January 25, 2012
Property projects under construction seen from a high-rise building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Many companies in Vietnam were dealt a harsh blow by the real estate market slump last year. Singapore property developer Keppel Land, though not completely untouched, has weathered the downturn well. Linson Lim, President of Keppel Land Vietnam, is [...]
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January 25, 2012
Property projects under construction seen from a high-rise building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Many companies in Vietnam were dealt a harsh blow by the real estate market slump last year. Singapore property developer Keppel Land, though not completely untouched, has weathered the downturn well. Linson Lim, President of Keppel Land Vietnam, is [...]
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January 18, 2012
Vietnam now has two stock exchanges, both of which are small Vietnam will only have one stock exchange instead of two as at present under the Finance Ministry’s plans to restructure the securities market in 2012. Under a new plan approved by the ministry last week, market reforms will focus on reorganizing the country’s stock exchanges and [...]
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January 17, 2012
Food retail sales in Ho Chi Minh City witnessed “skyrocketing growth” in recent year, a report said Despite economic difficulties the retail market in Ho Chi Minh City expanded last year as top retailers and brands continued to come in, property consultant Knight Frank said in a new report. The retail sales value of goods [...]
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January 16, 2012
Experts at a HCMC university's petrochemistry center check a motorbike as part of ongoing investigations into recent vehicular fires. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Friday ordered related agencies to take urgent steps including checking fuel quality in the market to determine the cause of mysterious vehicular fires. Dodgy fuel is the latest suspect in [...]
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January 15, 2012
Ho Chi Minh City as seen from the rooftop of a downtown building. Property prices are expected to fall in the next six months. Developers are still pessimistic about market conditions but some experts believe investors should not rule out real estate just yet. Economist Dinh The Hien said the government is expected to [...]
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January 9, 2012
Vietnam shipped 7.11 million tons of rice in 2011 Vietnam, the world’s second largest rice exporter, is set to face tough competition from other exporters who offer low-quality varieties at very cheap prices, an industry official said. Rice prices are likely to fall as major exporters have stockpiled a large amount of the grain, Pham Van [...]
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January 9, 2012
Pho Trach Village in central Vietnam has for centuries been known for making traditional mats from sedge Nguyen Thi Chieu in Pho Trach Village is famous for making beautiful mats Pho Trach, a village in Thua Thien-Hue Province, is famous for its Äá»m, a kind of mat made from sedge. Weaving Äá»m has been [...]
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January 3, 2012
A street vendor walks past a Chanel SA store inside the Rex Hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. Vietnam’s growth held near 6 percent this quarter, reducing the pressure for further monetary tightening after higher interest rates limited the boost to the economy from exports and domestic consumption. [...]
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January 2, 2012
Despite the tough economic climate, many foreign companies are continuing to expand operations in Vietnam in hope that their strategy will pay off when the recovery happens. BlueScope Buildings Vietnam, formerly known as BlueScope Lysaght Vietnam, inaugurated a US$4 million steel plant in Hanoi two weeks ago. The plant, located in the Quang Minh [...]
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