EY’s Global Banking Outlook 2018 shows that 85 per cent of banks name the implementation of a digital transformation programme as a business priority for 2018.

Nam Long Group, one of the leading housing developers in Vietnam, has announced Akari City, its fifth project to be built in cooperation with Japanese Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp. and Nishi Nippon Railroad.

Power management company Eaton has signed a new distribution agreement with its strategic partner Digiworld Corporation (HOSE: DGW) to supply power management technologies and services in Vietnam.

BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, has announced the establishment of a new company in Vietnam—BAA Training Vietnam which will operate a training centre of four full flight simulators and Ab Initio flight school by 2023.

Receiving the support of Scroll Corporation from Japan may help Cat Dong to increase its e-commerce market share in an e-commerce market that has great potential but is a difficult market to crack open with many players running losses and being forced to withdraw.

A delegation of UNIQLO has just visited to look for investment opportunities in Texhong Hai Ha Industrial Park and discover avenues of co-operation with Hualida Garments Co., Ltd.

The failed IPO of VTVCab and the Mobifone-AVG scandal are valuable lessons for Vietnam on the valuation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

Investment ties between Vietnam and India are expected to further develop in the months to come with energy as one of the focuses. 

Three foreigners, all of whom were allegedly nominated by Thai Beverage, will join the Sabeco management board at the coming meeting.

Flush with fresh investments, e-commerce operators and delivery firms are ramping up expansion efforts to change the landscape of e-commerce logistics in Vietnam. However, there is still a need to bridge the gap between logistics and the fast-growing e-commerce community.