Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - As a pioneering airline to cooperate with Google for Vietnam’s tourism promotion programme, Vietjet has announced a super promotion by offering 1,500,000 tickets priced only from 0 VND, applied to all international and domestic routes. Promotional tickets are available during three golden days from July 23- 25, 2019 at website www.vietjetair.com, Vietjet Air application or found on Google Flights. Aiming to become a “Consumer Airline”, Vietjet connects with major partners to create a diversified ecosystem based on modern technology platform to bring more attractive and quality service products that meet customer’s demand. Together with Google Flights, Vietjet will coordinate to promote and introduce Vietnamese images, people and tourism to the world, while offering convenient travel opportunities for Vietnamese and international travelers. To mark this partnership with Google, the new age carrier Vietjet … [Read more...] about Vietjet cooperates with Google to double utility for travellers
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ASEAN looks to strengthen tourism ties with China, Japan and RoK
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien (centre) poses with participants at the conference In his opening remarks, Thien emphasized the significance of tourism cooperation between ASEAN and its three partner countries, namely China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK). In 2018, the two-way exchange of tourists between ASEAN and China reached more than 50 million arrivals, including around 30 million Chinese arrivals to ASEAN countries (up 30% year on year) and approximately 22 million ASEAN arrivals to China (up 105% annually). Japan and the RoK are also the two important tourism source markets of ASEAN. Last year, about three million arrivals of ASEAN tourists visited Japan, a year-on-year increase of 16%, and over five million arrivals of Japanese visitors chose ASEAN nations as their tourism destinations, up 5%. Meanwhile, the RoK was a tourist destination for 2.5 million arrivals from the ASEAN region, and ASEAN countries welcomed eight million tourist … [Read more...] about ASEAN looks to strengthen tourism ties with China, Japan and RoK
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/10
Petrol prices down slightly, those of oil unchanged Petrol prices decreased slightly, while those of oil remained unchanged after the latest adjustment of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance on October 22. Specifically, prices of bio-fuel E5 petrol dropped by 224 VND per litre, and RON95 by 144 VND a litre. Those of diesel 0.05S, kerosene and mazut were kept unchanged compared with the previous adjustment. The prices of E5 are not higher than 20,682 VND per litre, RON95 not higher than 22,203 VND per litre, and diesel 0.05S not higher than 18,611 VND per litre. The ceiling prices of kerosene and mazut are capped at 17,086 VND per litre and 15,694 VND a litre, respectively. From July 7 to September 9, petrol prices were kept unchanged, while those of oil were adjusted slightly. However, after that, the prices of petrol rose two times with a combined increase of nearly 1,300 VND per litre. The petrol price stabilisation fund has been used constantly over the … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/10
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 18/10
Singaporean enterprises seek opportunities in Vietnam A Singaporean mission of nearly 20 firms will visit Vietnam from October 15 to 19 to sound out cooperation prospects. The trip is jointly held by the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore, the Malaysia-Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Singapore Business Federation. According to the organizers, the Singaporean delegation includes representatives of large corporations, such as Sembcorp, which has developed seven Vietnam-Singapore industrial park projects in Vietnam, and NTUC, the retailer accounting for more than half of Singapore’s market share. Besides visits to corporations and industrial parks in Vietnam, there will be trade promotion meetings in HCMC and Can Tho City so that enterprises of the two countries can seek partners and export goods. Representatives of the South Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the HCMC Department of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore will also … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 18/10
New Zealand looks to tap growing Vietnam market
New Zealand Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth, Damien O’Connor, is on a three-day visit to Vietnam that aims to strengthen bilateral relations in several areas, particularly agriculture and trade. Minister O’Connor (in the middle) makes a kiwi cheese cake at the Fonterra company’s kitchen in Ho Chi Minh City In Ho Chi Minh City, O’Connor met with Vietnamese officials had held talks to further political links. He also visited Fonterra company, New Zealand’s largest dairy company, which has established a long, successful 31-year presence in Vietnam. Fonterra has 100 local staff and 800 nutrition advisors and sales team members. The company supplies dairy products to more than 20,000 Vietnamese retail outlets. Every day, more than 659,000 glasses of Fonterra milk are consumed across Vietnam. O’Connor joined “test kitchen” at Fonterra’s office, making a kiwi cheese cake with ingredients from Vietnam … [Read more...] about New Zealand looks to tap growing Vietnam market
AI-powered travel startup raised $1.2 million
