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The way coffee is bought and consumed in Vietnam is changing as new players work hard to get their name out there. Vietnam’s coffee market has seen the arrival of two newcomers in Ho Chi Minh City in the last two years: Guta Vietnam with small blue shops and mobile trolleys on the street selling coffee and CoffeeBike with orange shops and motorbikes selling coffee. The two brands have popped up in many corners of the city and won favor among savvy customers and millennials, with both focusing on opening outlets and offering clean coffee, low prices, and takeaway services.  After only a few years, the “coffee-on-the-street” model of the two brands has borne fruit. Guta Vietnam’s revenue is growing about 200 per cent a year, CEO Mr. Nguyen Minh The told VET. “We expect to retain this growth and expand our brand identity in the next few years.” The chain now has 43 outlets of 10-50 sq m each in the southern city. CoffeeBike, meanwhile, has 20 … [Read more...] about Coffee on the run

At the back of a restaurant in Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City, cats stand paws splayed against the bars of their tiny wooden cage, soon to be submerged in hot water. The drowned carcasses are shaved and their skins burned, meters from a pile of ageing, silent bones. Often grilled or stir-fried in a marinade of garlic and peppers, the meat is best served with an accompaniment of beer or rice wine. Sitting on stools, two groups of men await their food. "My restaurant has been running for three years. Cat meat is exotic and expensive, perfect for those with good taste. Customers can pay up to VND2 million ($86.34) for a black cat," says owner Cuong. It is difficult to cook cat meat, he adds, noting he first learnt the recipe from a relative in northern Thai Binh Province. Cuong's restaurant serves up to five cats a day, "though by the end of lunar months, the number could double thanks to the belief the meat helps avoid bad luck." The owner describes cat as softer and sweeter than pork … [Read more...] about Paws for thought: cat meat still top of the menu

Wooden furniture processing at a factory in Vietnam. Economists say the global economic situation has had an impact on the Vietnamese economy  The National Assembly (NA) Office and the NA Economic Commission co-held the “Vietnam SocioEconomic Forum 2018: Current Situation and Prospects” in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18 and 19. The forum was aimed at providing vital inputs for NA deputies to prepare for the sixth sitting of the law-making body next month to examine the execution of the NA resolution on socioeconomic development for 2018, according to Le Bo Linh, vice general secretary and deputy head of the NA Office. He noted that short- and long-term factors at home and abroad have impacted the adoption of the resolution’s measures. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the challenges and prospects of executing the socioeconomic objectives to present key solutions for the remainder of the year. Global economic uncertainty has had an impact on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam could lose growth momentum: economists