Vingroup opens first shopping mall in Central Highlands
Vingroup – Vietnam’s most reputable real estate developer opened Vincom Plaza Buon Ma Thuot Trading Centre, the first of its kind in the region, on March 26.
Dak Lak (VNA) – People in the Central Highlands region will have the opportunity to enjoy a new shoppiꦚng experience after Vingroup – Vietnam’s most reputable real estate developer opened Vincom Plaza Buon Ma Thuot Trading Centre, the first of its kind in the region, on March 26.
Covering an area of nearly 11,000 square metres in the centre of Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, the trading centre was designed in a grand modern style. It has six floors and one basement for parking lot.
Being the largest shopping and entertainment complex in the province, the mall offers its customers a wide selection of domestic and international brands through modern retail systems.
In addition, six state-of-the-art cinemas screening 2D and 3D movies are the highlight of the entertainment complex.
On the same day, Vingroup’s Vincom Plaza Le Van Viet also opened for business in Ho Chi Minh City.
Founded in Ukraine in 1993 under the name of Technocom, Vingroup has become Vietnam’s leading private sector real estate company. It comprises such subsidiaries as Vincom for high-end shopping centres, Vinhomes for residential properties, Vinpearl for tourism and recreational facilities and Vimec for hospitals.
The firm was twice named winner of the “Best Developer Vietnam” category at the annual South East Asia Property Awards in 2013 and 2014. Recently, together with Vinamilk, Vietcombank, FPT Corporation and Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation, the group made it into the Nikkei Asian Review’s Asia 300 list, which names Asia’s most dynamic companies.
Last year, Vingroup opened 10 shopping malls across the country and the ambitious company plans to make nearly 50 trading centres operational in 2016, aiming to nudge international-standard products and services, as well as modern consumption, ever closer to Vietnamese people.-VNA
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At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)