The Seed investment was led by Singapore-based venture capital firm SeedPlus, along with a leading, travel-focused venture capital firm based in the US. Several industry veterans including Dan Lynn and Vikram Malhi (ex-Expedia senior business leaders and founders of Zuzu Hospitality Solutions), David Ko (President & COO of Rally Health), and Jarrod Howe (Regional Operations Director at Hyper Island Singapore) were also part of this round of funding. Travelstop has raised $1.2 million from leading investors in Singapore and the U.S. Travelstop is a modern AI-powered software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at simplifying business travel for corporates in Asia. It provides easy to use tools that simplifies the business travel booking process, while automating expense reporting and providing meaningful insights to business owners. "Travelstop is led by an experienced team of founders who have significant experience in solving complex consumer problems." says Michael Smith … [Read more...] about AI-powered travel startup raised $1.2 million
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/6
HCM City to monitor pork prices The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has promised to prevent any scarcity of pork or sudden price surges, saying the pork market would be steady. According to the department, the price of pig on the hoof reached VND48,000-51,000 per kilo last month, 40 per cent up year-on-year. Last year pig prices had plummeted, causing losses to most farmers, who reacted by reducing their breeding activities, and the resultant low supply pushed up prices, it said. To ensure adequate supply of essential goods, including meat, in the city, the department regularly inspects the market. According to Nguyen Huynh Trang, the department’s deputy director, businesses taking part in the city’s price stabilisation programme have increased supply and sell at 5-10 per cent below market prices. But following the relentless increase in pork prices since April the city has reviewed and agreed for them to increase pork prices once each in April, May and June. In … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/6
Canada looks to ride out Trump trade storm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a press conference at the conclusion of the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, on Jun 9, 2018. (AFP/Lars Hagberg) Trudeau struck a steady-as-he-goes pose after Trump's latest dig, telling reporters, "I'm going to stay focused on defending jobs for Canadians and supporting Canadian interests." And Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is traveling to Washington on Wednesday to try to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement, also emphasised the need for calm. "From day one, we have said that we expected moments of drama and that we would keep calm and carry on throughout this drama," she said. But a source close to Trudeau told AFP Canada was "prepared for all eventualities." "If the US decides to apply new tariffs, Canada will be ready," the official said. Bitter differences over trade dominated the summit Trudeau hosted over the weekend, with leaders of the world's largest economies lining up against Trump's threats to impose … [Read more...] about Canada looks to ride out Trump trade storm
South Korea travel firms seek more Vietnamese arrivals
Given the strong growth in the number of Vietnamese tourist arrivals, South Korean travel companies are seeking cooperation with more partners to bring more Vietnamese tourists to the beautiful city of Seoul. South Korean and Vietnamese travel firms at the meeting A number of South Korean tourism companies, including Honey Moon, Lotte Hotels & Resorts, Travolution, SM Entertainment, and Football Faentasium visited Hanoi yesterday to look for Vietnamese partners. "We saw a significant rise in the number of Vietnamese tourists in the recent three years. We upgraded our museums with technologies and services to serve international visitors. With the marvellous victory of the Vietnamese football team and its South Korean coach Park Hang Seo, we hope to partner with Vietnamese travel firms to attract more tourists," Shin Yeongeun, deputy general manager of Football Faentasium, told VIR. Lotte Hotels and Resorts, a South Korean luxury hotel chain operated by Lotte Hotel Co., … [Read more...] about South Korea travel firms seek more Vietnamese arrivals
Southeast Asian airlines look to non-stop U.S. flights despite profit challenges
SINGAPORE -- Vietnam Airlines JSC will struggle to be profitable on non-stop flights between Vietnam and the United States due to a lack of demand from business travelers, but it may launch them anyway as early as next year, the carrier’s CEO said on Monday. Duong Tri Thanh, and his counterparts at other state-controlled Southeast Asian carriers such as Thai Airways International PCL and Malaysia Airlines, are trying to balance government desires for growth with what is best for the airlines’ financial health in a competitive market. “The philosophy of the company is to help the economy and try to be viable and profitable,” Thanh told Reuters on the sidelines of a conference ahead of the Singapore Airshow. “But growing the economy is more of a mandate. You can see on most of the intercontinental routes we are not making money. But we are helping to get people in and out.” The market for flights between Southeast Asia and the United States is highly … [Read more...] about Southeast Asian airlines look to non-stop U.S. flights despite profit challenges