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A convenience store collapsed in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, killing one on Wednesday morning . The accident occurred on Vinh Hoi Street, with witnesses saying the first floor of the convenience store suddenly collapsed, trapping people on the ground floor inside. The Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Police Division said they were informed of the collapse at around 9:00 am. At the time rescue forces arrived, eight people had managed to get out of the collapse while one was still stuck inside. Rescue forces are seen at the scene after a convenience store collapsed on Vinh Hoi Street in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, January 18, 2023. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre At 9:45 am, a seriously injured female victim was brought out unconscious from the wreckage and rushed to the hospital. Dr. Nguyen Duy Long, director of the 115 Emergency Center in Ho Chi Minh City, confirmed to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the 15-year-old victim had passed away. “At … [Read more...] about One dies in convenience store collapse in Ho Chi Minh City

Ngo Nguyen Kha, CEO of The Coffee House, shares information about the model of SIGNATURE by The Coffee House. — Photo courtesy of The Coffee House The Coffee House, one of the most famous coffee chains in Viet Nam, has opened its SIGNATURE by The Coffee House store at Crescent Mall in HCM City’s District 7. With its premium and unique positioning, SIGNATURE by The Coffee House is a completely different model from other coffee shops under The Coffee House chain. The store specialises in serving specialty coffee, fusion food (food which is made using a style of cooking which blends the culinary traditions of two or more nations to create innovative dishes) and features an inspiring space that enables customers to experience a unique coffee journey from bean to cup. SIGNATURE by The Coffee House was launched to serve customers with all three needs: good coffee, good food and an inspiring space in one place, said Ngo Nguyen Kha, CEO of The Coffee House. The quality of coffee … [Read more...] about SIGNATURE by The Coffee House store opens in District 7

Jellied pork is a common dish prepared during the colder months. This dish, which is served cold, primarily consists of pork leg and stir-fried pork skin with wood ear, shiitake, and pepper mushrooms. The collagen in the pig's skin allows the stir-fried meat to become jelly-like after cooling down. Jellied pork is probably best eaten during the cold months. Many people think that a stewed pork leg that was unintentionally left outside in the cold is where jellied pork first originated. Since then, it has become a delicious delicacy that has been passed down from previous generations. Jellied pork is often served with steaming rice. Photo by VnExpress/Khanh Ly The pork knuckle, which has a good balance of lean meat, fat, and skin, is chosen to prepare this dish. To get rid of the blood stains and the pork smell, the meat will be blanched with a little salt, onion, and ginger. A small amount of salt and fish sauce is just enough to season the dish. After being … [Read more...] about A taste of the Lunar New Year: jellied pork

Children pose for photos with decorations for the Chinese Lunar New Year at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 18, 2023. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua via AFP A young woman dressed in traditional Hanfu costume takes part in a cruise parade during the 13th water flower market, a unique tradition during China's Spring Festival in Liwan District of Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, January 18, 2023. Photo by Chen Chuhong/cnsphoto/Imaginechina via AFP Iranian students display Chinese Lunar New Year decorations at a park in Tehran, Iran, on January 18, 2023. The Confucius Institute of Tehran University held the event on Wednesday to help students learn about Chinese culture and festival traditions to welcome the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival. Photo by Gao Wencheng /Xinhua via AFP Indonesian ethnic Chinese students wear traditional clothes during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at a school in Solo, Central … [Read more...] about World celebrates Lunar New Year 2023

Many coffee shops in Hanoi closed on January 22, the first day of Tet , and started welcoming patrons again the following day. Highlands Coffee, The Coffee House, Phuc Long, Starbucks and other coffee chains didn't raise prices on Tet to entice people. Several smaller shops are just charging an extra VND5,000-VND10,000 (21 cents-43 cents) for each drink. A coffee shop in Hanoi is full of customers on January 23, 2023, the second day of the Lunar New Year. Photo by VnExpress/Mai NLH There has been a noticeable increase in the number of young people seen at downtown establishments since the Lunar New Year's Eve. Huong Mai, a resident of Hanoi's Nam Tu Liem District, had to walk to a number of cafés on Ly Thuong Kiet Street at around 7 p.m. to find one with a table big enough for eight people. "Most stores have a high volume of customers coming in and out at any given time," said Mai. "The wait time for refreshments is also longer than usual." Not only do … [Read more...] about Coffee shops, eateries packed with customers on first days of Lunar New Year

