Work on Aeon Mall Hue, the seventh mall of Aeon in Viet Nam and the first of its kind in the central region, began on Saturday in Thua Thien-Hue Province.

Covering over 8.6ha, including 2,500sq.m for vehicle parking, the shopping mall has areas for food, fashion, entertainment and supermarket.

Located in the An Van Duong, new urban area in Hue City's An Dong Ward, the project, which has total investment of more than US$169 million, is expected to be put into operation in 2025.

The Japanese retail AEON Group currently has about 200 stores in Viet Nam, including six shopping centres and supermarkets. Most of the supermarkets are concentrated in HCM City and Ha Noi. The group plans to pour investment into an additional 16 projects in Viet Nam by 2025, including three-four more projects in Ha Noi. — VNS