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The new interface of Newborns Vietnam, a UK-registered charity, launched by PurpleAsia. — Photo courtesy of PurpleAsia Newborns Vietnam, a healthcare charity dedicated to improving the outcomes for newborn babies in Viet Nam’s central and northern regions, has got a new website. PurpleAsia, the branding and PR consultancy that designed the new website, said it would crate a stronger, more recognisable brand image and personality that would resonate with donors and supporters around the world, increasing donations. Newborns Vietnam, a UK-registered charity, has worked in partnership with the Ministry of Health as well as local and national hospitals to implement British specialist training programmes for nurses and doctors to reduce preventable newborn deaths in Viet Nam. It has educated, trained and supported doctors and nurses in the central and northern regions for more than eight years, working with UK nursing and medical bodies to bring best-practice care, education … [Read more...] about PR company helps charity Newborns Vietnam raise its profile

Co.opmart supermarket attracts a lot of Tet (Lunar New year) shoppers these days. — Photo Tan Thanh Co.opmart supermarkets these days are crowed with customers, especially from 11h30 to 14h30 and 17h to 20h30. During weekends they are busy virtually the whole day. At all stalls in the stores customers will see discount programmes. The biggest and most shocking discounts are offered on daily necessities such as cooking oil, soft drinks, instant coffee, beer, canned milk coffee, fabric softener, detergent liquid, dishwashing liquid, floor cleaning liquid, and facial cleanser. Notably, Sprite, Coca Cola and Fanta cost only VND1,000 for a 1.5l bottle when customers buy their fourth or eighth bottle. Cashew nuts, chestnuts, non-coloured melon seeds, crystallized ginger, young coconut and custard, raisins, and fruit candies are discounted by VND10,000 per box to VND60,000 on average. Tins of cake imported from France and Denmark are discounted by VND8,000 per box to VND 28,000. Beer … [Read more...] about Co.opmart slashes prices of many goods for Tet

Nguyễn Thành Đạt, Herbalife Việt Nam’s communications director, receives the Golden Product for Community Health award for 2019 from the Việt Nam Functional Food Association at a ceremony held in Hà Nội on January 19. — Photo courtesy of agency Herbalife, a global nutrition company, won the Golden Product for Community Health award for 2019 from the Viet Nam Functional Food Association at a ceremony held in Ha Noi last Saturday. The winners were selected based on four criteria: the safety of their products, product quality and efficiency, high standards in business and production, and contributions to society and the community. More than 500 products from domestic and foreign businesses in Việt Nam were considered for the awards. Herbalife also received the award in 2016 and 2017. The annual award honours functional products that are well-received in the market and have quality, safety and effectiveness on community … [Read more...] about Herbalife receives Golden Product for Community Health Award

Korean Doosan has appointed Jeong Young Chil as the new Chief Executive Officer and General Director (CEO & GD) of its Vietnamese base – Doosan Heavy Industries Viet Nam (Doosan Vina).— Photo courtesy Doosan Vina Korean firm Doosan has appointed Jeong Young Chil as new chief executive officer and general director of its Vietnamese base – Doosan Heavy Industries Viet Nam (Doosan Vina). Jeong Young Chil has worked for Doosan Group nearly 26 years, in manufacturing techniques, strategic management and sales and marketing. Jeong lived and worked in Ha Noi between 2011 and 2016 as director of sales and marketing for Southeast Asia. He said he will take this experience as a useful foundation to operate Doosan Vina. Doosan Vina is a high tech industrial complex in the Dung Quat Economic Zone of central province of Quang Ngai employing 2,000 Vietnamese people. The company supplies infrastructure products including boilers for thermal power plants, desalination plants … [Read more...] about Doosan appoints new CEO for Vietnamese operations

Passengers on the HCM City-Van Don route pose for a photo. — VNS Photo Budget airline Vietjet on Sunday launched a new service linking HCM City and Van Don Island in the northern province of Quang Ninh The new route connects the largest city of Viet Nam with Quang Ninh’s attractive island, meeting high demand for air travel of locals and tourists, as well as contributing to trade of the nation’s northeast region, Vietjet said in a statement. The HCM City-Van Don route operates return flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Flight time is about two hours and 15 minutes per leg. The flight departs from HCM City at 7.00am. The return flight takes off in Van Don at 9.50am. Tickets on the newest route are available at www.vietjetair.com. Van Don Island has great potential for tourism development, with proximity to Ha Long Bay. — VNS … [Read more...] about Vietjet launches HCM City-Van Don flight

