to the US as they may face critical financial losses in the first years of operation. Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways have outlined plans and roadmaps to operate direct flights to the US. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Flying directly to the US – A dream comes true “Nearly 700 passengers have not been serviced on the Vietnam-US route, equal to two aircraft”, he said.Fierce competition Actually, fierce competition made US aviation giants – Delta Airlines and United Airlines to give up their plans to open direct US-Vietnam flights, according to President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc. Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Aviation Science and Technology Do Nguyen Khoat described competition with experienced airlines in the world as a headache problem. VNA … [Read more...] about Airlines face challenges in opening direct flights to US
Bamboo Airways eyes to be first Vietnamese carrier to fly directly to US
The“Vietnam – US Direct Route: Ready for Taking Off” seminar. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Bamboo Airways makes no secret of its ambition to become the first airline in Vietnam to operate direct flights to the United States, the airline’s Deputy Director General Truong Phuong Thanh said at a seminar on August 1. “We have been very interested in launching Vietnam – US direct services from day one,” Thanh told the “Vietnam – US Direct Route: Ready for Taking Off” seminar held by FLC Group – the airline’s parent company – and the Vietnam Association on Aviation Science and Technology (VAAST) in Hanoi. “Bamboo Airways will be the first in Vietnam to open Vietnam – US direct route,” he said, adding that he has full confidence that the new budget carrier can achieve this goal. Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc highly spoke of the airline’s … [Read more...] about Bamboo Airways eyes to be first Vietnamese carrier to fly directly to US
India calls for no use or threat of use of force in East Sea
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the ADMM Plus in Bangkok (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has emphasised the need to protect the rights of states that are not party to negotiations between ASEAN and China for a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), according to the India’s The Hindu newspaper. The newspaper quoted Singh as saying at the sixth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus) in Bangkok that it is natural for the international community to have an interest in open sea lanes of communication. The minister expressed hope that the situation remains stable, without the use, or threat of use of force, or militarisation of the region. He also hoped that the outcomes of these talks would be in keeping with all relevant international laws, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and promote freedom of navigation, overflight and lawful commerce in the East Sea. On the … [Read more...] about India calls for no use or threat of use of force in East Sea
Software firms are adding more value to products
At at technology exhibition recently held in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - TMA Solutions, one of the largest software outsourcing companies in Vietnam, has established the TMA Innovation Centre to develop new software products and solutions based on the fourth Industrial Revolution's technologies, said Tran Phuc Hong, the company’s vice president. TMA, which has more than 2,500 engineers, provides software services for customers in 27 countries and territories. It is one of the few software companies in Southeast Asia that has over 300 engineers working on technologies such as artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, and IoT for customers in the US, Canada, the EU, Japan and Australia in the fields of telecommunications, electronics, cars, e-commerce, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and agriculture, according to Hong. TMA and many other software development businesses in Vietnam not only provide outsourcing services for customers, but also … [Read more...] about Software firms are adding more value to products
