July 1, 2011
Vietnam Electricity group (EVN), the sole power distributor, has taken the first step to end its monopoly by opening a pilot competitive generating market on Friday, as the country faces acute electricity shortages that hit manufacturers hard. This is seen as an attempt to encourage a free power market that could help boost supply, [...]
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April 25, 2011
New power pricing rule only a first step in market liberalization, analysts feel An electrician installs meters on an electrical pole in downtown Hanoi. Vietnam raised electricity rates by about 15 percent in March. A new rule that allows electricity prices to be changed several times a year can spur investment and help ease [...]
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November 9, 2009
An increasing shortage of marketing personnel and the local hiring of qualified expatriates for managerial positions were new trends identified in a third quarter report by www.VietnamWorks.com, an online recruitment firm. LookAtVietnam – An increasing shortage of marketing personnel and the local hiring of qualified expatriates for managerial positions were new trends identified in a [...]
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October 9, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Ineffective co-operation among tourism businesses in implementing stimulus packages is hurting the industry, tour operators say. Water fight: International tourists take a short boat trip across the Bassac river in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to visit several floating fish farms and villages. More needs to be done to co-ordinate tourism promotion.Based on [...]
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October 3, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Thai and Chinese enterprises lose Cambodian market shares to Vietnamese investors. A woman carries a large load of goods from Vietnam to Cambodia via the Tinh Bien Border Gate.The mall, named Vinamart, is the Cambodian capital city’s number-one outlet for Vietnamese products. When it opened in 2006, Vinamart only sold a limited product [...]
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October 3, 2009
A woman carries a large load of goods from Vietnam to Cambodia via the Tinh Bien Border Gate. Thai and Chinese enterprises lose Cambodian market shares to Vietnamese investors. Le Hong Thuyen is home from Cambodia looking for new suppliers for her shopping mall in Phnom Penh.The mall, named Vinamart, is the Cambodian capital cityâs [...]
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October 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Recent turmoil at the gas pump has revived enthusiasm for establishing a competitive petrol market instead of official price-setting. Petrol distributors ‘playing defence’ The head of the business division of a southern region petrol company said that it is very difficult to trade petroleum nowadays because the Government’s policies are as changeable as the [...]
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July 16, 2009
Vietnamese-Russian e-commerce website debuts; Korean retailer finds local partner; Bargain-hunting buyers buoy HCM City bourse; Bianfishco to export frozen tra fish to US A joint Vietnamese and Russian e-commerce website officially went active on July 16, paving the way for the two countries’ businesses to get greater access to information on each other’s investment environment [...]
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July 12, 2009
Construction work begins on Cai Cui port in Can Tho; Vietnam, Japan seek opportunities for business cooperation; Metro Cash & Carry puts wholesale centre into operation; New investment wave of second-home market in Vietnam; VND2 trillion in government bonds up for bid Construction work begins on Cai Cui port in Can ThoPrime Minister Nguyen Tan [...]
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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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