“We want to recreate Melbourne’s world-class coffee culture across Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia” Black Bag Roasters has announced bold plans to bring Melbourne’s award-winning coffee to South East Asia. At the launch of its $11 million production facility in Truganina, 14 miles west of Melbourne’s CBD, Chief Operating Officer Ben Romeril said the emergence of South East Asia as a coffee-loving region had enabled the company to deliver some high set sales targets for the next two years. The Black Bag Roasters team has just returned from the region and believes that Black Bag Roasters has huge opportunities in…
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On January 11, Ho Chi Minh City Ministry of Transportation officially launched the online car registration website in Ho Chi Minh City https://dangkiemxetphcm.com. Registrar performing duties at the Motor Vehicle Registration Center 50-02S In the near future, the Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City will conduct a pilot project at the Department’s registration units, the 50-01S Motor Vehicle Registration Center; 50-02S Motor Vehicle Registration Center; Motor Vehicle Registration Center 50-03S. This website serves organizations, businesses and people who need to register their vehicles, register for tracking numbers to carry out vehicle inspection at registration units around the city.…
Brands such as VinFast, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and soon Hyundai and Kia are appearing in the Vietnamese electric vehicle market. The last month of 2022 registered an explosion of electric car sales in the Vietnamese market. While this number was only around 1,000 units in previous months, more than 4,000 electric cars were delivered to customers on the December market. Although not comparable to petrol cars, the number of 4,000 electric cars sold in December shows that this segment is experiencing significant growth compared to the same period in 2021. VinFast increased sales more than 7 times A total of 4,278…
According to information from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, airlines recommend that this agency continue to work with the Chinese side to have a policy to relax the slot usage (time of landing) rules for the summer 2023 flight schedule. In addition, the airline also wants relevant agencies to have a visa policy suitable for Chinese tourists to attract this number of tourists to fully restore the flight path between two countries soon. Passengers at Noi Bai International Airport. Photo: Minh Duy Difficulties in the first phase of connecting flights China has lifted restrictions on regular international flights and…
India and Vietnam to benefit from supply chain shifts away from China in 2023, study finds A survey of global shipping and supply chain industry professionals found that two-thirds of respondents see India and Vietnam as viable alternatives to China The Container xChange survey also found that US companies are expected to move more overseas manufacturing to geopolitical allies According to a new global survey published this week by Container xChange, companies around the world view India and Vietnam as attractive alternative locations to diversify their supply chains from China this year. Germany’s container logistics platform surveyed more than 2,600…
Tet or Tet Nguyen Dan (in Vietnamese) is the term for the lunar year and is one of the most celebrated festivities in Vietnam. People prepare and consume traditional cuisines with their own symbolic meaning to celebrate the seven-day long festival. However, not many of you would know about the Tet festival, its origin, meaning and the way it is celebrated. The Lunar New Year is celebrated and celebrated in different ways from country to country. Countries in Asia such as China and South Korea also celebrate this festival, but in Vietnam, the lunar year is celebrated as Tet. Its…
A trio of Asian passports offer their holders more global travel freedom than those of any other country, according to a new quarterly report from London-based global citizenship and residence consultancy Henley & Partners. Japanese citizens enjoy visa-free or visa-on-demand access to a record 193 destinations around the world, just ahead of Singapore and South Korea, 192 of which citizens can freely visit. And with Asia-Pacific opening up post-Covid, citizens are more likely to use that travel freedom again. Global travel is now at about 75% of its pre-pandemic level, according to the latest release of Henley Passport Index, which…
Starbucks is committed to further expansion in Vietnam with a plan to open its 100th store by the end of the second quarter of this year — a decade after opening its first store in HCMC in February 2013, Vietnam News Agency reported. To date, the American coffee chain has 87 locations in seven cities and provinces nationwide, with 50 in HCMC and 24 in Hanoi and more than 1,000 employees (including 200 coffee masters). “So, as you can see, there are plenty of opportunities to continue growing in the market,” Patricia Marques, CEO of Starbucks Vietnam, told reporters in…
Lunar New Year or Tết Nguyên Đán, is Vietnam’s most important celebration. Throughout Vietnam, families gather during this time and honor their ancestors, praying for good luck, prosperity and health in the new year. The holiday may only last a week, but in reality Tết celebrations last much longer. If you visit Vietnam around the Lunar New Year, here’s what to expect. A new beginning Tết marks the first day of the Lunar New Year and the beginning of spring in northern Vietnam. The holiday dates back to the early days of Vietnamese settlement in the Red River Delta, when…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued a public message on the prevention and control of epidemics on the occasion of the Lunar New Year and the festival season of 2023. In particular, it is suggested that relevant units should closely monitor disease prevention and control in the border areas. port area. International visitors practice immigration in Vietnam. According to information from baochinhphu.vn, the government broadcast requires all levels to monitor the epidemic situation in parallel with the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures; take the initiative to respond to potentially complicated developments. Relevant units, departments and agencies should monitor…