Businesses involved in complex ecosystems of global supply chains are looking to sustainability to unlock new financial benefits, according to an HSBC survey. Businesses involved in complex ecosystems of global supply chains are looking to sustainability to unlock new financial benefits, according to an HSBC survey. The HSBC survey of more than 8,500 companies in 34 markets, “Navigator: Now, Next and How for Business”, found that businesses were making sustainability changes in their supply chains to improve their bottom line. Ethical and environmental sustainability were seen as very important to both goods and services businesses in Viet Nam, according to the survey’s results. Ninety per cent of businesses said they had monitored their supply chains for environmental and ethical standards. Only a minority of respondents (9 per cent) reported that supply chain sustainability was not a focus for their business. For both goods and services businesses, making … [Read more...] about Businesses look to sustainability
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BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 27/11
Enterprise Rent-A-Car to enter Vietnamese market The US’s biggest car rental company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, will officially offer its services in Viet Nam starting on November 29. The company’s website enterprise.vn is now opening for rental services, with vehicles of five to 29 seats. The prices range from VND800,000 (US$34.19) a day for a Suzuki Vitara to VND2.6 million per day for a Samco bus. Enterprise’s car rental services in Viet Nam (and Asia) are licensed to MP Executives – a subsidiary of MP Group – which has more than 23 years of experience in the logistics industry in Viet Nam. Viet Nam is the first country in Asia to use Enterprise’s car rental service. In addition to providing services in the US, Enterprise is available in 84 other countries. Vingroup opens three technology firms Vingroup’s goal in the next 10 years is to become a world-class technology-industry-service corporation in which technology plays a major role. — … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 27/11
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/7
Vietnam Airlines adopts QR Pay Vietnam Airlines has signed a deal with Việt Nam Payment Solution Joint Stock Company (VNPAY) – the biggest QR code payment firm in Viet Nam, to apply QR code technology for online ticket bookings. With the deal, Vietnam Airlines becomes a pioneer in Việt Nam’s aviation sector by using QR codes for online ticket booking at :vietnamairlines.com Customers will have a new, safer and more convenient way to pay for their flights. Accordingly, QR Pay will be implemented both online and at Vietnam Airlines’ official ticket office system nationwide from the beginning of this month. After successfully booking their tickets, customers will be able to use the QR code to pay without entering bank account of card information. The QR Pay system ensures safety thanks to two-factor verification including mobile banking sign in and one-time pass (OTP) through SMS or fingerprint verification. Payments via smartphones have risen in the last … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/7
Credit institutions hope for good business in 2018
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A majority of credit institutions in the country expects an upward trend in their business in the remaining months of the year, after making improvements in the first quarter. This was revealed in a survey released on Wednesday by the State Bank of Việt Nam. According to the business sentiment survey, which covered domestic and foreign commercial banks in the country, 75 per cent of the respondents expected better results in the second quarter, while 84 per cent hoped their business performance throughout 2018 to improve further compared to last year. Of this, 28 per cent anticipated “significant improvement”. Eighty-four per cent of the respondents predicted their pre-tax profit in 2018 to rise compared to last year, helping the average growth rate of the entire banking system to reach 18.2 per cent, lower than the 19.3 per cent forecast in the previous survey conducted in the first quarter of this year. The survey also … [Read more...] about Credit institutions hope for good business in 2018
How to earn miles & fly in Business or First Class for free?
Friday newsletters always feature luxury travel contests, tips, series, or news. Today (June 17, 2016): travel tip: how to earn miles & fly for free in Business or First Class? I recently published some First Class trip reports, which all got hundreds of thousands of views on Youtube in just a few weeks time. And I will publish some more trip reports in the coming weeks (including my recent Business Class flight with Japan Airlines, when a technical problem developed onboard the B777-300ER). American Airlines B777-300ER First Class from London to New York (+ Youtube clip) British Airways B787-9 First Class from London to Muscat (+ Youtube clip) Etihad Airways A380 First Class from London to Abu Dhabi (+ Youtube clip) Qatar Airways A380 First Class from Doha to Paris (+ Youtube clip) Emirates A380 First Class from Dubai to Amsterdam (+ Youtube clip) One of the question I am asked the most via my Youtube channel is “how … [Read more...] about How to earn miles & fly in Business or First Class for free?