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Vietnam finance ministry approves 20 pct rise in domestic airfares 

December 14, 2011
Vietnam finance ministry approves 20 pct rise in domestic airfares 

  The Vietnamese Finance Ministry has approved a 20 percent price rise for domestic flights from December 15. After the ministry issued the decision on December 6, national carrier Vietnam Airlines announced it will start raising airfares by 15-20 percent next Thursday. Other airlines – Air Mekong, Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air – have confirmed [...]

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Nation’s coffee industry urged to focus on quality, not quantity

December 10, 2009
Nation’s coffee industry urged to focus on quality, not quantity

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam’s coffee industry should focus on improving quality and stimulating domestic demand. Despite being the world’s largest robusta exporter, the coffee industry faces many challenges, including low competitiveness, high production costs and modest domestic consumption.Nestor Osorio, executive director of the International Coffee Organisation, said sustainable development of the industry would create more [...]

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Fishing vessels caught in tangle of crew shortage, high fuel cost

August 3, 2009
Fishing vessels caught in tangle of crew shortage, high fuel cost

Fishermen prepare nets before heading to the sea on a boat in Ca Mau Province. His vessel is docked in Song Doc Town for repairs, but Nguyen Van Quang of Ca Mau Province cannot relax. He keeps a close eye on his fishermen crew for fear they will leave and join some other boat that [...]

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Pay rise shock for firms

July 18, 2009
Pay rise shock for firms

Large firms, already hard-hit by the global crisis, are scrambling to deal with the government’s proposed 15-20 per cent increase in Vietnamese workers’ minimum salaries by early next year.  Many companies have already been pushed to break-point by the economic crisis LookAtVietnam – Large firms, already hard-hit by the global crisis, are scrambling to deal [...]

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Saigon port puts difficulties for businesses, causing big losses

May 13, 2009
Saigon port puts difficulties for businesses, causing big losses

VietNamNet Bridge – Congestion at ports in HCM City has become so regular that it has become an obsession of businesses. The current deadlock at Tan Cang Saigon, once again, is making enterprises miserable. Containers are getting stuck at portsAt Tan Cang Saigon (Saigon New Port), the volume of goods is down by 40% over [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...