Macau has seen a resurgence of tourists from mainland China since Jan 8 after the special Chinese administrative region dropped all Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound travelers from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Macau welcomed more than 71,000 visitors on Monday, the highest single day record since the pandemic, its government said in a statement late on Tuesday. "I come here to gamble, it’s good to see people in Macau. It was lifeless during lockdown and not very good," said a man surnamed Lam, who traveled to Macau from Jiangmen in nearby Guangdong province in southern China. More than 94 per cent of visitors to Macau over the first three days of the Chinese New Year, January 21 to 23, came from mainland China and neighboring special administrative region Hong Kong. Average daily visitor arrivals reached more than 51,000, a year-on-year surge of 217%, the government said. The influx of tourists into the former Portuguese colony, which has had only a trickle of … [Read more...] about Tourists swarm gambling hub Macau over Lunar New Year after Covid curbs dropped

As part of its regional expansion strategy, APAC Realty acquired an initial 38 per cent stake in ERA Vietnam and Eurocapital in February 2020. Upon completion of the transaction, the group will increase its shareholding in ERA Vietnam and Eurocapital to 60 per cent each. “The growth capital extended during our initial investment was the catalyst which sparked ERA Vietnam’s tremendous growth over the past two years both in terms of revenue and agent headcount. Over this period, the agency’s management team established the ERA Vietnam brand name in Vietnam’s nascent and thriving real estate market, and more than doubled the salesperson headcount," said Marcus Chu, CEO of APAC Realty. "With these positive results, we are confident that our second investment will support ERA Vietnam’s next phase of growth and allow us to realise greater value for APAC Realty shareholders over the long-term.” Founded in 2017, ERA Vietnam is based in Ho Chi Minh City. The agency has grown its agent … [Read more...] about APAC Realty acquires additional stake in ERA Vietnam

Mobile World Investment JSC (MWG) announced its 2023 business direction last month, identifying positive growth in revenues and profits as the most important goal instead of focusing on increasing the number of new stores, as in the previous two years. MWG’s retail chains will only open new stores in areas with strong potential to bring in profits within three months of opening. Although it has not set a specific target for the number of new stores, it will focus on increasing revenue at each, and controlling operating costs to increase profit. Shoppers at a supermarket (Photo: VNA) The corporation is the largest retailer in Vietnam based on size, revenues, and profit, and currently operates three retail chains – Mobile World, Dien May Xanh, and Bach Hoa Xanh, with nearly 4,000 stores. However, the retailer has not achieved total success as Bach Hoa Xanh, specialising in fresh food and essential consumer goods in the southern market, is struggling. Last year, the … [Read more...] about Retail awaits breakthrough

Instead of buying brand-new smartphones, some revelers are shelling out money for new phone cases or for repairs or to have batteries replaced ahead of Tet, which falls in late this month. Thanh Minh, a businessman from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), uses a Pacific Blue iPhone 12 Pro. The 28-year-old admits that after using his phone for so long, it has become a bit "boring," even though it still works well. He recently became more interested in feng shui (geomancy) after becoming a businessman selling goods online, and he spent VND2.1 million ($90) for professionals to make the back of his phone completely resemble a Silver iPhone 14 Pro with the hope that the auspicious color will bring him good luck. A woman holds up two cat-themed iPhone cases. Photo by VnExpress/Vinh Tran Meanwhile, Thu Uyen from Da Nang recently purchased three different cat-themed phone cases in the style of the fictional character Pikachu from Pokemon to use during Lunar New Year ( Tet … [Read more...] about People sprucing up their phones for Tet

WinCommerce opened 730 minimarkets in 2022 when the rest of the consumer industry retrenched. — Photo courtesy of Masan Masan Group Corporation earned revenues of nearly VND76.2 trillion (US$3.2 billion) last year, up 2.6 per cent (excluding the 2021 feed business due to its deconsolidation), according to its unaudited accounts released on January 30. Net profit after tax post minority interest (NPAT Post-MI) declined by 58.3 per cent to nearly VND3.6 trillion ($152.5 million) due to the deconsolidation in 2021 and lower earnings by Masan MEATLife and Masan High-Tech Materials. The CrownX, Masan’s integrated consumer-retail platform that consolidates WinCommerce and Masan Consumer Holdings, reported revenues of VND56.2 trillion ($2.3 billion), down 3.1 per cent. WinCommerce’s revenues fell by 5 per cent to VND29.36 trillion though it opened 730 new WinMart+ stores during the year to take the number to 3,268. Consumers buy Masan Consumer Holdings’ products at a WinMart … [Read more...] about Masan net profits top $152.5 million in 2022