Soon after Apple began marketing its iPhone model with eSIM, two large Vietnamese mobile network operators started developing the technology, though there are only several smartphone models in the market utilizing eSIM.

In 2014, the retail market witnessed the historic US$879 million transfer of Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam from German Metro Group to the Thai  Berli Jucker's (BJC) Group.

Once banks restrict lending, this will affect the real estate market. However, experts believe that no negative impact on the market will occur.

Analysts believe that food is now the most cutthroat segment in O2O (online to offline) business with big players such as GrabFood, Now and Lala.

Vietnamese businesses are still pursuing ambitious plans to make mobile phones and compete with foreign giants in the home market. 

The number of hotels in Vietnam in 2017 increased by 21.9%, a high growth rate compared with the 10.5% in 2016. 

Vietnamese bankers have all announced that they will digitalize banking transactions, but only a few banks have kicked off the process.

Instead of refusing Chinese capital, it would be better for Vietnam to receive capital flow in a tactical way to serve investment for development, experts say.

Having expanded by 13 times in the last 20 years, the domestic motorbike market remains hot with new models equipped with the most advanced technologies launched every year.

Sales agents have confirmed that Intel chip supply faces a shortage, which has pushed the price up by VND1 million.