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Tokyo (VNA) – Sapporo Holdings Ltd President Tsutomu Kamijo unveiled that the oldest beer brand in Japan wants to expand operations in Vietnam. He anticipated the company’s beer sales in Vietnam might overtake the figure for Japan by 2020. In September 2015, Sapporo acquired all stakeholdings from its Vietnamese partner – to gain complete control over the Sapporo Beer Vietnam Co. Ltd. Kamijo said the company has no further plans for merger and acquisitions, as its target is to consolidate positions in North America and Southeast Asia.-VNA (http://en.vietnamplus.vn/sapporo-beer-to-scale-up-operations-in-vietnam/87528.vnp)

A pilot labour inspection campaign in the apparel industry uncovered 1,786 violations at 152 businesses in 12 cities and provinces across the country, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). The inspections were conducted from May to September this year by MoLISA inspectors in co-ordination with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. MoLISA Deputy Minister Huynh Van Ty said the apparel industry was chosen for the test inspections because it had been a key foreign currency earner for Vietnam in recent years, bringing in 13.6 percent of the country’s export revenue and 10.5…

A pilot labour inspection campaign in the apparel industry uncovered 1,786 violations at 152 businesses in 12 cities and provinces across the country, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). The inspections were conducted from May to September this year by MoLISA inspectors in co-ordination with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. MoLISA Deputy Minister Huynh Van Ty said the apparel industry was chosen for the test inspections because it had been a key foreign currency earner for Vietnam in recent years, bringing in 13.6 percent of the country’s export revenue and 10.5…

Vietnam is keen to learn from Japan’s experience in information technology (IT) as the country boasts strength in this field, said President of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association Truong Gia Binh. Speaking at the Vietnam-Japan IT Festive Day that took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 14, Binh said most of Vietnamese software businesses see their turnover increase thanks to exports to Japan. He suggested the two countries’ businesses take the opportunity created by the festive day to explore new areas for cooperation. Hirotaka Yasuzumi, Chief Representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation ( JETRO ) in HCM City, said Japan’s direct investment in Vietnam’s IT…

Viettel Group is going to pilot 4G technology in October, said Do Minh Phuong, deputy general director of the Viettel Group. Plans call for Viettel to set up 12,000 4G base transceiver stations no later than in the first quarter of next year, he added. The 4G network will first offer services in communes, followed by districts, provinces and cities. However, Viettel users will have to change SIM cards if they use 4G services, though phone numbers will remain the same. Le Dang Dung, Viettel deputy head, sent a proposal to the Ministry of Information and Communications to grant a licence for 4G services for Viettel this year, which it…

Seven and Eleven convenient store chain is expected to make its debut in Vietnam in 2017, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei.  US-based Seven Eleven Inc., a subsidiary of the Japanese retail conglomerate Seven & I Holdings, has signed a contract with IFB Vietnam, owner of the Pizza Hut restaurant chain in Vietnam, to open its first store in Ho Chi Minh City. The number of the establishments is set to reach 100 after three years and 1,000 ten years later.  The company will send Japanese staff to transfer the original management and business models to stores in Vietnam.  Boasting 38,000 supermarkets worldwide, Seven & I Holdings has thus far entered…

Microsoft Mobile Vietnam on June 18 officially inaugurated its first authorised reseller store in Vietnam, which is run by its local partner FPT Corporation. The store is located at No. 63 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi. It will sell the corporation’s products, including Lumia phones, feature phones, as well as Microsoft software products such as Office 365. At the store, customers can also experience and understand integrated data access on mobile devices and the latest news updates on Microsoft’s applications and services at Live Experience Table area. “Vietnam is a key focus market for phone businesses. Microsoft has made significant investments in changing the brand from Nokia to Microsoft and…

Sixteen Vietnamese businesses participated in the Communic Asia 2015, Enterprise IT 2015 and Broadcast Asia 2015 trade shows held from June 2-5 in Singapore.  The events attracted about 2,000 leading information and communications technology (ICT) and broadcasting enterprises from all over the world.  The tradeshows focused on presenting and showcasing smart technologies designed to better connect cities, governments, enterprises and consumers.  Highlights included innovations in 5G, Big Data, Cloud, Connected Devices, Internet of Things and over-the-top (OTT). (en.vietnamplus.vn 2015年6月16日)

Viettel Group’s Nexttel mobile network in Cameroon has signed up 2 million subscribers just nine months after being operations in that country. It has achieved a turnover of nearly US$29 million. With over 1,100 base transceiver stations (BTS), the company is able to provide 2G services to 70 per cent of the population. It also has the largest coverage area for 3G services in the country. With 97 authorised agents, 1,500 mobile vendors, and 40,000 points of sale, Nexttel has been able to take its services to every part of the country. By the end of this year, the company plans to increase the number of base transceiver stations to…

Sanofi pharmaceutical group plans to commission its third factory in Vietnam at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in HCMC’s District 9 in the third quarter of this year. Eric NG, new chief executive officer (CEO) of Sanofi Indochina, told reporters in HCMC yesterday that the third plant currently under construction has an investment of US$75 million and is the biggest project of the company in the country. The facility has an initial capacity of 90 million units annually and will be expanded to produce 150 million units a year with a wide array of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. These products will be sold in Vietnam and exported to Asian markets…

LienVietPostBank has signed a deal to arrange VND10 trillion loans for local mobile carrier MobiFone to carry out its medium and long-term projects. According to Vietnamplus, both sides will work with local electricity companies to launch a power bill payment service using MobiFone accounts. They will also launch a mobile phone fee collection service. They also agreed on the issuance of Macca simcard to provide information on macadamia tree development in the country. Subscribers using the simcard will receive updates about government incentives, business environment, market prices and other planting services. The sale of Macca simcard is part of the cooperation program of LienVietPostBank and Him Lam Joint Stock Co. to…