Posts Tagged ‘ Discount ’

Discount sales woo inflation-weary shoppers 

January 8, 2012
Discount sales woo inflation-weary shoppers 

A clothes shop offers discount of 50 percent in Hanoi. Vietnamese consumers like to purchase products on sale, a survey has found. All major retailers have been offering attractive discounts to encourage recession-wary shoppers to loosen their purse strings for the festive season, and the initial response has been positive. The discount sales began prior [...]

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Savills exec foresees property market recovery next year 

December 12, 2011
Savills exec foresees property market recovery next year 

  The long slump has caused a shakeout in the Vietnamese property market. Developers with deep pockets have been coping, others have not been so lucky. It is an inevitable rule in any market, Guy Major, national director of residential sales at Savills Vietnam, tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an exclusive interview, and forecasts a [...]

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Thought I’d never leave 

August 13, 2011
Thought I’d never leave 

  Checking into Allezboo at Mui Ne is easy. But you might be reluctant to check out. The beachside swimming pool and restaurant at Allezboo Beach Resort & Spa in Mui Ne You can see Allezboo Beach Resort & Spa from a distance as your motorbike curls around the last sand dune-flanked turns leading out [...]

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Promotional campaigns for Tet underway

January 23, 2010
Promotional campaigns for Tet underway

A series of promotional campaigns has been launched by Big C, Co opmart, Intimex and Citemex for the Lunar New Year. Intimex is offering a discount of 5-10 percent on 500 products while Co-opmart is giving a special discount of 30 percent for 150 Tet products, 20 percent for decoration products and 40 percent for [...]

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Vietnam money: short rates soft after liquidity injection

January 12, 2010
Vietnam money: short rates soft after liquidity injection

Vietnamese dong lending rates were mixed Monday, with those on terms of up to two months down due to good liquidity but rates on longer terms higher, suggesting funding demand may pick up from the second quarter. Overnight money fell sharply to 8.56 percent from 10.29 percent at the start of last week, and rates [...]

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Food promotions for Vietnam Teachers’ Day

November 18, 2009
Food promotions for Vietnam Teachers’ Day

On the occasion of Vietnam Teachers’ Day, November 20, some restaurants and hotels in HCMC of Saigontourist Holding Company are offering food promotion programs. Chef of Can Gio Restaurant serves food. — Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist.A lunch buffet called Thankful to Teachers will be on at Lion Restaurant on November 20. The buffet includes 45 [...]

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Vietnam’s tourism industry recovering too slowly

October 28, 2009
Vietnam’s tourism industry recovering too slowly

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam tourist numbers are growing at a slower rate than other regional countries. Regionally the recovery of the tourism industry has been growing since July 2009. The hotel room occupancy rate in Singapore has increased again to 70 percent, while the figure is 75 percent in Malaysia. Even Thailand, considered as the [...]

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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 11/9

September 11, 2009
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 11/9

Special offer for expatriates; HCM City to host tourism expo; Return rail fares discounted; Viet Nam promoted in China; Fiditour gives away autumn tours Mai Chau Lodge in the northern province of Hoa Binh is offering a special tour package for expatriates living in Viet Nam. (Photo: Internet)Mai Chau Lodge in the northern province of [...]

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Citizens enjoy National Day holiday

September 4, 2009
Citizens enjoy National Day holiday

Ho Chi Minh City authorities launch “promotion month” to stimulate consumption on the occasion of the National Day.(Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam -  On the occasion of National Day, September 2, many activities were organized nationwide, supermarkets offered large reductions and citizens took advantage and enjoyed the celebrations and special offers.Many supermarkets, entertainment areas and domestic travel tours [...]

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Rail operator offers 7-36 percent discounts

August 20, 2009
Rail operator offers 7-36 percent discounts

Vietnam Railway Corporation is offering 7-36 percent discounts on certain tickets through December 15, the railroad operator announced recently. Passengers who buy a return ticket and travel for at least 1,300km each way will receive a 20 percent discount, according to the company. If they buy the ticket at least 60 days in advance, the [...]

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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...