Posts Tagged ‘ Made Goods ’

Vietnam-made goods score well with expats

January 11, 2010
Vietnam-made goods score well with expats

LookAtVietnam – Surveys have shown that conquering the domestic market is completely within reach of Vietnamese producers. ‘Tu Quy’ brand rice sold at Maximart in HCM CityIn early 2010 Vietnam conducted a survey to find out how expatriate consumers regard Vietnam-made products. The findings were impressive and a nice surprise. Vietnam products received 3.7 in [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/11

November 21, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/11

Vietnam strives to meet goals for 2010; Vietnam National Assembly contributes to APF activities; Vietnamese encouraged to use locally-made goods; Czech Senator visits Quang Binh province  Vietnam strives to meet goals for 2010 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the planning and investment sector to weigh up the pros and cons of the domestic [...]

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Young people split on foreign and domestic brands

October 12, 2009
Young people split on foreign and domestic brands

LookAtVietnam – Many Vietnamese young people say they are the faithful fans of Vietnamese-made goods. Thanh An, a student of the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanity, admitted that she is not a generous spender.  An comes from a rural area and she has to tighten her belt while living in HCM City. An [...]

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Vietnamese businesses complain public procurement favors foreigners

September 22, 2009
Vietnamese businesses complain public procurement favors foreigners

LookAtVietnam – The success of the ‘Buy Vietnamese goods’ campaign depends heavily on the purchasing decisions of government agencies. Government agencies prioritize foreign salesmen bearing gifts Though it calls on citizens to show their patriotism by using Vietnam-made goods, the biggest consumer of all, ironically, has not given prioritiy to purchasing Vietnamese goods. While that’s the case, [...]

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Central Highlands overlooked market for Vietnamese goods

September 14, 2009
Central Highlands overlooked market for Vietnamese goods

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese producers have realized that the Central Highlands is a potentially lucrative market that they have overlooked – until now. According to Do Ha Nam, Chairman of Intimex, residents of the Central Highlands have a better living standard than in many lowland areas nationwide.  “The life of local residents has improved. At supermarkets [...]

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Losing control over traditional markets, domestic products unsalable

September 10, 2009
Losing control over traditional markets, domestic products unsalable

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 90 percent of goods in Vietnam are being distributed through traditional distribution channels. Meanwhile, Vietnamese producers have lost control over traditional markets. Vietnam’s retail network distributing foreign-made products Dong Xuan, one of the most famous wholesale markets in Vietnam, located in the central area of Hanoi, now looks like a Chinese market. According [...]

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Vietnamese producers urged to cement position in Cambodia

September 10, 2009
Vietnamese producers urged to cement position in Cambodia

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam-made products have become the second-most favoured products in the neighbouring market of Cambodia, just after Thai goods, a survey has found. Second to one The survey of Cambodian retailers and Vietnam-, Thailand- and China-made goods in the Cambodian market, conducted by BSA and Truong Doan Market Survey Company in August 2009 in [...]

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The paradox in the domestic market

August 28, 2009
The paradox in the domestic market

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese businesses have focused on making products to sell abroad at low prices, while they have not paid much attention to selling products in the domestic market. Van, who works for a telecom company in Hanoi, said that she purchases ‘made in Vietnam’ clothes and leather shoes made by Vietnamese companies under outsourcing [...]

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MOIT’s ‘buy Vietnam’ campaign may miss the mark

August 26, 2009
MOIT’s ‘buy Vietnam’ campaign may miss the mark

LookAtVietnam – A Ministry of Industry and Trade programme that aims to stimulate domestic consumption will start on September 1. Dr Ngo Quang Minh of the HCM National Academy of Politics and Public Administration has raised a question: will the trade promotion programme effectively stimulate demand for Vietnamese-made goods and help businesses expand production, or [...]

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Promoting Vietnamese goods at the Cambodian border

August 25, 2009
Promoting Vietnamese goods at the Cambodian border

LookAtVietnam – Now that demand from Western customers is depressed by the global economic crisis, Vietnamese businesses have been eyeing Cambodia, a neighbouring market.   Fifty Vietnamese businesses joined an ‘export-on-the-spot’ fair on August 23 at the newly-opened Tinh Bien Border Economic Zone (BEZ).  The new facility is at a border crossing between Vietnam’s delta province [...]

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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...