DealStreetAsia
Singapore digital health platform Speedoc raises $28m
Company operates as a virtual clinic and hospital care provider
Vietnam
Retail
Thai retailer opens Tops Club, a membership-only supermarket
Around 70% of items on sale are imports, for which members can get a discount
Supply Chain
Lego breaks ground on $1bn carbon-neutral factory in Vietnam
World's biggest toy company building base in Southeast Asia's top solar producer
Property
Temasek-backed property group eyes Vietnam and India hot spots
Amid China slowdown, CapitaLand Investment treads cautiously on real estate bets
Transportation
Vietnam's first cargo-only air carrier scrubs launch on weak outlook
Local conglomerate IPPG had aimed for a 2022 start
DealStreetAsia
Ascend Vietnam Ventures closes early-stage fund at $64m
Looking to invest in global startups emerging from Vietnam
Supply Chain
With nothing to sell, Vietnam gas stations start to close
Deliveries fail to arrive, disrupting life in a nation that relies on motorbikes
Retail
Amazon Vietnam growth, buoyed by China, defies global tech slowdown
But 'everybody's struggling' from interest rates, drop in COVID-fueled e-commerce
Your Week in Asia
Vietnam leader in China, Hong Kong investment summit, COP 27
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Supply Chain
Vietnam's wood trade under pressure from logging, Ukraine war
Murky origins plague furniture sector coming down from COVID-fueled buying spree
International relations
Vietnam Communist Party chief to meet Xi in China next week
Nguyen Phu Trong to make a rare trip at Xi's invitation
DealStreetAsia
South Korea's Nextrans to launch $50m Vietnam-focused fund
Company looking to invest in high-growth tech startups
Inflation
Vietnam central bank to raise policy rates by 100 basis points
Move aimed at warding off inflation, maintaining financial stability
Politics
Vietnam's anti-graft campaign casts shadow over economy
High-profile detention triggers bank run at Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank
Automobiles
Vietnam EV maker VinFast to open offices in Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam
Auto industry newcomer seeks foothold in Europe with local sales strategies
Travel & Leisure
Okura Hotels to open resort on Vietnam's Phu Quoc island
Japanese hotelier's first resort slated to launch as early as 2027
Supply Chain
Vietnamese factories go idle as orders from the West slow
In run-up to holiday, demand drops for Asian exports from smartphones to sweaters
Datawatch
Foreign workers shun Japan as yen's value plunges
Average wage in dollar terms falls 40% over 10 years
DealStreetAsia
U.S. venture capital firm investing in Asia seeks $1bn for funds
Goodwater Capital placed bets in over a dozen Asian tech players last year
Technology
Vietnam and Indonesia don't get insurance. Can fintech help?
Can 'insurtech' achieve profits and data privacy with bite-size products?
