Central Group Vietnam has confirmed that Central Group is 100% owned by a Thai family and that other information about the owner of Big C Vietnam was fabricated.

Developing tourism sites with entertainment services is a profitable business, but investors are poring large amounts of money into projects but seeing only 'small change’.

Ngo Dong (Buddha belly plant or Jatropha podagric) is a characteristic of the ancient capital city. This species grows along the banks of the Huong (Perfume) River, in the parks of Thuong Bac and Phu Van Lau and especially inside Hue Citadel.

For the last ten years, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has said it would restructure its operations.

With tax reductions for beauty industry products included in free trade agreements (FTAs), Vietnam is seen as a promising market for cosmetics firms and foreign suppliers of beauty-care machines and equipment.

Rough Guides has announced the top ten countries for backpackers, including Vietnam. 

Mu Cang Chai is a rural district of Yen Bai province. The popular attraction of Mu Cang Chai lies in its terraced rice fields, which draw a large number of both Vietnamese and foreign travelers.

A recent survey by Nielsen, a market survey firm, found that with the increasingly faster pace of life and smaller scale of households, Vietnamese nowadays attach much importance to ‘convenience’ when choosing shops.

Because of poor processing technology, Vietnamese have to sell valuable farm produce at rock-bottom prices.

Vietnamese retailers have been reassured that the regulation on ENT (economic needs test) would serve as a barrier that prevents foreign retailers from expanding in Vietnam and protecting local retailers. However, analysts don’t think this will work.