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According to the survey conducted by Indonesia’s Gojek, the parent company of ride-hailing firm GoViet, in collaboration with market research consultant Kantar Worldpanel, HCMC residents spent the most on online food orders, while they spent the least on takeaway food. … [Read more...] about Cash payments for food remain high in Vietnam’s two largest cities

“On average, we can sell the scrap collected from each wedding for VNĐ350,000 ($15). The club also calls for help from local food stalls and restaurants to donate recyclable waste,” said Dương Thị Thúy Kiều, head of the Women's Union in Residential Area No 1. … [Read more...] about Quảng Trị’s women raise funds for the poor from scrap collection

The Department of Industry under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Wednesday a number of large Vietnamese electronics makers had already felt the effects of supplies running low. The situation looks likely to worsen as even more rigorous measures to monitor the flow of goods have been taken at the borders in attempts to stop the virus from spreading. … [Read more...] about As supply runs low, electronics makers forecast further disruption

Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Trail running events in Thailand have been increasingly popular, attracting more and more runners in the past few years. The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has joined forces with a leading global brand in trail running, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), to promote Thailand as the top trail running destination in Asia. SAT governor Kongsak Yodmanee and UTMB co-founder Catherine Poletti signed a memorandum of understanding, recording the details of the “THAILAND BY UTMB” project, which covers a big trail running event to be held in Thailand at the end of this year. Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan also attended the signing ceremony to express his support. The UTMB co-founder shared her confidence that, with UTMB support, Thailand will become one of the best trail running destinations of Asia. The upcoming THAILAND BY UTMB race this October is expected to help put Thailand on the map of world-class trail running … [Read more...] about Thailand paves way to becoming top trail running destination

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Rents for commercial spaces in Ho Chi Minh City’s main streets have been decreasing in recent months due to lower demand, according to experts. Thin, a veteran housing broker in the city’s central area, said many landlords have recently sought his help to find tenants. But it has become very difficult, and they have to wait unless they slash rental by 10-30 percent, he said. Property owners on some major streets have in fact reduced rents by 10-20 percent since the end of last year, including some who have not been able to find tenants for a long time. Phan Cong Chanh, director of Phu Vinh Group, a real estate company, told Nguoi lao dong (Labourers) newspaper that there have never been so many vacant properties as now. For instance, on a short stretch on Tran Quang Khai street in District 1 there are more than 20 premises available for lease, 20-30 percent cheaper than before in some cases, he said. Leasing has become difficult due to … [Read more...] about Commercial space rents in HCM City decline