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A 17 percent rise in 2019 took the number of Hanoi's foreign arrivals to 7.02 million, but it was only a fourth of Hong Kong’s and a third of Bangkok and Singapore’s, according to a report released last Saturday by the city tourism department. The number of international visitors to Kuala Lumpur was double that of Hanoi. … [Read more...] about Hanoi trails regional tourist hubs in attracting visitors

“Taking a broader view of exposure, by combining several indicators (GDP, population, land area, agricultural area, degree of urbanization, and wetlands), Vietnam, Egypt, Suriname and the Bahamas feature among the most exposed countries,” said Moody’s. … [Read more...] about Sea level rise poses long-term credit risk to Vietnam: Moody’s

“The number of Vietnamese people using e-commerce platforms for shopping is relatively small (33 per cent of the population) compared to traditional channels due to a limited trust in e-commerce. Therefore, consumer trust currently remains the biggest theatre of war between e-commerce enterprises. Once a lot more businesses enter the Vietnamese e-commerce market, consumer access to e-commerce will improve, leading to more trust as well as boosting the development of e-commerce,” Thinh told VIR. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese e-commerce stands to benefit from greater competition

The key for ITL will be focusing on core businesses and customers to protect our existing market share while ensuring that we continue to deliver best in class levels and achieve our expected growth levels. Disruption and uncertainty are a key part of the challenges we face in the industry today locally and regionally and to overcome these challenges, we must remain focused and committed to our strategy. For ITL, we saw the launch of new domestically focused business units such as our new distribution business in 2018 and warehousing business in 2019. This enabled us to continue to benefit from our international play but also ensure we were in the right position to leverage on domestic growth. Equally, we have positioned ourselves to be a leader in international e-commerce cross border logistics which is a major game-changer and growth area in the industry. … [Read more...] about Our vision is to be ‘National Champion’ in the logistics industry in Vietnam

In addition to textiles, footwear, furniture, electronics, and agricultural and fishery products, Vietnam will have opportunities to attract investment to the retail sector, tourism, entertainment, education, health care, support industry, and logistics services, Loc said. Phan Duc Hieu, Deputy Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), affirmed that the Government has made great efforts to improve the business environment. … [Read more...] about Vietnam among top destinations for investment