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Door to Japan now open for exporting farm produce

February 5, 2010
Door to Japan now open for exporting farm produce

VietNamNet Bridge – With VJEPA taking effect, more than 800 farm produce and seafood items will be able to ‘enter’ Japan with the zero percent tariff. According to the Vietnamese Commercial Affairs Division under Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, Vietnam has the opportunities to export to Japan because of the differences in crops, and especially, the [...]

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Singapore demand and phony contracts sustain booming Mekong sand exports

August 24, 2009
Singapore demand and phony contracts sustain booming Mekong sand exports

The volume of sand exported to Singapore from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in the first half of 2009 was equivalent to the total exports of the last ten years.   The many channels of the Mekong river are filled with sand dredging barges. Though the area has long supplied building sand to the Ho Chi Minh City region, [...]

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Vietnam-made construction glass threatened by cheap imports

July 7, 2009
Vietnam-made construction glass threatened by cheap imports

VietNamNet Bridge – A survey conducted in HCM City showed that China-sourced glass, though assessed the import tax of 40 percent, is still flooding the market thanks to its cheap price. Representative of a company specialising in importing and distributing construction glass in HCM City said that glass products have recently been imported from China, [...]

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Fishing ground off limits, fishing boats stay in port

June 8, 2009
Fishing ground off limits, fishing boats stay in port

Hundreds of fishing boats in central Vietnam are staying at home for the major catching season (March-July) because their fishing ground has been put off limits. Hundreds of fishing boats in central Vietnam are staying at home for the major catching season. China has recently imposed a fishing ban on some sea areas between May 16 [...]

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VDB’s credit guarantee program inaccessible to many businesses

April 2, 2009
VDB’s credit guarantee program inaccessible to many businesses

 VDB kicked off their program on providing credit guarantees to businesses in early February 2009. However, to date, very few businesses have completed formalities to get VDB’s guarantee. Nguyen Viet Cuong, Director of VDB’s Exchange No. 2 in HCM City, said that he has received a lot of applications for credit guarantee, but many of [...]

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HCM City: Fast food shops mushrooming

March 18, 2009
HCM City: Fast food shops mushrooming

HCM City, a busy commercial hub, has been witnessing fast food shops mushrooming in the last few months. The ‘coverage’ of the fast food shops, according to local residents, is just second dense to the eyeglass shop network. Fast food shops are located mostly at trade centres, supermarts and modern urban areas, like Phu My [...]

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Electricity price up, but businesses ignore energy saving plans

February 20, 2009
Electricity price up, but businesses ignore energy saving plans

Experts said that with the energy saving projects, enterprises can save 5-40% of the total electricity consumption. However, enterprises still ignore the projects. Cau Tre Seafood Company can save 10% of electricity consumption thans to energy saving measuresAs of March 1, 2009, the electricity price will increase by 8.92%, which spells that enterprises will have [...]

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Standards for 5-year-old children need to be based on fact

February 9, 2009
Standards for 5-year-old children need to be based on fact

The standards for 5-year-old children, drafted by the Ministry of Education and Training, which has been opened for collecting opinions, has raised controversy. These include 29 standards, with 125 indices in four fields, which 5-year-old children need to strive for in order to be considered in the normal growth range.  For example, in physical development, [...]

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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...