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Shopping online for Tet

February 5, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Shopping online for Tet

LookAtVietnam – Buying Tet gifts online has become an increasingly popular choice in Vietnam - especially with office workers. Wanting to purchase small gifts for friends on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, Quynh, an officer of a media company, turned to a sales website. Quynh quickly saw a lot of attractive offers for attractive products, from fashion... Read more

Pomelo farmers sour on falling prices

November 30, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Pomelo farmers sour on falling prices

Nam Roi pomelo growers in the Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long, Soc Trang and Ben Tre are suffering after a sharp drop in prices over the last few days. VietNamNet Bridge - Nam Roi pomelo growers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces of Vinh Long, Soc Trang and Ben Tre are suffering after a sharp drop in prices over the last few days.Nguyen Thanh Duoc,... Read more

Non-bank credit interest rates climbing as Tet sale season nears

October 16, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Non-bank credit interest rates climbing as Tet sale season nears

The non-bank credit market has become hotter, because small merchants need loans to purchase goods to store for Tet sale season. Small merchants need loans to purchase goods to store for Tet sale seasonGenerally, the owners of small stores and market stalls do not contact banks when they need working capital.  They rely on non-bank lenders, even though banks... Read more

Factory pollution turns canal black

August 18, 2009  . Filed under News, Sci-Tech

Factory pollution turns canal black

Residents along a local canal say they have to use tainted water to bathe and cook with.LookAtVietnam - Residents along a canal in southern Binh Duong Province say untreated wastewater from the Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Company has invaded their everyday lives.  Toxic wastewater and other pollution from a Tan Hiep Phat beverage factory have made communities... Read more

Factory pollution turns canal black

August 18, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Factory pollution turns canal black

Residents along a local canal say they have to use tainted water to bathe and cook with Residents along a canal in southern Binh Duong Province say untreated wastewater from the Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Company has invaded their everyday lives. Toxic wastewater and other pollution from a Tan Hiep Phat beverage factory... Read more

Freed S. Korean worker returns home after 137-day detention in DPRK

August 14, 2009  . Filed under International, News

Freed S. Korean worker returns home after 137-day detention in DPRK

A South Korean worker was freed on Thursday from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after being detained in the territory for 137 days. Yoo Seong-jin (C), a worker who was detained by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), speaks to the media upon his arrival at the South Korean Customs, Immigration and Quarantine office,... Read more

China releases all Vietnamese fishermen and boats

August 12, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

China releases all Vietnamese fishermen and boats

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Dung said on August 11th that China had released all Vietnamese fishermen and fishing boats. Captain Duong Van Tho (green) was set free in late June. “On August 11th, Chinese agencies informed the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing that they had released the fishing boat QNg 95031 and all Vietnamese... Read more

Retail prices to remain stable

July 6, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Retail prices to remain stable

The Southern Bus Station in Hanoi. Fares are due to rise as a result of petrol price hikes.LookAtVietnam - Prices of commodities in supermarkets will remain unchanged in the next few weeks, while transport companies will adjust their charges in the wake of the petrol and oil price hike of VND500-700 per litre on July 2.Deputy general director of Fivimart, Vu... Read more

Time-share vacation apartments and villas multiply on central coast

June 30, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Time-share vacation apartments and villas multiply on central coast

Wealthy Vietnamese are buying villas and apartments in coastal resort projects and using them to serve both their vacation and investment needs. In years past, rich people in big cities would buy land in the countryside or at the beach and build villas where they would stay just a few days a year on holiday.   However, these days, they choose to purchase... Read more

Northerners seek refuge from scorching weather

June 22, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Northerners seek refuge from scorching weather

Hanoi residents swim in a local pool in an effort to beat the heat Fivimart supermarket on Hanoi’s Tran Vu Street was still packed after 9 p.m. last Saturday, though few people were doing any real shopping. Most had simply come in off the street looking for a cool place to escape the unseasonably high temperatures... Read more

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