Aeon sets up panel to probe fatal blast after Kumamoto quake
World 16:06 20/08/2026Aeon Co. said Thursday it has set up a committee of outside experts to investigate a fatal blast that occurred at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture shortly after last month's earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture.
AEON shifts focus to Vietnam after exiting Thai supermarket business
Economy 12:07 09/08/2026Japanese retail giant AEON will exit Thailand's supermarket business following a deal to sell its MaxValu chain operator to Central Retail, as the group plans to allocate about 60 percent of its ASEAN investment budget to Vietnam.
Japanese retail giant Aeon buys into local competitors
Economy 22:01 29/01/2015Aeon said it considers Vietnam the 2nd most important market in Southeast Asia after Malaysia