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Vietnam to review power prices on June 1: deputy minister 

May 6, 2011
Vietnam to review power prices on June 1: deputy minister 

A representative from Electricity of Vietnam collects the monthly payment from a household in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnamese government will review electricity prices at the start of June and may make another adjustment following a double-digit increase in March, a senior official said on Tuesday. "The government will review power prices on June [...]

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More time needed to implement new power price policy: officials 

April 25, 2011
More time needed to implement new power price policy: officials 

Vietnam raised the average electricity price by more than 15 percent at the beginning of March Despite a new regulation allowing electricity prices to be changed based on market conditions in June, officials say more time is needed before they can put the rule into effect. The government has said power prices will be adjusted [...]

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Foreign firms milk infant formula market

January 9, 2010
Foreign firms milk infant formula market

Vietnam’s baby formula market was worth VND8 trillion ($421.1 million) in 2008 Many dairy companies have hiked up the prices of infant formula in the new year citing the weaker dong and higher wages, but the government said their huge marketing costs are, in fact, inflating prices. Mead Johnson, Abbott, and Dutch Lady prices are [...]

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Giant flower picture sets Vietnamese record at Da Lat festival

January 3, 2010
Giant flower picture sets Vietnamese record at Da Lat festival

An eight-meter “room” made from hundreds of thousands of daisies by more than 1,000 students at the Da Lat Flower Festival. (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam – A 2.4- meter long and 1.7- meter high picture made from 1,000 roses was recognized as a new Vietnamese record at the Da Lat Flower Festival which opened on December 31.  [...]

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Global economic outlook still gloomy, says UN report

September 8, 2009
Global economic outlook still gloomy, says UN report

The global economic outlook is still gloomy and no early recovery from the current recession can be expected, a United Nations report said on Monday. Despite some “green shoots” of economic recovery, “the economic winter is far from over,” said the Trade and Development Report 2009, released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development [...]

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Taxes aren’t causing high milk prices, say experts

July 29, 2009
Taxes aren’t causing high milk prices, say experts

LookAtVietnam – The retail price of milk is likely to keep going up under a plan by the Ministry of Finance to increase import taxes on milk. Experts spoke with Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper about the high cost of milk. Many milk agents decided to increase milk prices themselves to boost profits as a result [...]

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Domestic petrol prices must follow world’s prices: MoF

June 10, 2009
Domestic petrol prices must follow world’s prices: MoF

VietNamNet Bridge – Head of the Price Control Agency under the Ministry of Finance Nguyen Tien Thoa talked about if it was illegal to approve the 1,000 dong per litre petrol price increase. Head of the Price Control Agency under the Ministry of Finance Nguyen Tien ThoaCould you please explain why the Ministries of Finance [...]

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2010 World Expo: Tour the world in one day

May 1, 2009
2010 World Expo: Tour the world in one day

How much will it cost to tour the world? The answer is 160 yuan. In just a year’s time, people will be able to enjoy tea in a French garden, chat with friends on Australia’s Uluru and take a trip on Switzerland’s Mount Titlis cable car, A transparent coniform “sun valley”, a project which will capture [...]

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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...