November 18, 2011
The US Department of Commerce has officially started investigating ten Vietnamese steel companies on the suspicions that they violated anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duty laws, VnExpress quoted Vietnam Competition Authority as saying on Friday. According to the agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the companies will be investigated for their exports of circulate welded carbon-quality steel pipe between [...]
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November 21, 2010
A market management officer seizes products of a direct sales company in Ho Chi Minh City at the end of last year. Yagho Vietnam was found to engage in false advertising related to the health benefits of its jewelry and clothing products. Local authorities say direct sales firms have violated local laws despite fairly recent [...]
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November 13, 2010
Moviegoers buy tickets to Avatar, the Hollywood blockbuster distributed in Vietnam by Megastar Media Company, at a theater in Ho Chi Minh City last December Eight months after being sued by six domestic competitors, Megastar Media Company finally spoke up. Brian Hall, Chairman of Megastar Media Company, refused to comment on the company’s actual market [...]
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December 29, 2009
A demand by float glass producers to slap protective tariffs has come under fire from industries who use the glass as feedstock for their production. They said the measure, the first of its kind since Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization in 2006, would impact their businesses since there are only two float-glass producers in [...]
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July 21, 2009
Consumers choose hair-care products at a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamâs retail and consumer goods sector will be attractive to foreign investors, experts said. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have more than doubled in the first half of this year, and the trend will continue to increase, experts feel. However, the country still needs [...]
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July 8, 2009
A woman buys a can of powdered milk at a shop in Hanoi. Vietnamâs consumer agency has challenged powdered milk importers justifications of high milk prices following a regional price survey. Imported powdered milk in Vietnam sometimes retails more than three times the price in neighboring countries, according to a national comparative study released Tuesday.The [...]
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June 23, 2009
Prices of prepaid cards displayed at a mobile phone shop in Hanoi.LookAtVietnam – Vietnam Competition Authority will meet with mobile phone service provider MobiFone this week to investigate accusations of unhealthy competitive practices leveled by several telecoms companies against each other. Viettel accuses MobiFone of unhealthy competitionThe agency, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, [...]
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June 22, 2009
Prices of prepaid cards displayed at a mobile phone shop in Hanoi. Vietnam Competition Authority will meet with mobile phone service provider MobiFone this week to investigate accusations of unhealthy competitive practices leveled by several telecoms companies against each other. The agency, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, held a working session with the [...]
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