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HANOI -- Thailand's Central Retail plans to open up to 12 hypermarkets and more than double the number of its key stores in Vietnam over the next three years, according to a company executive. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

DANANG, Vietnam -- On the white-sand beachfront in the Vietnamese tourist hot spot of Danang sits an inconspicuous empty field. Seven kilometers to the northeast lies a site with views similar to San Francisco Bay. [2]

QUANG BINH, VIETNAM – It was mid-October in 2020 when Tran Thi Hien watched the weather forecast on TV, which warned of heavy and prolonged rains. [3]

DANANG -- More than 60 U.S. companies that gathered in Danang, a booming coastal city in Vietnam, have expressed interest in investing in the country's central economic region as the business climate warms between the former Vietnam War foes. [4]

TOKYO/HO CHI MINH CITY -- Japanese retailer Aeon has opened a shopping center in the central Vietnamese city of Hue, gaining a footprint in an important growth area. [5]

HO CHI MINH CITY -- The State Bank of Vietnam on Wednesday widened the band in which the country's currency, the dong, floats against the dollar and lowered the reference exchange rate. [6]

HO CHI MINH CITY -- The State Bank of Vietnam has taken action in an attempt to thwart hoarding of the greenback. [7]

HANOI — A court in Vietnam on Monday jailed a former deputy governor of the central bank for three years, his lawyer said, the most senior banking official put on trial in the Southeast Asian nation amid a crackdown on corruption. [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-06 · 75% match

Thailand's Central Retail to open over 30 large stores in Vietnam by 2029

HANOI -- Thailand's Central Retail plans to open up to 12 hypermarkets and more than double the number of its key stores in Vietnam over the next three years, according to a company executive.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-07 · 55% match

Vietnam pushes ahead with its International Financial Center dream

DANANG, Vietnam -- On the white-sand beachfront in the Vietnamese tourist hot spot of Danang sits an inconspicuous empty field. Seven kilometers to the northeast lies a site with views similar to San Francisco Bay.

[3] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-01-23 · 75% match

The struggle to survive worsening storms and floods in Central Vietnam

QUANG BINH, VIETNAM – It was mid-October in 2020 when Tran Thi Hien watched the weather forecast on TV, which warned of heavy and prolonged rains.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-03-07 · 75% match

Potential US investors check out central Vietnam

DANANG -- More than 60 U.S. companies that gathered in Danang, a booming coastal city in Vietnam, have expressed interest in investing in the country's central economic region as the business climate warms between the former Vietnam War foes.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-09-25 · 75% match

Japan's Aeon seeks growth in central Vietnam with mall opening

TOKYO/HO CHI MINH CITY -- Japanese retailer Aeon has opened a shopping center in the central Vietnamese city of Hue, gaining a footprint in an important growth area.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-08-21 · 75% match

Vietnam central bank's next move depends on yuan

HO CHI MINH CITY -- The State Bank of Vietnam on Wednesday widened the band in which the country's currency, the dong, floats against the dollar and lowered the reference exchange rate.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-10-08 · 75% match

Vietnam's central bank nudges investors away from greenback

HO CHI MINH CITY -- The State Bank of Vietnam has taken action in an attempt to thwart hoarding of the greenback.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-07-03 · 75% match

Vietnam Jails Former Central Bank Official Amid Graft Crackdown

HANOI — A court in Vietnam on Monday jailed a former deputy governor of the central bank for three years, his lawyer said, the most senior banking official put on trial in the Southeast Asian nation amid a crackdown on corruption.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-10-18 · 75% match

Thai grocer Central to use rooftop solar, EVs in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Thailand's Central Group is adding solar panels, electric forklifts, and electric vehicle charging to supermarkets in Vietnam. CompaniesThai grocer Central to use rooftop solar, EVs in Vietnam Nation is No.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-01-18 · 75% match

Vietnam's lagging North-Central region sees investment boom

HANOI -- Momentum for investment is finally building for Vietnam's North-Central region, with key factors from global business support to domestic political backing falling into place in an area that has lagged in development until now.

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