Co.opXtra Su Van Hanh in HCM City’s District 10 are in a list of 17 stores you must not fail to visit this year, according to IGD Asia, Asia’s leading retail research organisation. IGD’s list of “The top 17 stores you must visit across Asia in 2019” also includes Carrefour Le Marche in Shanghai, Giant Expres in Jakarta, AEON in Kuala Lumpur, Habitat by Honestbee in Singapore, CHICOR in Seoul, FamilyMart in Taipei City, and EVEANDBOY in Bangkok. In selecting the list, IGD considered three key attributes of each format: relevance for shoppers, driving efficiencies to reduce costs and creating points of difference. According to IGD, Co.opXtra Su Van Hanh incorporates the leading retailer’s new hypermarket concept targeting busy shoppers in a more compact store. At the store, more space allocated to ready-to-eat foods, fresh products and foodservice shows the new direction for attracting footfall. “Large displays and attractive promotions draw … [Read more...] about Co.opXtra listed among ‘must-visit’ stores in Asia

Startbucks has introduced a gift pack containing Da Lat coffee to celebrate Lunar New Year. — VNS Photo US coffee chain Starbucks announced on Thursday it has brought back Starbucks Reserve Vietnam Da Lat to its stores in Viet Nam. It is made from coffee grown in Da Lat, whose availability depends on the harvest season. Starbucks said: “From the cool and mist-shrouded pine forests of Viet Nam’s Central Highlands comes an exceptional coffee that we are proud to offer for a third consecutive year. Coffee grows easily in this beautiful and remote region, but transportation is significantly more difficult. Farmers typically rely on small motorbikes to drive large loads of freshly picked coffee cherries to buying stations.” The company said to celebrate Lunar New Year, it has introduced a gift pack containing Starbucks Reserve Vietnam Da Lat whole beans (250grams), curated cookies and chocolate. The gift pack and also whole bean packs have been available at all … [Read more...] about Da Lat coffee available again at Starbucks

Prudential Vietnam receives an award for being among “Top 50 Vietnam The Best in 2018” at a ceremony in HCM City on January 16. — Photo Courtesy of agency. Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd has been honoured with awards from VietNamNet newspaper for among the “Top 50 Vietnam The Best in 2018” and being the leading life insurance company last year. It received them at a ceremony to honour Viet Nam’s Top 500 largest enterprises (VNR500) as listed by the online newspaper together with Vietnam Report JSC in HCM City on Wednesday. It was the 12th year in which the VNR500 was announced and the criteria were revenues, stable profit growth, total assets, number of staff, after-tax profit, ROA, ROE, and social and community responsibility. Prudential was named among the “Top 50 Vietnam The Best” for a third consecutive year. The British company has been in Việt Nam for nearly 20 years. Clive Baker, general director of Prudential … [Read more...] about Prudential named leading life insurer in Viet Nam

Representatives from Vietnam Airlines receive certificates at the award ceremony. — Photo VNA Vietnam Airlines was named in the top 10 best performing companies for the third consecutive year. The firm was included in the ‘Top 50 Vietnam The Best’ by the VNR500 Ranking, which ranks the top 500 largest businesses in the country and is compiled by Viet Nam Report in co-operation with online newspaper Vietnamnet. The carrier also ranked first in the top 10 reputable companies in transportation and logistics in 2018. The VNR500 independently researches and evaluates companies basing on international standards. The assessment council includes many experts from Harvard University and leading economic and brand consultancy organisations in Viet Nam. The ranking honours Vietnamese enterprises which have performed well in terms of revenue scale, efficient use of capital, stable profit growth and good social responsibility. In 2018, Vietnam Airlines made consolidated revenue … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines reaches top 10 best enterprises in VN

By offering attractive discounts and a lucky draw with attractive prizes, Co.opXtra Pham Van Dong hypermarket in Thu Duc District has attracted a large number of customers. — Thien Thu A lucky draw programme with prizes such as a Piaggio Liberty 125 ABS scooter, half a tael of SJC gold, vouchers worth VND8 million (US$344) for buying electronic products, and Toshiba ER microwave ovens will go on until February 13 at Co.opXtra Pham Van Dong hypermarket in HCM City’s Thu Duc District. Co.opXtra Pham Van Dong is situated on the second and third floors of Sense City Department Store (Giga Mall Building) at 240-242 Pham Van Dong Street, Hiep Binh Chanh Ward. Besides, until February 4 (the last day of the 2018 lunar year), the hypermarket is also offering discounts of up to 50 per cent on most product categories. Tet (Lunar New Year) products such as square glutinous rice cakes, pickled small leeks, pickled vegetables, watermelon seeds, dried coconut and lotus seed candies, … [Read more...] about Co.opXtra Pham Van Dong’s Piaggio scooter gift attracts customers in droves