Seven people reportedly went missing after a fire broke out on January 15 in a shopping mall in the Indonesian city of Jakarta, police said on January 16.

AEON Mall Vietnam Co Ltd on September 21 officially opened its seventh shopping mall in Vietnam and first in the central region - AEON Mall Hue.

Temporary shopping centre Marywilska 44 in Warsaw has officially opened just over three months after a fire that destroyed more than 1,400 stalls, most of which were run by Vietnamese traders.

At least three people were killed and three were injured during a shooting at Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand on October 3.

The race for domestic retail market share was heating up as local and foreign firms looked to expand their networks, experts said.

A groundbreaking ceremony for a complex of hotel, shipping centre and offices for rent invested by Property developer FLC Group was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 8.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 18 held a working session with managers of AEON Vietnam Co. Ltd., an affiliate of AEON Japan, about the possibility of building a shopping mall in the locality.

President Tran Dai Quang on March 26 cabled a message of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin over a fire at a shopping mall in Kemerovo city that left scores of people dead and injured.

Republic of Korea (RoK) retailer Lotte Mart has recently opened a shopping mall in Nha Trang city, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, its 13th in Vietnam.

The Hoa Sen Corporation began construction of the largest shopping mall in Yen Bai city, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on May 19.