HO CHI MINH CITY -- Do shoppers want their soy sauce, insurance, phone plan, drugs, education and mail all from one business?
Retail giant juggles boring but profitable businesses with AI and IPO ambitions

Vietnam's Masan weighs a sundry mix of businesses: a smartphone app, a tungsten mine and an Amazon-style blend of e-commerce with stores it took over from Vingroup. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Do shoppers want their soy sauce, insurance, phone plan, drugs, education and mail all from one business?