March 19, 2024
The US Election and Vietnam: Unpacked
In a bun cha restaurant in Hanoi’s Old Quarter there is a plastic table and chairs encased in an acrylic box, an homage to Barack Obama who once ate at the restaurant with Anthony Bourdain back in 2016. No such monuments exist for either Joseph Biden or Donald Trump. Both
Vietnam’s Pacific Airlines has no aircraft left in its fleet
The airline, owned by Vietnam’s national carrier Vietnam Airlines, looks to have returned all of its aircraft though this may have been a repossession. This article in Tuoi Tre is not exactly clear but it does make specific mention of the struggles of Pacific Airlines to pay its debts. “The
VN-Index loses 20.22 points, foreign trader data unavailable, March 18
The VN-Index lost 20.22 points or 1.6 percent Monday to finish the first session of the trading week at 1,243.56. Of note, the daily report issued by the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, which contains key details on foreign trader activity in the markets, had not been released by
In today’s news: Grab response proposed industrial action, Vingroup founder + wife LP Bank ownership, Mortgage rates under pressure, New chemical plant HCMC, Russia
In today’s news: HCMC data centre land lease, Russia-Vietnam strategic oil reserves chats, AI slop factory Hanoi, Government bond auction results, F&B industry revenue
In today’s news: Traveler data compromised, KOL summit party commitments, Vingroup ownership VinFast Australian arm, Vingroup loans guaranteed by VN banks, Keppel VN land
This is an interview with Chris Walker, a Vietnam Sourcing Expert with Vietnam Factory Tours how rising oil prices and the Middle East crisis are
This is an interview with John Gardner, CEO and Founding Partner, at Optimum Hospitality in Ho Chi Minh City. It covers fuel price impacts on:
This is an interview with Dr Nuno F. Ribeiro, Associate Professor, International Tourism & Hospitality Management at Copenhagen Business College, formerly of RMIT Vietnam. It